Scotland 1-1 Finland (4-5 on penalties): What did the manager say?published at 16:39 27 February
Scotland head coach Pedro Martinez Losa: "I am very happy with the performance. I think we had a very complete game in possession, out of possession, the levels of commitment were very good at high pressing and counter-pressing. There were so many arrivals in the final third and that efficiency in the final third that we discussed before, but, we played against a very serious opponent who play very good football and I think it was a very good test that helps us to develop the team.
"The mood is okay and stable. We wanted to win, we were excited about that, we had worked a lot as players and staff for that but at the end, the lottery of the penalties created the disappointment.
"In the second half we were ready for other scenarios because the wind would condition a lot of our ability to get out of the press but I think we were excellent in many moments. We dominated the opponent, even with the substitutions they brought a lot of energy and had an incredible impact on the team, every player was assuming the role.
"We needed a little bit of recovery and reconnection from the competitive aspect and I think we are totally connected now and believe in what we can do.
"We are competing against Finland who are in League A right now, we beat them before, we had a feeling now that we could be the better team. Before my arrival, the feeling was not so good when we competed against Finland and were eliminated from the Euro qualifiers, not even able to play the play-offs. Now it is about a pattern of competing well against Finland, against Belgium but we want more.
"I think being a national team head coach there is always the pressure of getting results, about playing well and winning games. These two friendly matches were helping us to reconnect with those feelings, to make sure we all have confidence in that.
"Now the real pressure football-wise and competitive wise comes when you want to qualify for the Euros. "