Fans booing Scotland surprise and disappoint Clarke
"Tommy did really well coming off the left side and didn't do himself any harm tonight. I liked my midfield, my midfield was strong. "We played a lot of good stuff and I think we can be a bit more progressive to get to the top end of the pitch, but against top opposition sometimes that's difficult.
" Scotland legend James McFadden also felt there were elements to build on, while admitting the national team were below their best. "I don't think it was a poor performance, it's just not been a brilliant, exciting performance," he said. "There's no doubt it has to be much better when you go into the tournament, but it's not been a terrible performance.
"This hasn't been poor, it just hasn't been good enough to win the game. " Midfielder Kenny McLean believes the experience against high-calibre opposition will stand Scotland in good stead before this summer's World Cup. The Scots have been drawn in Group C with Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.
They take on Ivory Coast at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium on Tuesday in the second of their March friendlies. "A disappointing result. It's good to get these challenges, we're trying to prepare as well as we can for a big summer ahead," said Norwich City's McLean.
"We'll try to get better and that's what we'll try to do again on Tuesday. The shape was decent enough at times. "The second half was a bit better out of possession, but I think we could have been a bit more threatening at the top end of the pitch.