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encourage all our supporters to turn up. The 12th player plays an immense role so I hope the supporters can motivate us to attack and get the result we need.

“Results are ultimately what matter. This appreciation of our fans, when our supporters realise we love them, it also turns the situation around. We don’t have any different players playing for our side, but we always give 100 per cent to the game. Results and the attitude, this is the only way.”

Dzyuba has been surprised that Scotland have fared so badly in Euro 2020 qualifying and is taking the threat that Andy Robertson and his team-mates pose seriously.

“It’s a little weird that you don’t have a little faith in your team,” he said after being asked a question by a Scottish journalist. “It is similar to the Russian fans who didn’t have much faith in their team before the World Cup. Nothing terrible happened. The loss to Kazakhstan was a bit surprising, but it is a difficult place to go, partly because of the Astroturf. You have excellent players playing for your side, for clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United.

“Initially Scotland was considered one of the most promising teams in the group. After this one victory (by Kazakhstan), you lost faith in your side which is a little surprising.

“We believe it is a tough opponent and we are going to give 100 per cent in this game. We are not Spain, Netherlands or Portugal; we can’t play opponents without proper preparation.”