Scobbie backing Scotland Under-21s

Billy Stark's youngsters beat Albania 1-0 in their Group 10 opener in Elbasan on Saturday thanks to a late penalty from substitute Chris Maguire.They now face the same opponents on Wednesday night at Scobbie's home ground, the Falkirk Stadium."We can go all the way and I would love to play in the finals," Scobbie said."But we have to keep working hard for each other and hopefully the results will come."It would be great to play in the finals for any player. We have a good side but we have to keep battling away."Stark is expecting a tough return match in Falkirk and has warned his players to be on their guard against an Albania backlash.He said: "They might well be thinking they have to win on Wednesday so we need to be cautious."We have made a great start but nothing is done yet. We have so many tough games to come but we will get better with each game."We are still coming together but I am very encouraged with the start we have made."Ex-Celtic star Rudi Vata has told his former assistant manager Stark a backlash is exactly what he will see on Wednesday.After watching the game he said: "The Albanians are a better team than what they showed on Saturday."They can make big improvements and go to Scotland and win when they meet again."Scotland were very solid and have some very good players but they must not think that the job is complete."This double-header is far from finished because Albania will be very dangerous away from home - more so than we saw at home."They will be very hurt by what happened and will be desperate to put things right when they travel to Scotland."A wounded Albanian is always dangerous so I expect Scotland to get a really tough night in the next game."I was a little disappointed with Albania but I am telling you, they will be much more dangerous in midweek because they lost."Vata, who still lives in Scotland, added: "This was not the real Albania."They are much stronger than this. They are a big team but that's not to say they cannot play football."They will be eager to correct things next week so Scotland should be warned."They have some players from last season but are mostly young players that are new to the scene."They will be better off after playing together so I am expecting a much better Albania on Wednesday."

Source: Team_Talk