The club finished 15th in 1998–99 and 14th in 1999–2000, as Strachan spent £6 million on Irish striker Robbie Keane and £5 million on Moroccans Mustapha Hadji and Youssef Chippo, while selling Dion Dublin to Midlands rivals Aston Villa. He is the father of Craig Strachan and Gavin Strachan, also footballers. John McGinn hailed as Aston Villa 'saviour' as Scotland star is urged to reject transfer advances. The new coach has an interesting background having flirted with the idea of becoming a journalist. The former Celtic and Middlesbrough boss replaces Craig Levein, who was sacked in November. And you have to deal with that. Aberdeen and Leeds legend Gordon Strachan: The best Scottish players of the 1980s. Steven Gerrard issues Rangers 'no excuses' warning as he points to the mental aspect that will be key to Motherwell clash. He said: “Shane’s a great lad. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation studied data on who suffers the worst outcomes from coronavirus and who is at highest risk of death. [43] In so doing, he denied former boss Alex Ferguson and Leeds' hated rivals Manchester United the title. The Hoops captain said: “He’s a very strong person. Turnbull took the long way to Celtic Park after his medical drama a year ago but Brown has spotted a mental strength that will help the kid cut it in these parts. The young girl sadly passed away on Saturday, the day after the tragedy. Gordon Strachan has been confirmed as the new manager of Scotland. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? In his 1999 autobiography, the former Manchester United manager said, "I decided this man could not be trusted an inch – I would not want to expose my back to him in a hurry." He said: “He’s been great since coming in. New boss Tommy Gemmell handed 19-year-old Strachan the captaincy for the 1976–77 First Division campaign,[12] and he remains the youngest player to have captained Dundee. [6] At age 15, he damaged his vision playing football on the school playground when a pen in his pocket became lodged in his right eye; the pen came within "a thousandth of an inch" of permanently costing him the vision in his eye. [47] He was rarely selected in the 1994–95 season, which would prove to be the end of his spell at Elland Road, where he had spent six years. This weekend Strachan will look to build on seven points from four qualifiers, which have taken them into third place in Group D. “Looking at the intensity of the training, you get to the stage where you think, ‘Calm down a bit’,” he said. [70] However, 1 win in 12 matches in the New Year left the "Sky Blues" in the relegation zone. Strachan became full-time manager of Coventry when the incumbent Ron Atkinson was appointed as director of football. [76] His replacement, Roland Nilsson, took the club to an 11th-place finish. [29] However, because Strachan had previously signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga side 1. They exited the European Cup in the second round with defeat to eventual champions Liverpool; manager Bob Paisley said Strachan would become "Britain's first £2 million player", in what was a (successful) early attempt at mind games. Hopefully, I’m proved right in Austria. He first played for the Scotland national team in 1980. Nicola Sturgeon issues stern 'complacency' warning to Scots after highest daily rise in cases. He featured at Wembley Stadium in the 1985 FA Cup Final, as United ran out 1–0 winners over Everton; his lung-bursting run off-the-ball helped Norman Whiteside to find the space for his extra-time winner. The legendary left-back faced the Hoops in 2006 and has never forgotten it. It’s purely a tactical decision.”. “Now I know what Howard Wilkinson [his former manager at Leeds United] felt like. [28] This completed a unique treble, as they defeated Hamburger SV in the 1983 European Super Cup. Gordon Strachan left his role as Scotland head coach in 2017. Celtic went on to win the Scottish Cup, beating Dunfermline Athletic. [26] Despite only finishing third in the league (albeit only one point behind champions and New Firm rivals Dundee United) and exiting the League Cup in the quarter-finals, Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. You need to take the stick as well as the pats on the back, but you need to believe in your own ability. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? [81][82], Strachan signed a four-year contract with English Championship team Middlesbrough on 26 October 2009, succeeding Gareth Southgate. A total of 18 students at Caledonian Court on the city's Dobbie's Loan are now self-isolating after two confirmed coronavirus cases were discovered. [47] He scored a hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers on 10 April 1993. [67] However, he did not travel to Sweden as a member of the squad, as he announced his retirement due to long-term back troubles.