The Euro 2024 play-off won't be needed by Scotland, according to the head coach.
The Scots were promoted to the top tier of the competition and will be in Pot 2 for the Euros qualification draw.
The top two teams in each section will qualify for the finals in Germany.
With this group of players, I don't think we need it.
The A- group of the Nations League is Pot 2. We want to keep going. If we can, we want to improve.
We took this campaign to the final game. The players were told to take the next step so that they could show their improvement.
Scotland bounced back from a disappointing summer with a home win against Republic of Ireland and a draw against Ukraine.
The side was beaten by Ukraine in the World Cup play-off and then lost to Dublin.
Despite the absence of several key players at various stages, including captain Andy Robertson, they responded strongly.
"After the June games, I sat down with the entire staff and said we have to set a different environment, we have to be more demanding of the players," he said.
The players were given a lot of information to change the system and play differently.
The players are desperate to do well for their country and have taken it on board.
Injuries meant Ryan Porteous was thrown in for his debut along with Jack Hendry, who has barely featured since joining Cremonese on loan.
Since Nathan Patterson's injury in the first Ukraine game, there has been a brilliant performance by the man who has been at right-back for most of the year. The ability to use it was shown by it.
John McGinn said that they were building something. It will hurt us not being in the tournament. I'm not sure if the boys will watch a lot of games.
We want to build something for our generation and those to come. To get into Pot 1 you need to stay in division A and in Pot 2.
It's important to balance ambition and realism. We have strong players and strength in depth. It is a good time to watch Scotland.
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