Scotland: How can Steve Clarke rally in term-determining games?

Clark wasn’t that relaxed. McGinn revealed that the first half of the Belarus match was the “wildest” the coach had ever seen.

After his record-breaking 72nd game, Clark said: “If I had said at the beginning of this camp that we came away with six points, everyone would have been really happy.

He added: “But I have to be honest, tonight I was very disappointed in my team.”

How does he deal with that in his most important qualifier to date?

From the bench, Billy Gilmour managed to exert some control over Scotland’s performance against Greece, who were threatening to run riot at Hampden for the second time in seven months.

But the injured Napoli midfielder will not be an option for Clarke in Athens, although he could return for the potential decider with Denmark.

His fellow midfielder Lennon Miller, who is also able to control and calm the game, will be absent after withdrawing due to injury.

Having faced 37 shots in two matches at Hampden against Greece and Belarus, Scotland have clearly been exposed in recent games.

Clarke’s side benefited from luck at times in their opening group match in Denmark, but looked far more composed off the ball in a strict 4-4-2 formation.

Christie, McGinn, Ferguson and Scott McTominay occupied a compact and lively midfield, with Dykes and Che Adams providing an intense work rate and physicality as an attacking duo.

The bold decisions not to start Gilmour and Ben Gannon Doak paid off as the Scots left Copenhagen with a well-earned point.

Knowing that a draw would set up a winner-take-all clash with the Danes on Tuesday, could the Scotland coach return to that formula in Greece?