‘Cartwheels at breakfast’ & kicking about Boston – the culture shift in Scotland campImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Scotland are top of Group C after the first round of fixturesByAmy CanavanBBC Sport Scotland at the Atrium Health Performance Park, CharlottePublished22 minutes agoWe were warned last week to expect a “different Steve Clarke”.I’m not sure if we were predicting him to be “doing cartwheels down at breakfast”.Assistant coach Steven Naismith was, of course, speaking in jest at Clarke’s reaction to Scotland’s victory against Haiti on Saturday – the country’s first at a World Cup in 36 years – but it is a sign of the shift among the squad and staff.The head coach has not hidden in recent weeks that he “didn’t enjoy” the first two major tournaments he led his country in and insisted he would “soak it up” stateside.It’s clear that message is being fed to the players, too.The history makers didn’t hit the Boston town on Saturday night, but instead were up at the crack of dawn on Sunday for some downtime with their families and friends.”Previous tournaments there’s not been that,” Naismith told the media on Monday, back at the squad’s base camp in Charlotte, North Carolina.”Just being a dad, being a husband, being a son. That’s not been there. “What we’re doing now is working – and long may it continue.”The night the Tartan Army took over iconic Fenway Park
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