Gordon Strachan admits his sacking as Scotland boss broke his heart
Tuesday 19 December 2017 09:06, UK
Gordon Strachan has admitted that his sacking as Scotland boss broke his heart, likening his dismissal to being "dumped".
Strachan also revealed he was unhappy with the manner of his sacking, after being dismissed by Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan over the phone.
The former Scotland boss' four-year reign in charge of the national team came to an end in October following failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Record Sport, Strachan said: "It's like you're a young guy and some girl has just dumped you.
"Then you see her walking around the corner, looking stunning, holding hands with some handsome big guy. You want to wish her all the best but you don't really mean it. You just want to go away and have a cry.
"I could go back to watch the team no bother but would I enjoy it? I don't know.
"Nobody has ever been in my position because I started with a good run and ended with a good run. Not many managers have had that kind of career with Scotland."
Strachan was also upset with the manner of his dismissal, claiming he was sacked by SFA boss Regan during a two-minute telephone call, rather than in a face-to-face meeting.
"It wouldn't even have been two minutes. Stewart just said they were going in a different direction. I was sitting right here in this room. I thought I was going to see them face to face on the Friday but listen, they had a board meeting on the Thursday and made their decision.
"Sometimes there
is no rhyme or reason. But I would think the biggest reason, and I've not spoken to Stewart about it, is they felt if they started the next campaign with me and we had a bad result in the first game then it would've
been a huge problem for us all. But I'm only surmising that. To this day I'm still not sure."
