Kenny Miller and Michael Stewart had harsh words for Scotland after they were left shell shocked by a rampant Ireland. Stephen Kenny's side hadn't won in 12 Nations League games, but produced their best display of the former Dunfermline boss' reign to blow the Scots away at the Aviva stadium.
Steve Clarke made two changes from the side that beat Armenia in midweek, but every single player who started was unrecognisable as they wilted in the face of the fired up hosts.
Stewart was pitchside in Dublin, while Miller was part of the BBC Scotland team covering the game on the radio, and both were left deeply unimpressed by what they saw from the visitors.And Stewart was left baffled as to why the Scotland boss didn't change the shape of his team until it was far too late."There might well have been a few of the Tartan Army who came into the game feeling happy and merry.
They'll be sober now. It's a huge disappointment and I can't even begin to explain how disappointing that's been sitting here watching the game pan out."I said we needed to change our system at half-time.
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