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Midfielder Kenny McLean believes the experience against high-calibre opposition will stand Scotland in good stead before this summer’s World Cup.<\/p>\n
The Scots have been drawn in Group C with Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.<\/p>\n
They take on Ivory Coast at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on Tuesday in the second of their March friendlies.<\/p>\n
“A disappointing result. It’s good to get these challenges, we’re trying to prepare as well as we can for a big summer ahead,” said Norwich City’s McLean.<\/p>\n
“We’ll try to get better and that’s what we’ll try to do again on Tuesday. The shape was decent enough at times.<\/p>\n
“The second half was a bit better out of possession, but I think we could have been a bit more threatening at the top end of the pitch.<\/p>\n
“Japan are a really good team, they press you really well, but that’s what we’re going to come up against in the summer.<\/p>\n
“There’s an expectation now and we want those expectations on us. We want to reach a new level.”<\/p>\n
Despite the positive noises from Clarke, former Scotland striker Billy Dodds says Scotland have to improve on Tuesday and then again before they head across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n
After the Ivory Coast fixture, Scotland will play Curacao on 30 May and one other unnamed opponent before the World Cup. <\/p>\n
“The boys trying to push their way in will be most frustrated because they need a team to perform to their best,” Dodds said.<\/p>\n
“We must get a win at some point to get momentum and maybe that’s why we’ve chosen Curacao as the last fixture at home. But I would like us to play better against Ivory Coast and solve a few problems.<\/p>\n
“We’re down because there was nothing for the crowd to get up for. It was flat. There was industry and effort but no X-factor.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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