Midfielder Kenny McLean believes the expertise towards high-calibre opposition will stand Scotland in good stead earlier than this summer season’s World Cup.
The Scots have been drawn in Group C with Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.
They tackle Ivory Coast at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on Tuesday within the second of their March friendlies.
“A disappointing end result. It is good to get these challenges, we’re making an attempt to organize in addition to we are able to for a giant summer season forward,” stated Norwich Metropolis’s McLean.
“We’ll attempt to get higher and that is what we’ll attempt to do once more on Tuesday. The form was first rate sufficient at occasions.
“The second half was a bit higher out of possession, however I feel we may have been a bit extra threatening on the prime finish of the pitch.
“Japan are a extremely good crew, they press you very well, however that is what we’ll come up towards in the summertime.
“There’s an expectation now and we wish these expectations on us. We need to attain a brand new degree.”
Regardless of the optimistic noises from Clarke, former Scotland striker Billy Dodds says Scotland have to enhance on Tuesday after which once more earlier than they head throughout the Atlantic.
After the Ivory Coast fixture, Scotland will play Curacao on 30 Might and one different unnamed opponent earlier than the World Cup.
“The boys making an attempt to push their means in will probably be most pissed off as a result of they want a crew to carry out to their finest,” Dodds stated.
“We should get a win in some unspecified time in the future to get momentum and possibly that is why we have chosen Curacao because the final fixture at residence. However I would love us to play higher towards Ivory Coast and resolve a number of issues.
“We’re down as a result of there was nothing for the gang to rise up for. It was flat. There was business and energy however no X-factor.”
