McGinn believes Steve Clarke’s men ‘must do it the hard way now’ if they stand a chance to qualify for the next round.
Playing at the Hamden Park in front of their own supporters, Scotland had hoped to start their tournament with a victory and that was not the case as two goals from Patrick Schick condemned them to a defeat.
The Bayer Leverkusen forward broke the deadlock on the cusp of halftime with a towering header before he doubled Jaroslav Šilhavý’s men’s lead with a moment of brilliance on 52 minutes when he lobbed the ball from the center after seeing goalkeeper David Marshall off his line.
In an interview with BBC One after the game, McGinn said: "I thought we played pretty well first-half without threatening them too much.
“The first goal is a poor one to lose. The second one is a brilliant strike but again we can do better. We played all right, 2-0 flattered them a wee bit, but they found quality at the right moments. We need to find it on Friday.
"I don’t think it’s a reality check. Overall we played pretty well, there are things we can improve on, but it’s the first game of the tournament.
“We’ve got two games to fix what we need to fix and it’s important we don’t sulk too much. We need to do it the hard way now."
