Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan /ˈɡɔːrdən ˈdeɪvɪd ˈstrɑːxən/ OBEis a Scottish football manager and former player. Strachan is the manager of the Scotland national team...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth9 February 1957
assure best brilliant clue good man ordinary position utility
I don't have a clue what his best position is, ... because he is so good in all of them. Usually a utility man is ordinary in every position, but he is brilliant in every position and that is a problem, I can assure you.
home sink sit
I'd like to get home and sit down and let it sink in.
drastic happy squad team train unless
I am happy to have him in the squad and, if fit, to train with the first team unless something drastic happens.
best both george growing idols jimmy lost
My two idols growing up were George Best and Jimmy Johnstone, and unfortunately we've now lost both of them.
came five players standard
Only five of my players came up to the standard I would accept,
looking people react
People were looking to see if we could react to the Clyde result. We did.
england harder jump lose opposition players scotland shoot system tackle win
Scotland have a system which is getting better, but it's players who win and lose games. Look at England. They have a system, but if the opposition players jump higher, tackle harder and shoot better, your system is in trouble.
people referee true
There are only two people who really know the true story, the referee and Neil,
balance coming might strengths taking terms weaknesses
We are taking that into consideration. We know what we have in terms of strengths and weaknesses and might be able to balance that up in the coming years.
bit fantastic liberties looked took tried
We tried something different with our 4-3-3 formation. At times we looked fantastic and at other times we took liberties at the back and looked a bit shoddy.
club fitness loves motivation next roy
I think I will have Roy next season. He loves it at the club and I can't see him leaving. It's just fitness that counts. Fitness, speed, motivation -- if you've got that then fine.
club far sign talks
Stephen is as important to this club as any player. The talks to sign him up have been going well and we're not too far away.
excellent football goal group knew man second trophy wee won
Some of the football was excellent today, which the wee man would have liked. It is the first trophy I have won and the first as a new group so, hopefully, there will be more. When the second goal went away, I knew that was us on the way.
excellent football man wee
Some of the football was excellent today, which the wee man would have liked.