The Failures and Rise of the Scottish National Team
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The Failures and Rise of the Scottish National Team
The Failures and Rise of the Scottish National Team
The Failures and Rise of the Scottish National Team - Hry
We are literally known for the incredible way we always manage to bottle qualifying for the Euros or World Cup as well as our horrifically unfortunate luck at times. The list of bottlejobs is endless.
A few things you missed which I think are important to put into context how often this happens:
We needed a point against the Czechs and manager at the time Craig levein decided to play a 4-6-0 formation which is just beyond embarrassing to still go on to lose the match.
In 2008 we managed to beat a prime France squad both home and away with James Mcfaddens insane goal which is regarded as scotlands greatest ever goal and still managed to not qualify.
In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers we actually managed to go out on goal difference to Norway thanks to us losing against Macedonia in our opening game.
In 2016 euro qualifying we managed to lose to Georgia yet again meaning we finished below Ireland for a play off spot.
In 2018 we yet again manage to finish 3rd in our group and yet again this is thanks to goal difference. Drawing with Lithuania didn’t help.
We have finished 3rd in our respected group more times than any other country in international qualifying history….
Thanks for adding all of these, that’s why the Scottish culture is so self-deprecating, only way to handle all this chaos
@@Vizeh that’s just from what I can remember I’m sure there’s more the further you look back. it’s exactly that. we will mock ourselves to the very end until someone who’s not Scottish tries to have a pop at us. Wouldn’t change it for the world tbh
Just because we beat serbia❤
Going 2-0 down to the Faroe Islands inside 13 minutes, and the scorer of both goals is a primary school teacher. We were incredible lucky to escape the ultimate humiliation that night, drawing 2-2. Even so, our dignity took a severe hit. We lost 1-0 to Lithuania in the same campaign, but somehow made the play offs, beating Holland 1-0 at home but losing 6-0 away.
2006 World Cup qualifiers, home defeats to Belarus and Norway ended our chances, even though we drew 1-1 with eventual champions Italy, beat Norway away 2-1 and beat the Slovenians away 3-0
@@billyb8356 totally forgot about the 2-2 draw with the Faroe Islands 😭 that screamer from John Peterson has got to be their best international goal and it had to come against us
As a croat, my main team during this qualification campaign has been Scotland from day 1. I absolutely loved the 2-0 win against Spain, and that comeback against Norway was simply glorious. I may not be Scottish but y'know what? I sure can boogie 🏴
Legend😂
@@Vizeh Woah, you replied? Uhhhhh.... Hello :)
Scotsman here with a Croat girlfriend, respect and love to you brother!
Respect I hope we can make it to the knockouts and I hope you will still root for us
well done you!
Lots of love from Scotland
Having friends in Scotland, I've been vicariously living through their reactions to the qualifiers the last few weeks - glad to see them make it. An absolute banger as always, Viz!
Fury thank you yet again, be good to see them at Euros again!
As someone who wasn't even born when Scotland last qualified for a major tournament (before Euro 2021) these last 3 years have been insane with regards to my experience of supporting the national team as this really is our 'golden generation' but not in the way that we have the best of the best in world football. Our highest profile player is a LB and captain of the side, our GK plays for Norwich, our defense is made up of lower end premier league or even championship level players, our midfield though probably our strongest area still doesn't boast the worlds best and the our strike force is an Aussie who plays for QPR and a relegated Southampton striker who scored 5 premier league goals last season. But its a team, a real team something i think we've absolutely lacked in the past of having great players never the right players or a manager who can knit it all together. Steve Clarke, though not my first choice when he got the job, has made us and the players believe in ourselves again in football and for that only good times can come from it.
Love that comment mate, really puts it all into perspective! About time you had some luck go your way
I wasn't even born when Scotland were last in the Euros.
But in these first three years on Earth, I'm very impressed to have witnessed Steve Clarke's approach to managing Scotland.
However, I saw the energy levels dwindling during the second half with Spain ... he should feed them rusks at half-time. Works for me!
Really happy for them!
Took us, Wales, decades to even qualify.
Whenever I see countries do well it puts a smile on my face. Good job, Scotland 👏🏻
Delighted for the Scots! good luck in the Euros , I'll be cheering for you from Ireland.
