The pressure may be growing on the Scotland manager but he remains positive and believes his side can catch up with it rival with a good result on Friday.
Scotland coach Gordon Strachan hopes a morale-boosting victory over England at Wembley can help ease the pressure beginning to build on his shoulders.
One victory in its last five matches has seen speculation grow over Strachan's future with the national team, and a defeat to the 'Auld Enemy' could only weaken his position.
The former Celtic boss remains calm despite the added pressure and is confident his squad has what it takes to revive its World Cup qualifying campaign at Wembley.