Gordon Strachan: Scotland have to perform for entire 90 minutes

10 October 2016 17:23

Gordon Strachan wants Scotland to be 90-minute men in their already-crucial World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Tuesday night.

The Scotland boss was happy with most of the 5-1 win in Malta in their Group F opener and the second half of the 1-1 draw against Lithuania at Saturday, which required an 89th-minute leveller from substitute James McArthur.

Strachan confirmed he will make personnel changes for the game in Trnava against the section's second seeds, who are smarting after losing their opening two fixtures, while captain Darren Fletcher will have a fitness test on a thigh injury.

The former Celtic manager, speaking at the Scotland hotel in Bratislava, said: "So far, of the two games, three quarters has been good.

"In the Malta game, apart from a couple of minutes in the game, it was good, professional, I liked it.

"The second half the other day, a lot of crosses, chances, excitement, we got that.

"So three quarters have been good so we have to take it into 90 minutes tomorrow."

Source: PA