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Scotland manager Gordon Strachan says competition is hot for the left-back spot ahead of Saturdays World Cup qualifier against Lithuania. Andrew Robertson is expected to get the nod, although Kieran Tierney and Lee Wallace are in with a chance.Robertson, who plays for Hull, started in Scotlands first qualifier against Malta last month, while Tierney and Wallace are yet to begin a competitive match at senior international level. But Strachan is impressed by the trio.Left back, incredible, he said. As good as Ive ever seen the three of them in training. As good as I have ever seen for the position. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. This area and in others we are very strong. Some, Id like to be stronger.But areas we have not got a problem is the mental strength. That was proved in the last game.Areas we are happy with is their passion and commitment. We have got that as well. Andrew Robertson, playing in Malta last month, is expected to start against Lithuania Strachan insists the gap between Scotland and Europes lesser lights is getting narrower.When the draw for the qualifying campaign of the 2018 World Cup took place, Scotland were ranked in a higher pot than Saturdays opponents. The Scotland squad in training at Hampden However, the Scotland boss will certainly give Lithuania all the respect he says they deserve.I know the task ahead, said Strachan, 59. I have been impressed with Lithuania the last two games, thats for sure.They are a real hard working side and a bit different from years ago when teams a pot or two below you would come and sit in.But they are quite prepared to push you out and close you down, and win the ball back, so it should be an interesting game.Fortunately, we do our homework. They are a pot below us, so there cant be that big a difference. Scotlands players prepare for Lithuania at a Friday training session at Hampden Scotland and Lithuania have met four times in qualifiers in Glasgow, with the hosts taking maximum points in each game with just one goal conceded.The most recent encounter came five years ago when the Scots won by a single goal from Steven Naismith after Darren Fletcher had missed a first-half penalty.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: McAllister gives Scots a boost Qualifying counts most for Scots Scotland fixtures Live on Sky Alexis Sanchez Arsenal Jersey . Louis Cardinals are one of Major League Baseballs model franchises. Chuba Akpom Arsenal Jersey . 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BOSTON -- A judge on Tuesday scheduled a tentative May trial date for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men, and his lawyers asked a judge to issue a gag order because of intense media coverage of the murder case. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado after a random nightclub encounter in Boston. During a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court, Hernandezs lawyers asked Judge Jeffrey Locke to issue a gag order prohibiting anyone involved in the case from commenting outside court. Attorney James Sultan said the defence is concerned that Hernandez cant get a fair trial because of extensive media coverage of his indictment in the double slayings and another murder case against Hernandez in the 2013 death of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. Lloyds body was found in an industrial park near Hernandezs North Attleborough home. "I think its incumbent upon all of us ... to do whatever we can to safeguard Mr. Hernandezs constitutional right to a fair trial and a jury that has not been poisoned by unfairly prejudicial pretrial publicity," Sultan said. He argued that a judge in Bristol County, where Hernandez is charged with killing Lloyd, issued a gag order in that case. Prosecutors opposed the request. Assistant District Attorney Patrick Haggan called a gag order "unreassonable" and "unwarranted," and said it not the usual practice in Suffolk County.dddddddddddd Haggan said Hernandezs lawyers were suggesting that "because of his celebrity and his public figure status that Mr. Hernandez should not be held to the rules of this court." Haggan said prosecutors involved in the Hernandez case had not made any improper statements outside court. Sultan disagreed, saying District Attorney Dan Conley had "held a press conference" after the indictments against Hernandez were issued and again after he was arraigned. The judge took the request under advisement and did not indicate when he would rule. Family members and friends of the two men filled the front two rows of the courtroom. Several relatives wept as Hernandez was brought into the room. Two women left the courtroom as Hernandez talked and laughed with one of his lawyers just before the hearing began. Locke made it clear that the May 28 trial date is only tentative. He acknowledged that the date could change because Hernandezs trial in Lloyds killing is scheduled for October. Hernandezs lawyers told the judge they dont plan to file any motions in the 2012 double slaying case until after the trial in the Lloyd case is over. But Locke warned them, "Dont consider this case suspended until October." Hernandez is due back in court on Aug. 14. 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