Gordon Strachan set to be named as Scotland manager
Gordon Strachan is set to be unveiled as the new Scotland manager within the next 48 hours, according to reports.
The former Celtic and Middlesbrough manager has been the bookmaker’s favourite to replace Craig Levin who was sacked in November following a poor run of results in Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
Strachan who was capped 50 times for Scotland has been out of management since leaving Middlesbrough
in October, 2010
Should his appointment be confirmed, Strachan’s first match in charge will be a friendly against Estonia at Pittodrie on February 6, before a World Cup qualifying double-header in March hosting Wales at Hampden on March 22 and away to Serbia four days later.
Strachan has made no secret of his desire to manage the national side.
“It’s quite simple really, it would be an honour to be asked to be the manager of your own national side, it’s terrific,” Strachan told ITV in November.
“I could sit here and say ‘yes, it would be great’ or ‘no, it’s not for me’ but it would also be arrogant of me to answer that if nobody has asked you and presume that someone will ask.”
