GORDON STRACHAN has vowed to continue to make attack Scotland's war cry as they attempt to qualify for Euro 2016.

The national team boss was bitterly disappointed his offensive tactics yielded only a point against Poland last night after his side had been ahead 2-1 with 15 minutes remaining.

They had battled back from going behind as early as the 11th minute to a shot from Krzysztof Maczynski. And goals from Shaun Maloney and Steven Naismith appeared to have set them on course for another three points to add to those collected from their win against Georgia at the weekend.

However, a superb strike from Arkadiusz Milik brought Poland level again and Scotland had to hold out for a point.

There was more bad news waiting for Strachan and his players when they reached the dressing room to be told the Republic of Ireland has scored a late equaliser in Germany to keep tabs with Poland at the top of Group D, with Scotland remaining three points behind.

Martin O'Neill's side are the next opponents for Scott Brown and Co. in what will be a sell-out match at Celtic Park on November 14.

And Strachan is determined to continue with his attacking game plan, confident it will provide the results to carry Scotland into a qualifying position.

He said: "We dealt with going 1-0 behind. We were brave enough to play with a lot of forwards.

"We played attacking players. We feel that is a strong part of our team, and I believed in them."

Strachan reckons they did not get as much as their efforts deserved. But he is also honest enough to concede they might have been forced to retreat from Poland with nothing as the home side hemmed Scotland in during the closing stages.

"A draw was probably the right result," he reflected.

"But we were 2-1 up when their keeper made a great save from Shaun Maloney.

"So we were pleased with a lot of things, disappointed to come away with just one point, but we could have lost it."