Kocin ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Scotland, Steve Clarke, ya ce yana fuskantar matsalolin zaɓin da ya yi maraba da su bayan ƙungiyarsa ta ƙare shirye-shiryen Kofin Duniya da nasara mai ƙarfi ta 4-0 akan Bolivia a Harrison, New Jersey.

Clarke ya fara da masu kai hari biyu a filin wasa a wasan ƙarshe na shirye-shirye kafin Scotland ta fara tafiyarta a FIFA World Cup 2026 da Haiti a Boston makon gaba — kuma wannan yanke shawara ta ba da sakamakonsa nan take. Lawrence Shankland ya buɗe raga tun farko, Scott McTominay ya ƙara na uku, kuma Che Adams ya ci ƙwallaye biyu don tabbatar da nasara.

«Muna da matsalolin burgewa,» Clarke ya ce bayan wasan. «Rabin farko mai kyau sosai, sannan na juya zuwa ga masu tsayawa na kuma canje-canjen da muka yi sun kasance masu kyau. Kuna rasa ɗan rhythm na wasan lokacin da kuke yin canje-canje da yawa haka, ɓangarorin biyu.»

Kiyaye raga tsabta ƙari mai faranta rai

Clarke ya kuma jaddada ƙarfin tsaro a matsayin tushe ƙarin gamsuwa, yana mai bayyana cewa kiyaye raga tsabta ya daɗe ana jiransa. «Fifikon 'yan wasan da suka shiga shi ne kada a ci musu ƙwallo domin muna son raga tsabta. Wani lokaci ya wuce da muka cimma wannan, don haka yana da daɗi a samu shi,» ya ce.

Kocin ya ƙi yarda da sukar rikodin ƙwallaye na ƙungiyarsa, yana nuna nasarori biyu masu zuwa da ƙwallaye huɗu huɗu a matsayin shaidar ingantaccen kwazo. «Ƙwallaye za su zama muhimmai — ana gaya mana a sarari cewa ba ma ci isasshen ƙwallaye, amma wannan huɗu biyu a jere ne. Al'amari ne na ƙirƙirar damar cin ƙwallo, ƙirƙirar damar cin ƙwallo ya kasance mai kyau yau da dare kuma idan ka ƙirƙiri damarori masu kyau, muna da 'yan wasa a filin da za su iya ci ƙwallaye.»

Jarrabawar zafi a New Jersey ta wuce

Aikin Scotland ya ƙara ƙima saboda zafin da ya mamaye filin wasan Red Bull Arena. Clarke ya bayyana gamsuwarsa da yadda 'yan wasansa suka jimre da yanayin zafi, musamman bayan zaman horon a Florida ya kawo ɗanshin iska ba tare da zafin da suka nema ba.

«Mun tafi Florida don zafi da ɗanshin iska — mun samu ɗanshin iska amma ruwan sama mai yawa. Watakila ba mu samu zafin da muka yi tsammani ba, amma mun samu shi a rabin farko yau kuma ina tsammanin mun yi kyau,» Clarke ya ce. «Mun shirya yadda ya kamata a wannan matakin kuma za mu shirya da kyau wannan mako don tabbatar da farawa mai kyau a gasar.»

Euro 2024 tunatardar kasancewa a ƙasa

Duk da jin daɗin da ke cikin sansanin, Clarke ya yi hanzari wajen kwantar da tsammanin, yana tunatar da kansa darasin ɗaci na Euro 2024 — lokacin da Scotland ma ta tafi Jamus da kwarin gwiwa, kafin ta sha kashi cikin takaicin fitar da ita a zagaye na rukuni.

«Mun ci wasan waje biyu kafin gasar kuma yana da muhimmanci koyaushe cewa 'yan wasa suna jin daɗin kansu,» ya ce. «Amma, a gaskiya, suna jin daɗin kansu kafin Jamus ma — don haka ba zan ƙara tunanin hakan ba sosai!»