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Spain captain Rodri: Time wasters Scotland play rubbish

Spain captain Rodri has hit out at Scotland's style of play after last night's Euro qualifying defeat.

Scotland won 2-0 via goals from Scott McTominay.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri said: "We did many good things to win.

"We conceded easy goals - this is football, if you concede easy goals you are penalised.

"It's the way they play, but for me it's rubbish, always wasting time, provoking you, always they fall. For me, this is not football. The referee has to take on this, but he says nothing.

"We will learn for the next time. We want to go for duels, for battles - we always fight, but this is not about fighting. It's about wasting time - four, five players on the floor, but this depends on the referee, not on us.

"Today we did many good things, but what's important is the goal, and we didn't score."

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