Burley: Strachan the right man for Scotland

George Burley believes Gordon Strachan is an “excellent” choice as Scotland boss and backed him to successfully make the transition from club to international management.

The former Coventry, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough manager was presented to the media at Hampden yesterday after agreeing a deal with the Scottish Football Association which takes him through the 2016 European Championship qualifiers.

Burley struggled during his time in charge of Scotland and, after failing to negotiate the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals, he was sacked in November 2009 following a 3-0 defeat by Wales in Cardiff which left him having won just three out of 14 games.