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Aston Villa captain McGinn: Georgia were messing Scotland around

Scotland midfielder John McGinn has accused Georgia of being “funny buggers" this week.

The two teams were unable to finish their European Championship qualifier on Wednesday.

The game had to be abandoned at Hampden Park due to torrential downpours.

“It was mental, an absolutely mental night," said Aston Villa captain McGinn to reporters, given his side were 1-0 up when the game was stopped.

“It all felt a little bit subdued (at the end). We had a massive, massive win, but the supporters needed to get their buses and trains home.

“Fair play to every single one of them, it was them I felt for. It was fine for us, we were getting shelter and everything we needed.

“But there's no doubt the messages weren't clear. There were a lot of mixed messages and Georgia were playing funny buggers.

“They were obviously trying to get it changed or get it moved because we had just scored. It was just mixed signals in the sense we were told the game was kicking off at 8.55, then 9.15, it was just mental.

“Listen, I can in a way understand why they were wanting it off, they'd just conceded and we'd have probably done the same thing. But it became clear the game was going on, and even then they were at it."

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