Steve Clarke praised his Scotland team for getting the nation off to a good start in their World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Scots earned a hard fought point in Denmark against the top seeds of the group, as dreams of reaching the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada remain in the budding stages.
While it was a positive result to earn a 0-0 draw in Copenhagen, Clarke was keen to ensure that nobody gets ahead of themselves.
"It’s a good start," the 62-year-old said. "It was a very disciplined performance, which we knew it had to be.
“We maybe didn’t have the possession in the game as we would’ve wanted, but we certainly created enough going forward as well. That was nice to see.
“Of course, we defended well. I thought Souttar and Hanley at the back were outstanding. But you can go through the whole team one to 11, and even when the substitutes come off the bench they all do their bit.
“It was a good night for us. But it’s only one point, we have to keep our feet on the ground. We’ve got a difficult away game in Hungary against Belarus and we have to be ready for that.
“Aaron’s had a really tough time with injury. For him to come back and play 65 minutes in a game of that level and intensity shows you the qualities he’s got, and also how hard he’s worked on his rehab.
“For me as a head coach, to be able to pick Aaron again after such a long time is an absolute pleasure.”
On the Max Johnston handball incident, which saw the ref refrain from upgrading his initial yellow card to a red, Clarke added: “The referee was brave, and strong as well, because in an away game for us, there is always a chance he maybe wasn’t so strong.
“We felt it was close to the t-shirt line, but we also felt there was a push in the back.
“The referee explained that to me after the game too. He said the nudge wasn’t enough to be a foul, but it was enough to put Max off when the ball came off his arm.”
Attention now turns to Monday's away game in Hungary to face Belarus.
And the head coach admits fans should expect to see changes to the starting line-up.
Clarke added: “I always had it in my mind that I would have to make some changes across the two games.
“We’ve got a lot of players who haven’t started the season with their clubs, so they haven’t got those minutes in their legs.
“Lyndon, who hasn’t played many minutes at Birmingham, but I thought he put in a great shift. Che the same, not starting at Torino. Lewis Ferguson, not starting at Bologna. These boys have gone on and put in a really good shift.
“I know what I’ve got in that squad. I know the qualities and desire they’ve got to be at a World Cup.
“We’ll go game to game to try and pick up as many points as we can, then we’ll tally it up at the end.”
