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- Updated: October 3, 2016
Archie Gemmill says Sam Allardyce’s exit makes England stronger and wants Scotland to target second place in their World Cup qualifying group.
Gordon Strachan’s side won their opening qualifier 5-1 in Malta and face Lithuania and Slovakia before next month’s trip to Wembley.
England’s qualifying campaign was thrown into chaos after just one game when Allardyce was replaced by Gareth Southgate after the former Sunderland boss agreed with the Football Association that comments he made to undercover Daily Telegraph reporters had left his position “untenable”.
However, former Scotland midfielder Gemmill said: “I think that will possibly make England stronger. I think Scotland should look at it as a group minus England.
“The two games against England are obviously going to be absolutely massive, but if Scotland can concentrate on picking up the points against Lithuania, Slovakia, Malta and take it as that, if they win the group minus England, they are going to be in a play-off for the World Cup.
“It’s a hard group and Slovakia will not be easy in any way, shape or form. So if you can get second position, everybody would be delighted. If everything …
