According to Alex McLeish, teams are "terrified" to play Steve Clarke's team as a result of Scotland's spectacular victory against Spain.
The Scots had a great start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign in March with victories over Cyprus at home (3-0) and the more unlikely group A top seeds (2-0), both at Hampden Park.
Clarke's team, which has six points after six games, will travel to Norway on June 17 before playing Georgia in Glasgow three days later.
Spain vs. Scotland in Group A of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches at Hampden Park
The former Scotland manager said: "Every game is a threat, and we can't go into any game with complacency" while promoting Viaplay's live and exclusive coverage of the Norway and Georgia matches at Hampden Park.
"Now that we've defeated Spain, I imagine everyone will be terrified to play against Scotland," said the player.
"Any game at the international level is challenging; it's a completely other ballgame, but at the same time, due to previous results, we have developed a slight fear of many nations who are going to play against Scotland.
"The Spanish one brought us up a notch.
"First and foremost, when people see outcomes like this, one of the things they fear is
"It won't be simple, but if we can achieve success, there will be no turning back; we must be optimistic.
If the Scotland national team performs as expected, it will be in our best interests.
In the opening game of the doubleheader, Erling Haaland of Manchester City must be stopped by Clarke's team.
Haaland, Erling
"How should I approach him? Well, back then, I would have handled him differently than you can now because of VAR and other things.
He is a challenge for our defenders, but he is also a handful. Since they have gotten bigger, taking on Haaland will be a struggle for them. You cannot even for a second look away from him.
It has to do with focus. He cannot be allowed to be at all free in the box, even though the boys at the back are capable of handling such types of players.
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