Scott Brown has revealed that his Scottish team-mates are “p***** off” with arrogant English players and plan to teach them a lesson in tonight’s grudge match.
The oldest match in the international calender promises to be a fiery encounter as a rejuvenated Scotland host their local rivals from south of the border with a point to prove.
“What you have to understand is how special this is to the players, how much it means to us,” Brown blasted.
“We know the English really don’t bother about us – they couldn’t care less about Scottish football – and to be perfectly honest, that p*****s us off.
“To be fair to them, they might not even realise they are doing it. But they have this sense of superiority that comes with thinking how much better they are than us. And that’s why we go into a game like this, absolutely bursting to prove a point.”
The Celtic player went on to reveal the depth of feeling it has for players from Scotland – with there being no bigger game for them.
“To be perfectly honest this fixture means much, much more to us than it does to the English boys and I’m not saying that in a critical way,” he continued.
“The truth is they are playing away down south in huge games, at great grounds and in massive competitions week in week out.
“Why would they bother to look over their shoulder to see what we are up to? We are brought up with a different mentality in Scotland. We are brought up to believe beating England is as good as it gets.
“We’re going into a game against our arch enemy and that’s the best thing any Scot could experience.”
