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
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It has been the Jimmy Johnstone week at Celtic Park.
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I think Alex and I can both switch off as managers, and we both understand that someone has to lose. Sometimes the problem is how you handle it after the game, as a winner and a loser. That can be difficult when it is someone close to you.
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His arrival saw us kicking on again. He and Neil Lennon getting together in midfield was a big thing for our team.
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But I remember playing in a team which won ten games on the trot but ended up fourth. I am not saying they're going to do that, but it can happen.
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It's never good losing a player like Stan, but hopefully the rest will do him good. I think it's probably fair to say that he hasn't been as dynamic for us over recent games and, if you look at his performances, I think there's a lot there to suggest that his body has been getting tired.
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Apart from not taking advantage of the good crossing positions we got into, we also need a better shape,
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I haven't been there for a competitive game for a long time but I scored my first ever league goal there, so I have happy memories.
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I lived in England for 21 years and I know that everybody, apart from some of the teams that think they might get relegated, would love Celtic and Rangers to be in the English League. I think it will happen eventually.
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It was hilarious this morning. I actually used it in my team talk. Nobody bothered one little bit. It took our minds off the game for a wee while.
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Once he was established in the side I said we would talk about a contract, which we are doing,
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I had a discussion about it over a plate of soup with Stan,
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If you had said to me after those European games that we would be in this position heading into this game with Hearts, I'd have taken that,
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If you play for Celtic or Rangers, there is a certain responsibility. If you are a footballer full stop, you have a certain responsibility. You have to be disciplined. It's okay being angry, but you must be focused and you just keep trying to work on that. There is a thin dividing line between being a competitor and going over that.
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If I'd spoken to the media about him, it could have been misinterpreted by Roy. I only wanted to speak to him about it. I sat down with him for two hours when we met and if Roy thought there was anything in my body language which said I didn't really want him, then he wouldn't be here.