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Strachan left Southampton in February

Gordon Strachan has admitted he would be interested in taking the Scotland manager's job if it became available.

The former Southampton manager is the man many Scotland supporters want in the post as patience runs out with current incumbent Berti Vogts.

Strachan was asked on the BBC's Football Focus programme if he would consider taking over from Vogts if the opportunity presented itself.

"I'm a Scotsman, how could I say no," he replied.

Former Scotland captain John Collins urged the Scottish Football Association to approach Strachan.

He told BBC Radio Scotland: "He (Strachan) was a great Scotland player, he has done well in club management and is out of work at the moment.

"He would be a good one for Scotland. He would be a terrific appointment."

Collins said he was concerned at the lack of communication between Vogts and his players.

"The first thing manager has to do is to tell every single player exactly what he wants from them individually and collectively," added Collins.

"When you watch a Scotland game, you see players looking to the dug-out and do they really know what they are going to do during that 90 minutes?

"It is a worry, because, if there is an improvement, we can take a defeat but it is the manner of the defeat and there has been no improvement in the performance.

"The results are poor as well so, hopefully, there will be some changes but it is the SFA who make the decisions."