Scot Gemmill insists Scotland can hold their heads high despite their 2023 Euro Championship qualification hopes suffering a huge blow after being sunk by Denmark.
The Dark Blues boss opted to talk up the positives after going toe to toe with the Group I favourites who opened up a five points ahead at the summit alongside Belgium on maximum points with two games played.
A first-half error by keeper Cieran Slicker allowed Gustav Isaksen to net the only game in a contest where Gemmill was adamant his players weren't outclassed.
He said: "We are disappointed to lose but I try to speak to the players about the positives.
"I felt it was a positive performance. There have been times in the past when a pot one team will completely dictate the game to us.
"I didn’t feel that was the case. There were moments when they did and our players had to show resilience and intelligence.
"But the goal was disappointing. Something I demand from the team is defending throw-ins.
"We are normally very good at shutting it down but it got switched and seven or eight seconds later the ball was in the back of out net.
"That is the level we are playing against and if you don’t do your job the ball will end up in the back of your net. It’s a steep learning curve."