Hopefully Ireland with Ferguson can get some luck soon
Dont know if it was yourself or the original content but the "we dont let our clubs die so easily" then the pan to Ibrox made me spit out my coffee, absolutely hilarious
As a spaniard i gotta say i really liked Scotland and i wish them the best.
❤
As an Englishman I get second-hand pride seeing our neighbours in these tournaments! It's like when you and the rest of the squad all pop-off in the same round and you all come top of the table.
Happy to see I’m not the only one that doesn’t mind seeing Scotland or any home nation at the tournament
As an American that’s exactly how I feel when any other North American team does well
@@silaswarren8418 even Mexico?
Canada, I can understand ...
@@jazzx251 Yeah, but they haven’t been performing well lately
Being in oslo and seeing ex aberdeen man kenny mclean come off the bench and winning the game after me raging after he came on was a personal highlight of the qualifying campaign for me, that night in oslo will forever stay with me
Been waiting for this since scotland qualified love these videos and scotland🏴🏴🏴
I’ve loved watching them qualify! Glad to see it! Let’s go SCOTS
🏴❤️🇲🇽
@@Vizehwhould you like to apologise for saying ireland in uk ffs were a country in in eu northern ireland is in uk
As a Scotsman that came across your videos in the last year can I just say thank you for you’re
research and honest input into this video. You should maybe consider a wee collab with footy adventures and get to know the pyramid of our game, as a Burnley fan I know you are not just a glory hunter and see the bigger picture of the world of football so come up over the border and sample a few games at different levels I promise you will not be disappointed (as long as you like a good pie!).
So glad we're back in the Euros again mate, now we need to wait for the draw in November, let's see if we can get past our group lads.
I live in New Zealand, but I've got a lot of Scottish ancestry and have started following the national team in the last few years (as well as the domestic league!). It's cool to see them doing so well!
McTominay always turn into R9 when Scotland needs him.😭
You mean R9 turns into McTominay?
I think a big reason the National team isnt as strong or supported here as it could be (even though we still have great numbers) is there are certain people within both of our biggest clubs who dislike the team for different reasons. Certain Rangers fans (not all) view the team as being too Scottish nationalist and dont want to support something that represents independence. On the other hand being brought up a Celtic fan, my Father never really cared about the national team or watched the games with me, to him he had seen the national team in his eyes, disregard too many Celtic players for so called sectarian reasons, and a lot of Celtic fans in the older generations have supported Ireland more. Now this is falling out of fashion and both Club's fans are big into the national team, but its an interesting thing to consider.
That’s great insight, I always thought of the Scottish National team being supported very well!
@@Vizehit goes back to your topic of being self depricating the scottish league knows its rubbish and the national team gives them something to unite under something to give them hope that scotland isnt so shit compare to what we say it is. take the win over spain the whole game the scotland fans were saying that we wouldve lost that game even after scoring
Spot on from a rangers fan 👏🏻👏🏻 both reasons I think are valid but we need to come together for our country wether your Scottish British or Scottish Irish
Fuck the Old Firm - bunch of sweaty larpers
Yeah this is facts I'm irish and my dads a massive celtic fan any time Ireland would play scotland all his mates from scotland would acc cheer for us which I found odd tbh even tho most of them come from Irish families
Subscribed, nice to see a different perspective form other counties other than Scotland. great video.
as a scot, i find it funny that we qualified before england, i support hearts so im used to losing but not for scotland, UP THE SCOTS
And you have to remember that, in the recent friendly against France, a reserve Scottish side scored before France ever did
love the guy saying "we don't let our clubs die so easily" then it immediately cuts to Ibrox. Oscar worthy editing.
As a Scotsman, I am so proud of the team! Their form in the first 5 games of the qualifiers was amazing, beating Spain and Norway, which was fantastic! I hope that we get a favourable draw in the Euros so that we have a chance of getting through to the knockout stages!
You should do a breakdown of the Bosnian National Team, insane stuff im willing to help out with current events and past situations of the team
If you say a lot has gone on, I’d have a look into it!
it feels good to see a nation like scotland do good, its a nation that is underestimated but shouldnt be.
