Fletcher ready to shine

Midfielder wants to replicate club form for Scotland

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Fletcher ready to shine

Fletcher: Keen to impress for Scotland

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Scotland captain Darren Fletcher is determined to replicate his form for Manchester United with the national team.

Fletcher has established himself as one of United's most important players in recent seasons, but has struggled to make the same impact in a Scotland shirt.

The midfielder is aware that his performances for the Premier League giants raise the level of expectation when he turns up for Scotland duty.

And, ahead of the country's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania on Friday, the 26-year-old is ready to shine for Scotland.

Expectations high

"There's no doubt that there's a situation just now where I'm playing better for United than I am for Scotland and that's something I want to put right," said Fletcher.

"The expectations of me are high, but not so high that they're not reachable.

"Maybe because they see my performances in a United shirt they expect the same with Scotland, but it's a different situation with different players. It's achievable, though.

"I know what the players in the Scotland team are capable of and what passes you can and can't play to different guys.

"My performance in Sweden was nothing spectacular. I wouldn't say I did anything bad, but it was a below average performance."

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Olayinka Abdulsalam (Manchester United fan) says...

You can neva compare clubs with teams bcos they posses different peoples with different characters

Posted 10:36 3rd September 2010

Alan Maclennan (Morton fan) says...

Just get stuck in lads, give us 3 points and get off to a good start. Mon The Jocks

Posted 09:32 3rd September 2010
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