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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. 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In light of how we played, he gave us an opportunity to win game. Moving forward coming out of this game hes our guy.Hubenak completed 11 of 17 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in what was obviously his most extensive action of the season. He came into the game with only 12 completions in 21 attempts for 128 yards in two appearances.Sumlin also is looking at taking the redshirt off true freshman Nick Starkel if need be.Hes on board with whatever we want to do and whatever he wants to do, Sumlin said. He wants to play. Weve got enough guys on roster that are talented enough.Ole Miss coach Huge Freeze also is looking at taking a redshirt off a true freshman and putting five-star signee Shea Patterson on the field. Redshirt freshman Jason Pellerin finished last weeks 37-27 win over Georgia Southern.Freeze also will take a look at other options like walk-on Drew Davis as the backup and even wide receiver Markell Pack, tight end Evan Engram and quarterback-turned-offensive lineman Jeremy Liggins.There are no options that are off the table, but today Im trying to figure out a way to see if others can do the job first, Freeze said.If not, Patterrson could be in play.ddddddddddddThats not something I want to rush to make a decision on, Freeze said. It certainly would be difficult to do that, but I wouldnt quite totally rule it out just yet. I really want to take my time and think through it for sure looking at all the options.Freeze said most of the first-team reps in practice this week will go to Pellerin, who has run for 96 yards and three scores this season while attempting just 13 passes, completing five with three interceptions.The offense didnt reach the end zone with Pellerin against Georgia Southern.He completed only one of five attempts with an interception, though one of his incompletions was a would-be touchdown that went through Engrams hands.I thought Jason played well last week, Freeze said. He threw two beautiful balls that both couldve been caught.Pellerins teammates like what they saw in his brief stint.I was really impressed with how he came in and managed. Wasnt panicking, Engram said. He settled in the moment and got it done. He finished the game for us, and thats huge for the offense going into this week.Even Shea, watching him make plays in practice and all through camp, if I didnt watch a play of football and watched Shea play, I would not think hes a true freshman.The loss of Knight will have an impact on A&Ms running game. He is the teams No. 2 rusher with his 583 yards second to freshman running back Trayveon Williams 804. His 10 rushing touchdowns lead the category.I dont know if theres 10 guys in country that are the runner Trevor is, Sumlin said. Whole first of year people have come out of games saying, Wow, that guy is faster than we thought.Jake is not as fast but is effective. Will probably change some of things we do little bit. Although many are designed runs, some of them werent. Trevor had ability to take the ball down and do some things. ' ' '