IN-FORM ADAM IS UP FOR SCOTS RETURN
CHARLIE ADAM admits he is ‘desperate’ to revive his Scotland career — despite having not spoken to manager Gordon Strachan in 18 months. The 30-year-old made his first English Premier League start of the season for Stoke City on Monday evening, impressing in their 3-1 victory over Swansea. Adam would love to be part of the squad for next week’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley — which is named today — but has been left disappointed by a lack of contact from Strachan since his last cap against Qatar in May 2015. ‘I’m desperate to be a part of it,’ said Adam. ‘I want to get back in the Scotland set-up but there’s only one person that makes that choice and it’s the manager. ‘We will see what happens. ‘Performances like (Monday night) will hopefully catch his eye and I will hopefully get back in.’ Adam questioned his exclusion from the squad during an interview this summer, admitting it felt like his face ‘didn’t fit’ under Strachan. ‘I haven’t spoken to him since I last played,’ Adam told Talksport. ‘I’ve never had a conversation about why I was dropped or left out, which was disappointing because, if he had turned around and said: “Listen, you haven’t been playing enough for Stoke”, then I’d understand. But I haven’t had any conversations. ‘I would be delighted to be involved in it. ‘Playing against England at Wembley Stadium would be something special. ‘If you look at the squad, it’s roughly the same squad all the time, so he (Strachan) feels confident with the players in his group. ‘That’s just the way it goes and you’ve just got to try and force your way into it. ‘I still feel I have a lot to offer Scotland and, hopefully, that opportunity comes again.’