Thursday 3 November 2016 07:16, UK
Scotland manager Gordon Strachan is adamant he would never put his own interests before those of the nation.
Strachan went through a period of soul-searching after Scotland suffered a damaging defeat to Slovakia last month.
The result means the country's hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup are already hanging by a thread just three games into the campaign after picking up four points from the nine available.
But after holding talks with Hampden chiefs, the former Celtic boss decided to stay on and lead the national team out at Wembley for next week's clash with England.
Strachan stressed his only concern when deciding to remain in his post was whether or not he felt he could end Scotland's 18-year wait to appear at a major tournament though.
"It's not really about me. If you honestly think that from that moment after the defeat against Slovakia I was thinking about myself then you really don't know me," Strachan said.
"All I was thinking was how do I get this group of people - the fans, the players, the backroom staff - into a major tournament?
"I'm 59 years old. Do you really think I was thinking about myself at that point?
"I want to give these people, the supporters especially, the chance to get to a top, top tournament.
"The disappointment was huge after that defeat. But from then the thought was this is a chance to experience something great."
Meanwhile, Strachan addressed reports claiming Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths was too short to lead the line for Scotland.
Griffiths - who stands 5ft 8ins tall - responded to the story by changing his name on social media to Shorty, much to the amusement of the Scotland boss.
But Strachan - who at just 5ft 6ins was capped 50 times as a player - is confident Griffiths understands the point he was trying to make.
"It was funny when Griff called himself Shorty," said Strachan. "I think that's brilliant. Anything that makes people laugh I think is tremendous.
"But can I really be involved in heightism? Let's be fair.
"I think I've actually left out a couple of strikers who are actually taller than Griff. So they will be disappointed and probably measuring themselves.
"But I'd like to thank the Sunday newspapers for explaining it perfectly. Everybody who has a football mind and is fair and unbiased understood what I was saying."
