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 would be stupid to think people would not notice there was a hitch in his contract and try and get a top player.
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They don't need to come here and prove anything to me or anybody else. They have already proved it in the games they've played.
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I don't think there will be too much of a problem getting a work permit. I spoke to the player and he loved it here and we will try to make an arrangement to keep it ongoing.
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Anybody who wants to speak to me or have any worries about their future, whether they are young or old, there is plenty of time.
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He will definitely play a part -- that's for sure.
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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.
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I took Hearts seriously even before a ball was kicked,
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He had a good wee spell. We have to define that. You need to look at the games themselves. People go on about the AC Milan game. He has played in different positions, all over the place, a bit like Joe Cole. We've got to make him a player.
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That doesn't surprise me or anyone that works with him. He does some work and his finishing was top class.
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It will not be on Saturday because he has not really trained and is just getting himself together. Hopefully, it will be next Saturday.
side talk
Once he was established in the side I said we would talk about a contract, which we are doing,
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Just because you've had a couple of bad results, it doesn't make you a bad manager or a bad person,
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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.
headlines
If I say anything at all there will be headlines all over the place.