Kenny Dalglish says Scotland should not put extra pressure on themselves ahead of their clash with Lithuania and does not think it is a must-win match. China Shoes Cheap . Gordon Strachans side go into their first Hampden World Cup qualifier on the back of a 5-1 away win against Malta, while Lithuania were held to a draw by Slovenia.Scotland cannot afford many slip-ups if they are to win a group containing England and second seeds Slovakia but Dalglish feels Strachan was right to dismiss suggestions they had to beat Saturdays visitors. Kenny Dalglish says the Lithuania match is not must-win for Scotland If we get a good result on Saturday it sets us on our way, Dalglish said. People are saying its a must-win, [but] its two games into the qualifying section. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. Its important that you win, its important you get as many points as you possibly can early doors, but I wouldnt say its that desperate at the moment. If you go into the game and everybody is together, you are 100 per cent committed, you have a much better chance of being successful. Michael O’Neill & Neil McCann join David Tanner to preview the upcoming World Cup qualifiers for Scotland and Northern Ireland He added: I dont see why we should be putting ourselves under pressure. Lithuania have had a home game and come away with one point. So they are a wee bit under duress as well, arent they? They will have expectations.They have been here a couple of times in recent years and always appear to be big, strong and quite well organised, maybe a little bit more defensive than what you would like. Its going to be a difficult game to break them down but just be patient, and if we get a fluke, if we get an own goal that gets us through 1-0, fine, well have it.Dalglish is confident Scotland can build on the positives of their ultimately disappointing Euro 2016 qualifying push and says Strachan is the man to lead the national team forward. Scotlands Chris Martin scores his sides second goal against Malta Continuity always helps if the guy in charge is the right guy, and wee Gordon is the right guy, the 65-year-old said.When you consider where we were when he came in and just missing out on qualification last year. Nobody wants to miss out on qualification but thats a lot closer than what we have been getting. Gordon Strachans Scotland side take on Lithuania at Hampden Hes the right person and he can be proud of the advancements made in the Scotland squad since hes been in charge.Watch Scotland v Lithuania, live on Sky Sports 2 HD, on Saturday, October 8 from 7pm. 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HOUSTON -- Jack Sock made short work of former champion Ivo Karlovic, winning 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. mens Clay Court Championship on Monday at River Oaks Country Club. The 21-year-old American had lost both previous meetings with the 6-foot-10 Karlovic, who won the only U.S. mens tournament played on clay in 2007 at a different Houston venue. In this one Sock broke the Croatians huge serve twice in the first set and wound up spending less than an hour on the court. Socks countryman, Sam Querry, had to battle to get past Alex Bogomolov Jr., of Russia 6-4, 7-6 (6), but it was a satisfying win for the tournaments 2010 runner-up. "Right now Ill take one pretty much however I can get it," said Querrey, whose ranking has plunged from a high of 17 in 2011 to its current 82. He hasnt advanced into the third round this season since the Australian Open in January. "Its the first time Ive been able to grind through a tough match like that all yeear," he said. China Shoes. "Hopefully it will lead to more wins and better results." German-born Dustin Brown easily moved on, beating American Rhyne Williams 6-1, 6-2. Williams had reached the tournaments semifinals last year. The 29-year-old Brown, who began his pro career playing out of Jamaica, is ranked 101st. Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia rallied to eliminate Marcos Baghdatis of Cypress 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the final match of the night. Baghdatis, the Australian Open runner-up in 2006 who once ranked eighth, had been given a wild card by tournament organizers. His ranking has fallen to 129. Americans Ryan Harrison and Ryan Harrison, Peter Polansky of Canada and Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain won spots in the 28-man field with victories in the qualifying tournament. Defending champion John Isner, ranked a career-high ninth, is the tournaments No. 1 seed. Spaniard Tommy Robredo is seeded second. They play their first matches Wednesday. ' ' ' « e to see how he responds tomorrow." 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