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WAITING GAME Gilmour

home to Denmark on Tuesday night, when a victory would clinch automatic qualification for the big one.

And Clarke said: “The players knew the stakes were so high last time, which is maybe why they probably panicked a little bit during the game against Belarus.

“They maybe lost sight of what they were actually trying to do - which was win the game comfortably.

“Look, I spoke right at the very start of my time with the first couple of squads I picked.

“T talked about getting experience into the squad and taking that experience onto the pitch at this level.

“And I think you could see, in the games we didnt play quite so well at home, we still managed to find a way to win them.

“That's a really good thing to have in your locker”

Asked if he was personally spooked by the drop off in form, particularly in the 2-1 win scraped against Group C whipping boys Belarus, he said: “No, not spooked.