Brown demands results

11 October 2014 06:01

Scott Brown is looking for Scotland to start garnering points to go with the plaudits when they face Georgia in their 2016 European Championship qualifier at Ibrox on Saturday night.

Gordon Strachan's side performed well against Germany in their Group D opener last month in Dortmund but the 2-1 defeat means the onus is on the Scots to get points on the board against the Georgians before the trip to Warsaw for the second game of the Group D double-header against Poland.

The Celtic skipper said: "We done really well against Germany in the last game and we've got to take that on and try to get back to winning ways.

"It's a home game for us and we've got to go out thinking we can win every game. "We've been doing really well under Gordon and we need to try to keep it going, improving every time we meet up."

Brown knows expectations have increased over the past 16 months as the Tartan Army dream of reaching the finals of a major tournament since the 1998 World Cup in France - where they 2016 Euros will be held.

The former Hibernian midfielder believes bravery will be the key to victory against Temuri Ketsbaia's men.

He said: "We've got to be brave and play attacking football, especially at Ibrox.

"It's been a long time since Scotland qualified for a major tournament.

"I think we deserve to be there in France for the Euros and hopefully this can be our campaign."

Speaking before his squad trained at Ibrox, Ketsbaia warned Scotland not to take victory for granted.

"We have been written off since the beginning in Scotland," said the former Newcastle and Dundee player.

"They said that the only teams who will not play in the finals is Georgia and Gibraltar. That is their opinion.

"I've been manager for five years and we have played much better teams than Scotland.

"If you see our games we are maybe not winning but we don't make it easy for anybody.

"I don't think Scotland are better than Spain, France, Croatia, Greece or any other team that played in the finals or won World Cups or European Championships.

"So if they (Scotland) feel confident that is their problem, not our problem.

"I'm expecting my players to go out and prove them wrong."

Source: PA