Strachan: We’ll learn lessons

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan believes the 3-0 friendly defeat to Euro 2016 hosts France on Saturday can prove to be a positive experience for his side.

Having missed out on a place at the finals, Scotland’s taste of the French summer began and ended in the rain in Metz, where they were well beaten by the tournament hosts.

A brace by Olivier Giroud and a Laurent Koscielny goal, all in the first half, separated the sides and Scotland were lucky not to lose by a far greater margin.

The loss, in which the away side offered next to nothing in attack, followed a meek 1-0 defeat to Italy in Malta last weekend.

However, Strachan was happy to see his side test themselves against top-level opponents before the start of …

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