Not gonna lie, our game (cyprus) vs scotland was kinda painful to watch from our end
However
Scotland really did surprise me
hey vizeh, you could make a video on the 2026 wc qualifiers, that'd be cool
Walter Smith and Alex McLeish had quite good spells managing the national team.
I’m old enough to remember exactly where I was when Scotland opened the World Cup against Brazil in 1998. At the time, it didn’t seem a stretch to say ‘we’ll be back again in 2002’. Then we went into decline. There became this expectation that we’d drop silly points somewhere, usually against a team from the former Soviet Union or Yugoslavia. We were sometimes able to pull off an upset against a superior team (Holland at home 2003, France home and away in 06/07, Croatia home and away in 2013), but that was the best we could do. We regularly finished 3rd, maybe a point or two off the play off spots, which made those silly lost points all the more galling. It’s quite incredible to see us qualify for back to back Euro Championships. Knowing the kind of man Steve Clarke is, he won’t want us to settle for this. He’ll want us winning those final two qualifiers so we’re in the best position to avoid a group of death for the finals. Plus, a win against Georgia in Tbilisi would help banish some old ghosts
It's shite being Scottish is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. This video was amazing as well. Love ya and appreciate all the hard work Viz!
Thank you mate, the Copa90 boys are legendary
I like to see a Scotland and Iceland to do well in major tournaments.
I have cried 3 times in the last 5 years.
Once when my daughter was born.
The other two times were during that game vs Serbia
I saw now the doc from Copa 90, very good👏🔥 thanks for recomendation👍
Really appreciate videos like this that take notice of how our National team’s doing. As someone that was born after 98, I grew up watching Scotland fail to deliver and start players that couldn’t care less about their country.
It was the same in other sports like rugby, which meant that my entire generation grew up with a loser mentality. As soon as Steve Clarke took the job, the atmosphere instantly began changing. It almost brought a tear to my eye to see so many Scottish jerseys walking around the streets during Euro 2020, as many thought they’d never see the day of us being at another tournament!
Looking forward to Euro 2024. Even if we get knocked out of the groups again, this Scottish side has brought joy to an entire generation of Scots that knew nothing but humiliation.
Just came across your channel bud, awesome content. As a Scottish guy its great to see an English man speaking highly of us. New subscriber. Oh and aye we might not be the best right now but we are on our way to being able to compete against the better teams. Scotland 🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪
Thank you for this video!
Scotland has a population half the size of London. We also have had huge social issues with alcohol and lack of investment in sport in comparison to south of the border. Ps nailed the story of the national team in the last few years pretty well.
Appreciate the kind words lad
@Vizeh no worries bro, good to see some positive media around the national team. If you done a deep dive Into Scottish football, your mind would be blown with the amount of talent that has been wasted due to lack of pathways and commitment to the sesh.
Uruguay has won world culs with less population than us and Denmark and Greece won Euroes with about same population as us and Croatia reach finals same population as us
We can't use population as a excuse not to be doing anything in football
We simply haven't been good enough at senior level allthough our U19 team did win Euroes under Roxburgh ans Smith
@legandrydirk come on, Uruguay won world cups during the early days of the sport. Can you see them win anything now. Population and resources are an issue in today's football world.
@@tonymcfadyen8302 Wasn't just the world cup they have won early days is irelivent there a good team who produce tough accomplished players that have the grit and determination to succeed
Always quality uploads bro keep it up
Much love bro!
England fans in general are more likely to identify their nationality as British rather than English, so generally there is a sense of support for Scotland, Wales and N Ireland from England fans. As an England fan I would happily support one of the other UK teams if England got knocked out, if a team like Scotland went on to win the euros I wouldn’t exactly be partying in the streets for them, but I would be happy for them and would certainly rather see them win it than a country like Slovenia which I have zero connection to. The rivalry from England fans to their UK neighbours has always been more playful and banter based rather than actual hatred. Scotland, Wales and Irish fans do have plenty of fans that genuinely have a serious hatred towards England, but it doesn’t really exist the other way around.
