Scotland squad finally united under Steve Clarke, says Ryan Fraser after victory over Czech Republic

Newcastle United man netted the only goal as Scotland won to stay top of their group

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Ryan Fraser has said that Scotland coach Steve Clarke now has his players working as one after the midfielder scored the winner against the Czech Republic on Wednesday night.

The Newcastle United player slotted in a pass from Lyndon Dykes after six minutes of the Nations League tie at Hampden Park to extend the Scots’ unbeaten run to eight games and keep them top of Group B2 in the Nations League with 10 points from four games.

Scotland were up against it at times, but they held out to record their longest unbeaten run since 1988 – when Andy Roxburgh was in charge.

The win offers further encouragement ahead of the Euro 2020 play-off final in Serbia next month, before Scotland conclude their Nations League group against Slovakia and Israel away.

Fraser said: “Maybe beforehand we didn’t bail each other out because we were looking after ourselves.

“But you’ve just got that morale and squad togetherness now. If somebody makes a mistake, don’t think of yourself, go and bail them out, because he’ll bail you out next time. So he’s got that in us."

Fraser also said he is enjoying his partnership with Dykes in attack.

“I’ll just try and be as versatile as I can really, just wherever I’m told to play, I've got nothing negative to say,” he said.

“If I’m told by a manager that he wants me to play there, he obviously sees something in me to play me there. He’s not just going to do it for the sake of it.

“So me and Lyndon have linked up in the last two games very well, where we try to find each other. On another night, I could have found him even more.”

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