Gordon Strachan would like the Scotland fans to buy into his patient approach to their European Championship qualifier against Gibraltar - but he knows that is unlikely to happen . The Scotland boss recognises the Tartan Army will turn up expecting plenty of goals - and quickly - against UEFA 's newest members . However , Strachan has confidence that his players will cope with those expectations and produce a mature display against the team from the British Overseas Territory . Scotland squad are put through their paces ahead of their upcoming Euro Qualifier against Gibraltar . Scotland 's Barry Bannan ( left ) speaks with James Morrison prior to their training session . Gordon Strachan arrives at Scotland 's press conference at Hampden Park ahead of the match . All week he has drilled into his players the need to probe for openings rather than rush balls forward too soon - and he is optimistic the practice will pay off . Speaking just before taking his players for a training session at a wet and windy Hampden , Strachan said : 'We do n't want to be panicking and rush into things . We will look forward and try to play forward at every occasion , but that ca n't happen all the time . 'There are areas where we will have space to go and attack , there are areas where it might be harder . We will have to be patient to get the areas where we think we can work at being successful . 'When asked whether he had a message for supporters to replicate that patience , the former Celtic boss said : 'That would be handy if they could . 'But fans come along to lose their inhibitions , shout and scream . They want to see goals . 'If the weather was scorching hot , they would maybe be more patient but I do n't think it 's going to be like that . I think the fans will be wanting something to warm them up right away . 'But we ca n't be sucked into trying to score a goal with the first touch of the ball . We have done a lot of work and you might at times think we are not going anywhere , but we have to be patient and try to find the weaknesses . ' Scott Brown ( centre ) focused in training in front of Darren Fletcher ( left ) and Gordon Greer ( right ) Brown leads the Scotland squad in training on the pitch at Hampden Park on Saturday . Scotland 's Steven Fletcher ( front ) gears up ahead of his side 's clash against Gibraltar . Strachan has his own cautionary tale from May 1991 when Scotland laboured away to international newcomers San Marino in a European qualifier before the then Leeds midfielder broke the deadlock from the spot in the 63rd minute , on their way to a 2-0 win . 'It was n't an easy ride , that 's for sure , ' Strachan said . ' I have taken a lot of penalties in big games but that one was really pressurised because I did n't want to be remembered as the guy that missed a penalty against San Marino . 'We had some good players playing in that team and it took a corner-kick and a penalty . ' Strachan 's side have made a positive start to the group with a draw in Poland and victory over the Republic of Ireland putting them in a decent position , although their two main rivals for second spot - assuming Germany will win Group D - previously stole a march by taking points off the world champions . Strachan believes Gibraltar , who pick their team from a population of about 30,000 , are a more difficult challenge than when they began their competitive international campaign . Scotland 's Johnny Russell ( left ) and Shaun Maloney are put through their paces at training . Scotland players warm up on the Hampden Park pitch ahead of the game with Gibraltar on Sunday . Brown leads the players as they get accustomed to the turf at the Glasgow stadium . They conceded seven goals against both Poland and the Irish but then the same amount combined in games against Georgia and Germany . They have already secured their first friendly win , against Malta , and also drew in Estonia last year . Strachan said : 'In the first couple of games of the championship , the excitement was so great , but you could see in the Germany game there was a bit of reality about it . The world champions only scored four goals . 'Four goals is definitely enough to win a game of football , that 's for sure , but that 's the improvement we have seen from the first couple of games . You get over that initial excitement of just being there and then you want to be hard to beat , and I think that 's the stage Gibraltar will be at . ' Hull 's Allan McGregor was not present at training , although Strachan said earlier that he could pick any one of his three goalkeepers and 'not lose any sleep ' .
Scotland face Gibraltar in European Championship qualifier on Sunday . Shaun Maloney aware that Scotland fans will turn up expecting goals . Boss explains that his side will be patient against their group minnows .