Scotland manager Craig Levein has promised the nation a much-improved display in his first competitive match on Friday night.
Scotland's preparations for their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign suffered a blow last month when a weakened team lost 3-0 in Sweden. But Levein will recall Kenny Miller and David Weir against Lithuania in Kaunas and the former Scotland defender is also able to call upon the services of several other experienced players.
"I assure you we will be better than we were in Sweden," Levein said.
"I hesitate to go back too often to the Sweden game. There are lessons to be learned but there could be seven or eight players different in this match from the last one so it's probably not a fair comparison.
"We have learned lessons and the most important one is the manager has learned that friendlies are quite important.
"The tempo of training has improved enormously and I think it's because of the importance of the game.
"The team hasn't been named and all the players are wanting to be selected. We have some of the experienced players back in, guys who have done things properly throughout their career.
"They set the professionalism in training so it's no coincidence that the tempo has improved. I have been happy with what has happened this week, although sometimes that doesn't always manifest itself on the pitch."
Scotland kicked off their previous European Championship campaign with a 2-1 victory in Kaunas and went on to push Italy and France until the final moments of their qualifying group.
"We have had a chat already with some of the guys who have played against Lithuania at the stadium and against some of the players we are playing against," Levein said. "It's helpful for any team not be fazed by the surroundings."
Source: PA
