• Scotland are out to exorcise ghosts of Georgia past in qualifier
• Scott Brown: People are always looking for a banana skin. We must avoid itAny mention of Costa Rica,Peru or the Faroe Islands will immediate a shudder among otherwise jovial followers of Scotland to a far greater extent than Georgia ever could. Still, the return of the Scots to Tbilisi evokes wounding memories from 2007 within the Glengarry-wearing hordes of the Tartan Army.
Then, and as now,Scotland held a realistic chance of progressing to the finals of the European Championship. A 2-0 defeat by Georgia meant a Glasgow victory over Italy was essential to prolong the dream. The rest need not be explained. This time it is the world champions, Germany, and who lie in wait for the second part of Scotland’s key double-header.
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Source: theguardian.com