Scotland manager insists ‘fine margins’ behind defeat to CzechsClarke ‘can’t tell’ if Tierney will be fit to face
England on FridayIf the sight of Kieran Tierney on the training pitch the morning after Scotland’s wounding loss to the Czech Republic raised tartan spirits, Steve Clarke promptly delivered the kind of caveats that do not bode well for an upcoming meeting with England. Tierney’s injury, which Clarke has confirmed as a calf problem, had a visibly detrimental impact on the Scottish performance during a 2-0 win for the Czechs at Hampden Park.
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Arsenal defender was filmed alongside his international teammates on Tuesday morning, a nation almost raised a smile. Not so fast, urged Clarke. “You can’t play with a calf injury,” Clarke said. “He is back light training. That is a big difference to normal training. I wouldn’t think Kieran will train on Wednesday. I can’t tell if he is going to be OK, that is the honest answer.”