Scotland manager Steve Clarke has been told to 'grow up' by talkSPORT's Shebahn Aherne after abruptly leaving a BBC post-match interview following Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Brazil in the World Cup group stage. The result leaves Scotland on the verge of elimination, needing four specific outcomes from seven other group matches to advance as one of the eight best third-placed teams.
Clarke storms out of BBC interview
Clarke, visibly frustrated after the heavy loss in Miami, exited the interview when asked about the tense wait to determine Scotland's fate. This incident occurred just six days after a similar walkout following a match against Morocco, according to Aherne.
TalkSPORT correspondent slams manager
Speaking on talkSPORT's Breakfast Show with Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent on Thursday, Aherne said: 'It's not good enough. Who do you think you are? Do you think you're Pep [Guardiola]? Because you're not. We've not been at a World Cup since 1998 and it's incredible that we're there, and that's down to Clarke, so I get that he's done his bit.'
Aherne continued: 'But last week it [Clarke walking out] happened after Morocco to someone [a reporter] I've known for a very long time... you storm off from someone like that when they've got their job to do. And then six days later, you do the same thing again... you have to do this, you have to front up to it as a lot of people have spent a lot of money being here and following this team, representing Scotland.'
Media access concerns
Aherne also highlighted that Clarke had hardly spoken to the media during the tournament: 'You're our guy, our gaffer, and you come out and can't even suit up for a moment and front up to it. That really bothers me. We've not been able to speak to Clarke once on this trip and I thought we have had the opportunity. We're all here to do a job and I get he's done his bit in getting us here, but at the end of the day, when the full-time whistle blows, you've just got to get on with it.'
She concluded: 'So, I'm really disappointed in that, because I love him, he has given up the opportunity to be here, to be at the Euros. But don't speak to people like that, don't behave like that. Just grow up.'
Scotland's World Cup hopes in balance
Scotland's defeat to Brazil, their first World Cup match since 1998, was marked by defensive errors. The team now faces a complex set of results needed to progress, with Clarke's conduct adding to the disappointment among fans and media.
