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
bothered game hilarious minds nobody team took wee
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.
side talk
Once he was established in the side I said we would talk about a contract, which we are doing,
game goal happy league time
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.
apart celtic england english happen lived love might rangers teams
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.
light nerve training
It's a nerve thing. He'll probably be able to do some light training on Monday.
advantage apart crossing good positions taking
Apart from not taking advantage of the good crossing positions we got into, we also need a better shape,
himself next saturday trained
It will not be on Saturday because he has not really trained and is just getting himself together. Hopefully, it will be next Saturday.
games hey men played seven t
T hey are young men and they have only played seven games this season,
delivery final further stage touch
We went a stage further than on Wednesday. Our delivery was better today, but our final touch was a problem.
twenty
Twenty years. They've crept up on us. They've gone, just like that.
best competition dilemma everywhere hard people picks players playing rest sort team wish
When you make those decisions, it is hard because you know you have to let down people who are playing well. I just wish we had that sort of competition everywhere in the team. Two of our best players form-wise have not been getting a game, but I don't have that dilemma elsewhere. The rest of the team really picks itself.
benefit cards deck full hope lads next playing terms
It would have been a benefit to me and the lads in some way in terms of playing in it. I hope we can play with a full deck of cards next time.
achieve against defending good half hearts opponents physically plan second teams trying within
I've never thought about it that much; I just try to have a plan of how to play the game. Within that plan you have to take teams that are good at defending physically and make them think. In the first half we didn't make Hearts think enough. We made them defend physically, which they handled. We made them think more in the second half. Again, you just can't play the one way all the time. If the team you play against can get in that mentality, then all they have to do is defend. If you can make opponents think, then defend physically, then think... that is what you are trying to achieve that with your team.
contract hitch notice people stupid top
It would be stupid to think people would not notice there was a hitch in his contract and try and get a top player.