Che Adams targets new Scotland heights as Steve Clarke set to see reinvented Serie A striker

Che Adams believes he has still to hit the heights for Scotland that he has delivered at club level.

He comes back into the national set-up after injury forced him to pull out before the Nations League defeats to Poland and Portugal last month. The forward returns for the games with Croatia and the Portuguese buoyed by a stunning start to life in Serie A with Torino. Adams, along with Lyndon Dykes, has been one of Steve Clarke’s go-to strikers in recent years.

The 28-year-old has 33 caps, six goals and has appeared at two European Championship finals but still doesn’t think Scotland has seen the best of him. He reckons he’s been far more consistent in his five years at Southampton before he decided to swap the Premier League for Italy earlier this summer. Adams said: “Hopefully being out here in Italy will help me a lot more. I hope it’ll help me improve for the national team.

“I don’t think I’ve hit the same levels I have done at club level. I need to knuckle down and do better for the team. Whether that is assisting, scoring or doing better for the team, I just need to help the team as much as I can. I’m trying to identify what I can do to improve and become a better Scotland player.”

There has been a lot of self-reflection from the Scotland players and management team since the summer of disappointment in Germany. Clarke has also been looking for answers and Adams assured him the quality is in the squad to turn their fortunes around.

Adams said: “I spoke to him (manager) after my injury in the last camp. He asked me a few questions, like, ‘What do you think it was in the Euros and what could we have done better?’ I said a few things. We need to believe in ourselves and trust we are good players because we are. We were