True with the fact that I have no hatred to them at all but I’m sure that some may have a different idea about us haha
British = English to the majority of English people, lets be honest. Scotland or Wales are not looking for a a pat on the head if we do well.
You’re wrong. Loads of English people despise Scotland, Wales and especially Ireland.
@@ekzxty if you’re idea of “loads of England fans” are men in their 70s who still have resentment for stuff that happened several decades ago then yeah, maybe some will dislike seeing Ireland do well. But those are few and far between compared to virtually all the young and middle aged English people who are far more likely to be either indifferent or quietly supportive of their neighbours. I’ve lived in England all my life and never seen anyone be genuinely hateful towards any of the other nationalities in the UK or Ireland. Playful banter and some fun rivalry sure, but never genuine hatred like you would see from the other sides towards England.
@@reecetomm there’s more people in England that have genuine hate for their neighbours more than there is in Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
Most Scottish people do not genuinely hate England or English people, in fact they’re likely related with lots of English people. The truth is the people seeking independence do not seek it because they hate England- more so because they’re either deceived by the SNP’s lies or they believe Scotland should be independent from Westminster’s control.
Wales are generally indifferent when it comes to England and just like the Scot’s are likely related to lots of English people.
Ireland don’t really hate England except the old men stuck on the past.
Meanwhile, there are many English people, especially football fans, who will act indifferent while genuinely hating their neighbours whether it be through jealousy or rivalry. It’s not just banter when you’ve got people who don’t allow their children to be involved romantically with Welsh, Scottish or Irish people.
You’re not a victim, jog on.
We're all British. Nothing weird about wanting to see each other do well.
Lad the Scots would kill you for saying they're brits💀
Sorry mate. Nothing whatsoever against England, Wales or Northern Ireland, but I don’t feel British. Never really have.
I often compare being a Scottish person who follows the national team to what I imagine being a junkie is like - we hate it but we keep coming back for more🤦♂️
Until recently though.. stevie Clarke has worked wonders. Brought back a real team who will fight for every inch of ground.
We’re not going to win the euros.. but we’re going to give it our best go to have a run at it.
That’s all we have ever wanted.
Dykes has a role in the team. He fits. He's a big physical guy who can press a defence and bully them. Against Spain 1 and Norway 1, he was the mvp imo.
Banger as usual, Viz!!!!!
A finisher in the mould of a Kenny Miller would make the world of difference to Scotland.Dykes and Adams are good honest pro's,but you don't expect them to put the ball in the net every other game in dark blue.
I remember kind of between 2015-2021 people around me felt apathetic, it’s now nice to see people looking towards international breaks excited
a fact most people don't know about Scottish football ,is Scotland has the highest attendances per head of capita in Europe , must say i didnt believe myself till i looked it up ..
Aye and people will say that's just Celtic and Rangers but Hibs, Hearts and Aberdeen are better supported than pretty much every team from comparably sized countries in Europe.
I'll never forget, or forgive, Craig Levein playing that 4-6-0 formation against the Czech Republic! I still don't know what he was thinking!
As a Scotland fan, who lived in England for a long time. I’ve felt comfortable wanting all the home nations to do well. Finally Scottish players are playing in EPL, Italy and some players are getting runs on Europe. That’s definitely helps.
We did have a strong team in 07/08 that had an outside chance of winning Euro 2008. Were in not for the fact the fact we also had two World Cup finalists and a quarter finalist in our group.
Still can't believe McTominays perfectly good wondergoal against Spain was chalked off. 1-0 up with half an hour to go I don't see Spain turning it round. Probably get a draw at worst. The England friendly made us look average but then England just cruised past Italy tonight so nothing to be embarrassed about. Just knocked Haaland and Odegaard out. Playing some great stuff. Things are looking up.
Steve Clarke doesn't care about friendlies. He basically said so himself.
as someone born after 2000 i began to think i'd never see a scotland good enough to make it, i fuckin love scott mctominay roll on germany
My son was born in 1993 , he was 5 yrs old when he last saw a Scotland team qualify. The really great thing for me is he is half German , his FIRST ever International was Scotland v Germany at Hampden , and this year he will get to see us take on Germany in the opening game of EURO 2024 at 30 yrs of age. I could greet wi pride !
