Gordon Strachan to remain Scotland manager, SFA confirm
Thursday 17 November 2016 19:07, UK
The Scottish FA has confirmed Gordon Strachan will stay on as national team manager following a performance review.
The board of the SFA issued a statement confirming they have "considered the performance of the Scotland Men's A squad" in their World Cup qualifying campaign to date.
The statement said: "Following the review, the decision has been taken to continue to support Gordon Strachan and his staff."
Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive added: "The Board have considered the team's performance since the start of the campaign and subsequently discussed the disappointing points total after four matches.
"Gordon shared the disappointment of the Board and, of course, the fans. He is adamant, however, that we can recover the position and believes a play-off place still to be attainable.
"The Board are convinced that he still has the hunger for this challenge and we have four home qualifiers in 2017 to rejuvenate our campaign."
Scotland have beaten Malta and drawn with Lithuania in the current World Cup qualifying campaign but have been beaten 3-0 by Slovakia and England.
"We were all extremely disappointed with the result on Friday night [against England] but having reflected on our performance, I still believe we can get ourselves back into contention in the group," Strachan said.
"There are still 18 points to play for and the players, the staff and I, as in previous games, will give everything we have to turn things around.
"I have said consistently that our fans deserve success and a return to a major tournament finals," he added.
"Although we have had a difficult start to the campaign, I firmly believe that this group of players, together with our supporters, can maximise our chances of a play-off place, starting with the home match against Slovenia in March."
