Let's be fair to our Northern cousins, they had probably had to listen to weeks of England supporters confidently predicting a 3 or 4 goal dry humping. How none of their "boys" could stand up individually to any of Southgate's "players". Hearing and reading every pundit say that they could only see one result, etc etc etc.
That was certainly what I was hearing from mates and colleagues, and in every case I told them they were wrong. England don't produce teams that can steamroller opponents in tournaments, even those deemed as beneath us. Whilst the talent might exist in the squad, our managers normally prefer to indulge the egos of the big players, even when they underperform. It must be written into the FA's job description. The current manager also looks like he will resort to negative tactics by default. Time will tell on that I suppose, so prove me wrong Mr S.
All of those predicting a comfortable English win forgot that in the right conditions, a well organised and motivated team, who care about who they play for, will match a bunch of overpaid, uninspired, albeit technically superior superstars any day of the week. Last night was actually quite reminiscent of how we rattled a few PL big boys the season before last.
So bonny Scotland, drink hearty and enjoy your 0-0, because regardless of how important the point ends up being for either nation, your team was the one that impressed.
