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Charlie Adam relishing Scotland's friendly date with England

Image: Charlie Adam: Considers friendly clash to be a 'special occasion'

Charlie Adam says there is no chance of Scotland suffering from an inferiority complex when they face England at Wembley.

Privilege

On the importance of the contest to Scotland heading forward, Adam added: "We should relish the occasion. It is us versus them and every man on our side should want to play against England's world-class players. "We're not a lesser nation and we shouldn't ever think of ourselves in that way. The win over Croatia in our last World Cup qualifier was an example of where team effort can take you. "And it's not as if we're going to get an extra 10 per cent out of every player at Wembley just because we're facing England. I regard every game I play for my country to be an honour and a privilege. I'd feel the same way I do now if we were playing Lithuania instead of England this week. "We'll want to win this one because it's the next game Scotland play and it'll also give us ideal preparation for facing Belgium and Macedonia in our World Cup qualifiers. "There will be people in England who might think Scottish football is rubbish but this is our chance to go down there and show them our country still produces top-class players."