'You have to take it on the chin and bounce 支援する': Alex McLeish in 反抗的な mood as he 主張するs he is the man to turn Scotland's fortunes around

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Alex McLeish 主張するs he is still the man to turn around Scotland's fortunes after Portugal stretched the 国家の team's losing streak to six in eight games.

にもかかわらず 行方不明の superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, and most of their 最高の，を越す 星／主役にするs, the European 支持する／優勝者s capitalised on 防御の errors from a reshaped Scots defence to run out 3-1 勝利者s before a Hampden （人が）群がる of just 19,684.

Steven Naismith's 傷害-time goal 申し込む／申し出d the Scots a crumb of 慰安 ahead of a 決定的な Nations League 二塁打 header against Albania and イスラエル next month. The Israeli's 最高の，を越す the group after their 2-0 勝利，勝つ over Albania on Sunday night.

Scotland 経営者／支配人 Alex McLeish was in a 反抗的な mood after the 3-1 敗北・負かす by Portugal

Under 圧力 after two 敗北・負かすs in four days, however, McLeish said: 'There are others examples of 経営者／支配人s 存在 under the cosh in 最近の times. Michael O'Neill (Northern Ireland) and Stanislav Cherchesov in the ロシアの （軍の）野営地，陣営 and they persevered and （機の）カム through it. I'll always have that 決意.

'For years every time you lose a game you know there is going to be 批評, you have to take it on the chin and bounce 支援する. It's about resilience.

'I've had a few knocks in the past and also a lot of success. It's never 平易な to lose and of course that was a 堅い 週末 - but I have to stand up and be 勇敢に立ち向かう and take that and take it 今後.'

Just eight months into his second （一定の）期間 as 経営者／支配人 McLeish has won just two games - against Hungary and Albania.

He 定評のある the 激しい 批評 that followed Thursday's 2-1 敗北・負かす to the Israelis and 追加するd: '明白に I'm aware of it. I guess it 決定するs next month, we'll see.

'We look to try and qualify, we'll do everything we can to do that next month. We're in that group with イスラエル and Albania for a 推論する／理由. It's because of the 最高位のs. I look at them as cup 決勝戦. We want to 勝利，勝つ the two of them. We look for everyone to be on their A game when it comes to those two games.'

Portugal capitalised on 防御の errors from a reshaped Scots defence at Hampden Park

Travelling to Glasgow after Thursday's 3-2 勝利，勝つ in Poland, a much changed Portugal 味方する took the lead through Helder Costa before half-time.

その上の goals from Eder and winger Bruma 脅すd a repeat of September's 4-0 home 敗北・負かす to Belgium until Hearts striker Naismith pulled one 支援する in 付加 time.

'We 発射 ourselves in the foot against the two 最高の，を越す teams, Belgium and Portugal, with the basic errors that we made. That's the disappointing 面 of it,' McLeish 認める.

'You 推定する／予想する the 最高の，を越す teams to 削減（する） through you with the some majestic 技術 and leave you 追跡するing - but we were the 悪党／犯人s of our own mistakes.

'I thought we played 井戸／弁護士席, I thought there was a lot of good football we had a good game 計画（する）, the structure was compact we 圧力（をかける）d when we had a chance to 圧力（をかける） we tried to stay high on the goalkicks.

'But we knew we were up against 最高の，を越す-class players. I know there was a lot of Portugal players 残り／休憩（する）d but there was still a lot of money on the pitch.'

Changing his much-criticised 3-5-2 形式 to a 4-4-1-1, McLeish 辞退するd to say if he will stick with four at the 支援する - 潜在的に leaving out Celtic's Kieran Tierney - against Albania and イスラエル next month.

After the 敗北・負かす, McLeish （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 'there was a lot of good football' from his Scotland 味方する

'I know every system there is to know, I've coached teams before with three at the 支援する it's been やめる 流行の／上流の recently,' McLeish said.

'We want to adapt to different 形式s. It's about getting the 権利 balance. For the Albania game it really worked.

'I am not making any 決定／判定勝ち（する） at this particular moment, with two games next month we will have long and hard 雑談（する）s about that.

'We will try to get （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） that will （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 対立 and play with a lot more 緊急 against Albania.'

Admitting he hopes to have Leigh Griffiths 支援する in the squad after the Celtic striker withdrew 特記する／引用するing 'fitness 問題／発行するs', McLeish 追加するd: 'I had a 雑談（する） with Leigh last week and he said that 肉体的に he had to get better. That's an individual choice.

'I admire him for that because he wants to get to a level of fitness when he can blow Brendan Rodgers away and blow the nation away and hopefully 解雇する／砲火／射撃 the goals to get him to where he wants to be fitness-wise.

'I want anyone 支援する in the squad who can 得点する／非難する／２０ a lot of goals and be a real 脅し and give me 選択s.'