We need to pull in the same direction! Miller shocked by Hampden boo boys

By Sportsmail Reporter

Published: 18:34 EDT, 11 September 2012 | Updated: 18:34 EDT, 11 September 2012

Scotland striker Kenny Miller admitted the team 'severely under-performed' in their 1-1 draw with Macedonia - but he felt unusual negativity around Hampden did not help.

Miller levelled for Scotland 43 minutes into a first half dominated by Macedonia, who took an early lead through Nikolce Noveski.

The draw leaves Scotland with two points from two home games in World Cup qualifying Group A, with manager Craig Levein under pressure to take points from away fixtures in Wales and Belgium next month.

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Miller has seen his hero status with the Tartan Army diminish suddenly over the past week, mainly because of the emergence of Jordan Rhodes, whose name has been chanted before coming on as a substitute against Macedonia and Serbia.

But there was widespread and general booing early in tonight's game and Miller, despite admitting the team had themselves to blame for failing to raise the tempo of their play, was disappointed with the feeling among the 32,400 crowd.

'There has obviously been a lot of negative things from Saturday, rightly or wrongly, it's not up to me to say, but it's definitely a stranger atmosphere than I've ever played in at Hampden,' Miller said.

'You (normally) have everyone pulling in the same direction and for whatever reason it didn't seem like that tonight.

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'I have never played at a game at Hampden when they have not been behind us. I'm not having a go at the fans, I understand the frustrations.

'We had two home games and were looking for six points and if not four, so I can understand the frustration.

'But I think that can be let known towards the end of a game but not during a game. It can transmit down to the pitch.'

Miller, who slotted home from a Jamie Mackie pass before going off in the 58th minute, added: 'Listen, I'm not making excuses. But any other game the fans are there to the end and the Tartan Army have been superb in my time as an international.

'Tonight it was a different feeling. I don't know if they have turned against the manager or turned against the team or whatever, but there was definitely a different feeling and that maybe transmitted on to the pitch.'

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Miller backed Levein, who bore the brunt of the jeers towards the end of the game.

'That doesn't change since I spoke about it yesterday just because we put in a poor performance,' the Vancouver Whitecaps player said.

'We believe in everything that he's doing, be it systems or personnel. He freshened it up tonight and other lads were given a chance.

'We believe what we're doing is the right way to go but it's up to us to do that. Once we cross that white line it's up to us to go out and perform and for some reason tonight we severely under-performed.'