Spain captain Rodri criticised Scotland's "rubbish" approach to football after his team were on the end of a Hampden defeat in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.The Manchester City player accused Scotland of time-wasting and provocation after Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay hit a double to earn Scotland a 2-0 victory and a first win over Spain in 39 years.Rodri told Viaplay Sports: "It's the way they play.
You have to respect at the end but for me it's a bit rubbish because it's always wasting time. They provoke you and they always fall."This for me is not football.
For the speed of the sport you have to move on, but the referee has to take part of this and he says nothing."It was frustrating because we want to win and it's difficult because they waste time, waste time.
But it is what it is. They have their weapons and we have our weapons and we will learn for the next time."Some of Spain's players incurred the wrath of the Scotland fans for theatrical falls, notably Joselu who twice went down in the box in dramatic fashion, and Pedro Porro, who rolled in agony after a clash for which Andy Robertson received a yellow card.When asked whether his own team were guilty of going down too easily, the midfielder said: "No, we want to go into battle and we always fight but this is not about fighting.