Scotland are a proud nation, and are proud to be Scottish. We now have a TEAM to be proud of not a nation to be proud of. We are already a proud nation.
Fine video. Can’t disagree with any of that analysis.
Scotland qualifying has been a regular in my lifetime. I'll be surprised if Scotland make it as far as the Quarter Finals of the Euros. Their players are decent despite them playing in lower divisions but it doesn't matter in international football
They have a chance to get past the groups if their group is kind to them
@@Vizeh I mean knowing Scotland they will face England again I don't know if I'm honest
I’d be happy just to finally get out the group for once 😂
great video Vizeh!! Maybe you can make a video on albania’s national team being really close on qualifying for the Euros for the second time in their history! They have been brilliant under Sylvinho and Zabaleta
They also have some promising talents played abroad with bigger clubs from Europe, with most of them being played in Serie A.
Lovely video m8! Scotland are the best in the world 🏴🏴🏴
Not only will they have made 2 back to back euros but they will undoubtedly make 3 back to back to back euros since their co hosting the euros in 2028
I have strong faith they’ll b there for that 1 as well
For Euro 2028, UEFA might only restrict 2 countries to have an automatic spots due to the usual rules. There is a plan for England and Scotland to still qualify for the tournament.
As a Scot I have seen many great Scottish Players in my time but never a great Scottish Team until this one. Looks like Spain will win the group because of the goal difference but all the countries who finish 1st will be hoping they do not get us at the finals especially as all the games will be a home game for us given Tartan Army will snap up any ticket going.
We are a good team and a young team hopefully we add a few players for the world cup qualfiers that are eligible that will add more quality to us
I know as Englishman I shouldn’t say this but it’s hard not to enjoy the atmosphere at Scotland matches as their supporters are passionate. 👍
I feel like the british countries are like brothers. We will happily take the piss out of each other but if someone else tries to take the piss out of one of us we'll go for them
Hahahaha Aye right !
Nice video. As a Scot I will be cheering on England for the remaining games in the Rugby World Cup.
U mean your a rangers fan
Oh no, I am certainly not a Ranger or Celtic fan. Religious nonsense is as equally stupid as nationalistic narrow-mindedness in my book.@@DavidBroadley-tw7ks
Thanks for that brother 🏴
I've been said the official anthem for the Scotland 2024 campaign shall be "Just don't Come Home Too Soon"... again. Bad jokes aside, scottish football fans are good people and i wish them and their team all the best.
You failed to mention , the time Italy put them out , was a foul to Scotland , the Czech game, the penalty was a dive
Let's be honest , how many times have Scotland been "robbed" Up until the Italy game where the Scotland player was basically booted off the park and 50000 people saw a free kick for us and ONE man saw it for Italy , just a pity he was the referee ! I had never given credence to conspiracies .THAT night I changed my mind . We had already beaten France home and a way all we needed was a draw which we had . But think about it ....FIFA /UEFA were never going to allow a competition where the WORLD CHAMPIONS were knocked out in qualifying ! I was there that night in the pishing rain I know what I saw ! Both governing bodies are corrupt as fcuk !
Clarke's appointment was a bit of a perfect storm. For the first time since probably McLeish's first stint in charge we have a manager that was in touch with the game as it stands, as opposed to being a bit of a has been (McLeish mkII, Burley, and, to some extent, Strachan), combined with some of the best Scottish talent emerging since probably the late 80's/early 90's. BUT the away defeat to Spain, along with the hefty friendly losses to England and France are a reality check to where we're at. Hopefully we can establish ourselves as a top 20 side globally, and on the fringes of the top 10 within UEFA. We ought to be capable of reaching the last 16 in Germany next year, and maybe the QFs with a favourable draw.
I'm loving this video and I haven't even gotten 5 minutes in
5 seconds you maybe lol
McGinn heading for the scotland all time goal record
Clarke’s time at Reading and WBA was definitely something to speak about. Gave WBA their best finish (8th) since 1981 and took Reading to their first FA Cup final in 88 years. Not sure how you can dismiss that.
