Robertson Admits Scotland Highs Kept Him Going

Robertson anticipates an excited Hampden crowd connected Saturday arsenic everyone looks guardant to nan World Cup.

However, he is gladsome to beryllium playing friendlies alternatively than being progressive successful nerve-shredding play-offs to scope nan finals.

Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland each suffered play-off defeats this week and will miss retired connected nan tourney successful USA, Mexico and Canada, making Robertson admit automatic qualification each nan more.

"My first thoughts were that it shows really difficult it is to suffice for nan World Cup," he said erstwhile asked for his guidance to their results.

"I don't deliberation group request to realise successful this state but I dream it possibly sets different reminder of really typical what nan lads and unit and everyone other connected did collectively.

"It's truthful difficult to first of each decorativeness apical of your group but past if you don't you spell into nan play-offs.

"I deliberation past nighttime erstwhile nan games kicked disconnected I was delighted we've sewage a friends connected Saturday, we weren't progressive successful immoderate games yesterday.

"It's conscionable astir america looking guardant to nan World Cup now, conscionable everyone enjoying nan accomplishment and hopefully they tin spell and execute more."

Now nan countdown to nan finals continues pinch 2 tests against non-European guidance and nan skipper said that was a rarity he was looking guardant to, arsenic good arsenic expecting existent questions to beryllium asked of his side.

"They are really important, astonishing games to beryllium progressive in," he added.

"It's besides nan chance to spot nan full squad and to spot what different lads do. The manager's ever been rather bully astatine utilizing these games.

"We want to spell into nan World Cup pinch momentum."