'Too complicated' from Scottish attackpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2024
16:06 GMT 16 November 2024
HT: Scotland 33-7 Portugal
Chris Paterson Former Scotland international on Sportsound
There were three or four interceptions [before Stafford McDowall's try] which was symptomatic of the game.
Scotland got control of the game by giving Portugal the ball and saying 'you do something'. Ten or twelve phases of defence brought a structure and a calm to their play.
Scotland look for that ball out the back too often, they're trying to do something too complicated.
Half-time Scotland 33-7 Portugalpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2024
15:59 GMT 16 November 2024
Plenty for Scotland to think about after that first half.
They've got five tries to their name, but for spells they found it very difficult to break down the visiting defence.
They just didn't show the kind of cohesion Gregor Townsend asked for pre-match. But maybe that's to be expected, given the lack of caps and consistency in this Scotland side.
Portugal have been decent, but have made a lot of mistakes. A well-deserved try though.