Former Scotland boss Alex McLeish insists he does not think there is any need to replace Gordon Strachan as national team manager.
Strachan’s position is set to be discussed by the Scottish FA board today after Scotland fell agonisingly short of a World Cup play-off place after Sunday’s 2-2 draw in Slovenia.
While the 60-year-old could walk away following two failed qualifying campaigns, McLeish believes his former Aberdeen team-mate is still the right man for the job.
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He said: “Everybody is after him, mostly because of that last result but the damage was done in earlier games.
“They failed miserably in some of the games we were expected to win.”
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