Craig Levein insists his Scotland side will only lack experience in comparison to Northern Ireland when they meet in the Carling Nations Cup game at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday night.
Kenny Miller is the most-capped player with 51 appearances and the Bursaspor striker will be skipper in the absence of injured Manchester United midfielder Darren Ferguson. Blackburn defender Grant Hanley, Aberdeen striker Chris Maguire, Leeds striker Robert Snodgrass and Celtic right back Mark Wilson are all looking to win their first caps in Dublin.
The Scotland boss said: "I am guessing but I think there will be around 150 caps in my starting 11 and over 50 of those belong to Kenny Miller. The Northern Ireland team will have anywhere between 350 and 400 caps I would imagine. What we have is a young, maybe inexperienced squad but in my eyes a hugely-talented squad."
He added: "There will probably be a few debuts.
"I am not telling you that these guys will start but I expect there will be some debutants during the game."
Levein continues in his search to add to the pool of players available for selection but he was uneasy when asked what progress he had made in finding out if Celtic's English-born striker, Gary Hooper, was eligible to play for Scotland through his grandfather.
He said: "We have a game tomorrow and I don't want to get drawn on talking about individuals at this time.
"What I can tell you is that my policy has not changed.
"I will search high and low to find players who can enhance the squad and that is what I will continue to do. I want to develop a club mentality, work with the players to produce better results and keep improving.
"Where those players come from is of no great interest to me, the level that they are playing at is of far more interest to me. Lads who play at the top level are players that I want to play for Scotland."
Source: PA
