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Former Scotland boss Walter Smith says Gordon Strachan should remain in charge of the national side despite recent poor results.Strachan has come under pressure after guiding Scotland to just one win - a 5-1 victory in Malta - from the opening four qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup.Last weeks 3-0 defeat by England at Wembley left the Scots with slim hopes of reaching the finals in Russia, but Smith is convinced the former Celtic boss is still the best man for the job. Action from Scotlands 3-0 defeat to England at Wembley Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports News HQ, Smith, who was in charge of Scotland between 2004-2007, said: Personally, I think he should stay on.I thought the team had some excellent performances in the last campaign. We havent matched them this campaign but Gordon knows all the players. Former Scotland manager Smith wants Strachan to continue as the national team manager, despite a string of poor results He has a problem that quite a lot of them are not playing for the clubs at the moment, but hell know them better than anyone and I think going into the last half of the section we will be looking for a reaction and I think Gordon can bring that.Smith, who revived Scotlands fortunes after replacing Berti Vogts towards the end of 2004, admits the demands of the job at national level are on a par with club level. Strachan has come under fire since last weeks defeat to England Managing clubs is intense enough but managing the national team you have shortened periods of intensity and that makes it a little bit more difficult, added the 68-year-old.But it is also like club football in that you have to win or you come under a little bit of pressure. Gordon is coming under that at the moment but I still think he is the best man for the job.Ally McCoist, assistant manager to Smith at Scotland and Rangers, believes a radical overhaul of the game north of the border will be required before any progress is noted. Ally McCoist (left) calls for radical shake-up of game in Scotland I dont think anyone can hide from the fact that we are not producing anything like the level of the youngster that we once did, he said.But we havent qualified for 18 years so this is a problem that has not come overnight. Theres a number of reasons for that. If I had the absolute answer I would be telling you it, but its a combination of things.It comes down to clubs, the SFA, the youngsters themselves, parents, boys clubs, coaches, and we definitely need a revamp of the whole situation. Theres a million things. Fergie and Walter the men to rekindle Scotlands fortunes, according to Ally McCoist My boys for example cannot play two games at the weekend. They cant play with their school and their boys club. What is that all about? Can someone tell me what thats all about?When we were young we played Saturday morning with the school, Saturday afternoon with the BBs [Boys Brigade], and Sunday with the boys club. And then during the week we were playing and training all the time. It seems to me there are people putting obstacles up rather than trying to help.There has to be change and theres a lot of people culpable, but I do believe everyone has the best interests of our country at heart in terms of producing youngsters again. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price We have to sit round a table and get those in the know, and by that I mean people like Alex Ferguson and Walter Smith, and come up with a plan.McCoist and Smith were speaking at the opening a new £1.5m clubhouse at Torrance Park Golf Club in Motherwell.Also See:Nicholas: Scots not good enoughGriffiths: Dont sack StrachanONeill: Scots not on my agendaTableCheap Jerseys Paypal . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Discount China Jerseys . 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He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Hes a self-proclaimed miserable sod but five-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny now sits among a pantheon of knights and will find it increasingly hard to live in his comfort zone of flying under the radar.Kenny put together a stunning display of tactics and pace to beat his Great Britain teammate and Olympics Village flatmate Callum Skinner to individual sprint gold in the Rio Olympics Velodrome over two races on Sunday.Sir Chris Hoy, the six-time Olympic champion, was watching on from the stands in the velodrome, aware that on Tuesday a win in the keirin will see Kenny join him as Britains Olympic medal record holder.Kennys storming showing in the sprint, his second gold of the Games alongside Thursdays mens team sprint, now sits him second on the list alongside Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Bradley Wiggins on five but it is yet to sink in for Kenny.It is strange, to see him [Hoy] up there and his big head sticking out. People keep saying I have won five but I dont feel any different from the other day when I only had three, Kenny said. Its not sunk in yet.Ive still got the keirin to go. I probably wont let it sink in. Ill go back, relax as much as possible and hopefully give myself the best chance possible.Kenny, the only man not to be knighted but now mentioned in the same breath as Redgrave and Wiggins, will be looking to add another on Tuesday. History awaits but he doesnt expect it to lead to an influx of sponsorship money, nor will it change him as an individual.He recently said on BBC news he didnt have a personal sponsor because he couldnt compete with other pretty athletes from a marketing point of view. He doesnt expect this to change, but it doesnt bother the new five-time Olympics champion a jot.I wasnt meannt to be moaning [on the news] its just a fact of life Ive come to live with, Kenny said.dddddddddddd Im not very marketable which is fine, I cant help being a miserable sod.Ive just accepted that. I like flying under the radar a little bit and getting on with what I like doing which is racing.He did risk a smile though and the sheer joy at having taken another gold was written large over his face but there is a team feeling to this triumph for Kenny.Skinner, who was part of the gold-medal winning mens sprint team, chased him hard. The silver is a remarkable return for Skinner, who was unbeaten in Rio until he faced Kenny in what was his first individual Olympics or World Championship final.He is five years younger than Kenny and the five-time Olympic champion is predicting big things for him, but is now turning attention to Tuesdays keirin.I am really hit and miss, Kenny added. I could get a medal or bomb out in the first round. I need to focus on recovery and in the morning of the keirin I want to get stuck in.Despite the modesty, Kenny will fancy his chances of adding an incredible sixth gold to his tally. With his double gold sitting alongside the mens and womens team pursuit the two silvers and bronze from Chris Froome, they are on target to meet UK Sports upper target of 10 medals for Rio. Great Britain looks set to continue ruling the track.To what we did in Beijing, then in London and now here, pushing for it again is really special. Its the whole set up and it gives us all the opportunities and I feel really lucky to be part of this era and to be going through this amazing set of games were having. ' ' '