Scotland manager George Burley has confirmed he wants Terry Butcher to come in as his assistant and Steven Pressley as a coach.
Burley keen to get pair involved
Scotland manager George Burley has confirmed he wants Terry Butcher to come in as his assistant and Steven Pressley as a coach.
Burley believes Pressley could one day go on to be a manager at international level and is keen to have his former Hearts captain on board having already held talks with Celtic manager Gordon Strachan about the defender.
Former England skipper Butcher has already revealed that he would be interested in joining the Scotland team but Burley stated that suggestions of a done deal are wide of the mark.
Nothing finalised
"I've spoken to Terry and Steven about helping out with Scotland," Burley told
BBC Radio Scotland.
"Both are very keen but nothing is finalised."
Butcher's nationality has cast some doubts as Burley's choice of assistant at Scotland. But the new boss does not see it as an issue with Butcher being a former Rangers captain and Motherwell manager as well as someone he can rely on.
Trust
Burley said: "For me, the criteria was someone I knew really well who had played international football, who was a good coach, an excellent motivator, somebody I could trust.
"Terry certainly comes into that category and he's spent most of his football time in Scotland. That was important as well.
"Steven Pressley is somebody I've admired since my time at Hearts.
"I've had a lot of good captains as a manager - Tony Mowbray, Matt Holland and Jim Magilton have all been top class.
"Elvis (Pressley) for me sticks out, and I think he has all the credentials of one day being a top manager, even an international manager.
"I think he'd be great for this position, and it would be great for me as well.
"I spoke to Gordon Strachan about it yesterday and he thinks it would do him the world of good as well."
Pressley has won 32 caps for Scotland and the 34-year-old has played very little for the first team at Celtic this season.
