BELARUS boss Carlos Alos admits he’s gutted the Tartan Army are being locked out of tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier.
The clash is being played behind closed doors in the town of Zalaegerszeg in Hungary.
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Several hundred Scotland fans have still travelled in the hope of seeing the action.
And Spanish coach Alos says he doesn’t believe in fans being denied entry to matches.
He said: “I don’t want to interfere in these things – I’m not a lawyer.
“But I talk in general and we play for supporters.
“This is the main goal of football, this is the objective in football, to play for supporters.
“And of course no one likes to play with closed doors.
“I don’t want to talk about particular situations.
“But we want to play with supporters.
“We are professionals and that would be normal for us.
“What is abnormal is to play with closed doors, so this is my opinion, this is my feeling.
“And I’m sure it’s the feeling of any player that will be on the field.”
Belarus have been playing their games behind closed doors for over three years due to their support for Russia.
But Alos insists it does NOT give them any advantage over Steve Clarke’s Scotland.
He added: “I don’t see any advantage for that – I really don’t see advantage in this circumstance.
“I don’t think that this will be an advantage, because football is a game for the fans.
“I would like to see the stadium full of fans at all matches, and I don’t think that this will be an advantage for us.
“You can even ask to the coach of a school if he prefers to play at home or play away.
“For sure, he will say that we prefer to play always at home.
“Of course, this is our home for now.
“But let’s say that this is like when you don’t buy a home, you rent a home.
“It’s not the same, it’s not your home.
“But we are very happy, very appreciative of the support that we receive here. We feel as a home, but it’s not our home.”
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Belarus lost their opening qualifier 5-1 to Greece.
But Alos added: “We will not start as a victim.
“We will not try to find excuses for anything.
“We are Belarus, we trust in our players, we trust in our job, and last match was a bad game, it is clear.
“But we cannot change that now and make it something different. It’s not easy, but we have to believe in ourselves.”
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Meanwhile, it was revealed Belarus flew to Hungary today after over THREE HOURS of paperwork issues in Athens sorting out their visas for their trip to Scotland next month.
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