VIDEO / The Scottish teenager embarrassed Guardiola, so the most expensive defender immediately retaliated

With a victory against Croatia (1:0), Scotland ended the negative streak and kept their hopes alive for a place in the quarter-finals of the League of Nations. After the game, all eyes were on one player, who, according to the Scottish media, was a key factor in the triumph.

“We’re still alive and strong: McGinn’s late goal keeps Nations League hopes alive against ten-man Croatia,” says the Scottish edition The Sun.

“Great John McGinn made the nation believe again,” he adds Daily Record.

The media also referred to the controversial situation with the red card for Petar Sučićwho left Croatia with one less player. Scottish journalists were surprised by the emotional reaction of Luka Modrić, whom they consider one of the coldest and calmest players:

“Luka Modrić is one of the coldest players in football, but the Croatian legend let his emotions get the better of him after seeing his team reduced to 10 men in the defeat by Scotland.”

Although it is John McGinn scored the winning goal after coming off the bench, almost everyone agreed that the best player on the field was the young talent Ben Doak. The Scottish media did not spare words of praise for the 18-year-old striker, who caused great problems Josko Guardiola and the Croatian defense.

“The miracle of a child tormented the man of 90 million euros and Modrić,” it says Scotsmanwho gave Doak a high score of 9.

BBC Radio Scotland broadcasts the statement of the former Scottish coach Craig Leveinwho was also full of praise for Doak:

“Ben Doak was fantastic. He lacked confidence in the first half, but Steve Clarke apparently spoke to him at half-time about Josko Guardiola and told him: ‘Take him!’ I would not like to play against him in the second part. He was terrifying,” Levein said.

In the end, The Sun concludes:

“Ben Doak ends his career as a 90 million euro star.”