Also, didn’t really touch the surface of our failings in qualifying. Ok video though
respect from a scot mate ✊🏼
“At least we know, we’re shite” this phrase is so often used by Scotland fans it actually got sad.
You love to see it!
Only thing I’d argue with, in an otherwise great doc, is that Scotlands don’t play an attractive style of football ‘by any means’. Couldn’t disagree more. Watch our goals over the few qualifications. Superb football at times, especially through Gilmour/McGregor and down our left side.
It's been a class few years for us
Long May it continue🏴
We'll be coming down the road!!!!
🏴🏴🏴❤️
As a scot, it's nice to be recognised
Been a long time coming🏴
Up the tartan army 🏴
Born in scotland live in scotland and my blood is pure scottish
With an English mum and a Scottish dad, I’m at a crossroads here
Same. It's not really a crossroads though I just support both
thing is though we don't expect the national team to win anything or be in competitions but fuck me when we win and qualify you know for a fact the full country is partying!!
Can you please make a video about Polish national team crisis in recent months?
Things i'd do if Scotland get out the group-stage
Sa a spanish fan but polish man
(Pls make a video about polish football (top content))
But i thin spain will make to final with porugal or england and scotland will make to quarter/semi
Not too much to talk about when it comes to Poland sadly😢
@@Vizeh pls make a video about Poland they deserve IT and its top content
Steve Clarke took West Brom to there highest ever prem finish I'm sure
Stevie Clarke did good at Westbrom he got them ever there highest ever finished in the primer league. Also he can take a Scottish team and win the league title outside the old firm. When he done with Scotland i would like him to take one of the Edinburgh team's or the Aberdeen job.
Off topic but
Scotland is getting better in crickt too they are doing good in sports department
vizeh I love your content but I'd really like you to make a Ultimate team RTG or a general return to ea/fifa i guess
Sadly pal my time with FIFA is done, the odd review every now and then on state of the game I may chip in with
@@Vizeh Well I appreciate you, I Watched you back in the older fifas tbf, I will keep hope that someday you may make a return even if it’s one video
thing a lot of people don't understand is scotland and england are for the most part only sport rivals(nowadays), when it comes to sport we get very passionate and patriotic, most of us have absolutely no bad blood for english people but we love the rivalry. I have tonnes of english friends that support scotland over even england when they play but us scots will never be seen supporting england over north macedonia never mind us
This video really shows how little our English neighbours know about us. The lad sounds clueless and has had to frantically do basic research just to understand our previous qualification experiences and who Steve Clarke is. 😄 Compared to the constant noise we have to listen to about the English national team up here.
Your insecurity is showing here massively pal
Your insecurity is showing here massively pal
@@VizehPoland game some dirty English streaker ran on at the end play was stopped then Poland scored if that hadn't happened think we would have qualfied
@@legandrydirk What? Stop making stuff up.
@@ellentronicmistress4969 I was there not making anything up it was the same guy who does it all around the country
Why would I make that up?What would there even be the point off making that up?Want me to actually find his name?
It will be the fail and rise and fail i feel it
Can you do a vid about poland and how they fell of?
Scotland is pretty cool
We are fucking massive 🏴
yass keem on
you didnt have to do us 🇸🇰 like that bruv
They’ve been found out the last 3 games though…..
Didn't england not win one game in that nations league and got relegated and one game was 1 4 battering off Hungary at wolves
I have been surprised at the expressed indifference Sottish football supporters have for international football... They often seem to resent internationals as a disruption of their clubs pursuit of the SPL.. It's like how English football once was like.. Back in the early history of the World cup The English did not take it seriously.. When England had probably the best national team and could have won a few world cups they did not but in any serious effort.. Of course later the English did end up wanting World cup success but by that time other nations had developed good professional players and teams like Brazil Argentina and Germany took turns at holding up the World cup...
Good video mate but when you talk about how you like to see Scotland, Wales and Ireland do well, it sounds like you're saying Ireland is in the UK. I think you mean Northern Ireland.
"predominantly England" nah lad its exclusively England
You should do a vid on the fall and rise of the United States
YES SIR WE CAN BOOGIE!!!! WE'RE GONNA WIN THE EUROS
enjoy seeing an englishman no just bullying us