Scotland interim head coach Mick McArdle vowed to continue their “brave” approach in the return fixture of their Women’s Nations League double header with Germany.
McArdle has not been swayed by Friday’s 4-0 defeat at Tannadice as he prepares to face the same opponents in Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
The Scottish Football Association’s head of elite women’s football sees no point in sitting back at the Volkswagen Arena.
McArdle told BBC Scotland: “It’s the style of play and identity that’s the most important thing. If we play with a brave style and an identity that links with our culture and our way of playing, then we’ll have that connection and we’ll grow through that.
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“Whereas if we sit off top opponents, we’re not going to grow too much.
“So there will be moments in time when it comes to tournament play-off finals, qualifying for tournaments, where you go into that management mode.
“But at this point in time, it’s about the whole group learning how to play at the highest level.
“And with that comes risk, and that’s where the learning happens. As long as we apply the learning. There’s no point in learning and then not applying that. The next part of the journey is trying to apply that.
“I think the whole squad is in transition because there are so many changes so ultimately, you’ve got to wait for those relationships to gel again. Some senior players are not in the squad just now as well, who may come back. All those relationships take time, positionally as well.
“When you’re playing against the top nations and you decide to go brave and apply that way of playing, it becomes even more difficult because you’re changing quite a lot within the games as well. But it’s a period of transition to allow everyone to gel together.”
