McLeish won’t quit after ‘horrible’ Scotland humiliation in Kazakhstan
Alex McLeish speaks with Scotland's Oliver Burke during the match against Kazakhstan. — Reuters pic
McLeish’s men secured the safety net of a playoff to qualify via the Nations League in November and already that looks like their only realistic route to a first major tournament in 22 years as Baktiyor Zainutdinov’s terrific header made it 3-0 six minutes into the second half. “At half-time we tried to change it a wee bit to see if we could unsettle Kazakhstan, but they were very sharp on the night.“On paper, we should win but I think you have to give Kazakhstan a bit of credit for the way they played.”
A draw against the Faroe Islands in 2002 was another low point, as were the 1978 World Cup draw with Iran and a 4-0 thrashing by Norway in 2009. When it was put to McLeish that it could be enough to cost him his job, the former Rangers boss vowed to fight on. Asked if the loss was the worst of his career, McLeish added: “I don’t really rank defeats. I just feel in terms of losing then I have to bounce back.Without captain Andy Robertson and the highly-rated Kieran Tierney, McLeish was forced to name Graeme Shinnie in an unfamiliar role at left-back, and the Aberdeen skipper was exposed for both the first two goals.
Kazakhstan scored just six goals and failed to win a game in their entire qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup.
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