McGhee says Scotland can handle the pressure
Sunday's World Cup qualifier is a 'must win' game
Scotland assistant manager Mark McGhee is adamant that Gordon Strachan and the players can handle the pressure of their must-win World Cup qualifier.
Strachan and McGhee know that Scotland's hopes of making the World Cup finals rest on beating Slovenia at Hampden on Sunday.
"I think we have to win" - Mark McGhee
The visitors are four points ahead of Scotland in second place in Group F following four out of 10 matches.
And McGhee admits Sunday night's contest is "do or die''.
"I think we have to win
"I think all the games will be like that now, if we win on Sunday then we'll go into the England game and you'll ask me the same question. We know that, we can live with that.
"I think we've got big players in there who can handle that sort of pressure, certainly the manager can handle that sort of pressure. We look forward to the game.''
Scotland drew with Lithuania in their only home match of the campaign so far and have since suffered 3-0 defeats in both Slovakia and England.
But McGhee said: "We don't suffer when we've done well, thinking that it counts in the next game. We know we have to take one game at a time, and it's the same with a bad result. We have a bad result, we move on and we are ready for the next game, and that's the way it is.
"The manager will pick players that are in a positive frame of mind. We will play in the present and not worry about what's happened in the past or what the consequences are for that in the future.''
Hearts goalkeeper Jack Hamilton has been called up to the squad after David Marshall pulled out. The latter lost his place to Gordon ahead of the defeat by England and has been on the bench for Hull in recent months.