Scotland boss Levein battling to adjust from club game

Scotland boss Craig Levein admits he's struggling to adjust to his international commitments.

His second match, a friendly in Sweden, does not take place until August 11 - almost eight months after he accepted the role.

"I'm finding the lack of routine has been the most difficult thing," Levein, 45, told BBC Radio Scotland's Call Kaye programme.

"I've never done anything like this. You lose that daily contact with the players, you lose the routine, which is important for anybody.

"Routine in itself allows you to get things in place and to get everybody feeling comfortable in what you're doing.

"It also gives you a time to relax because you know when the game is on and you work back from the game situation and what you do on each day.

"The reason I took the job is because it's the Scottish national team manager's job and I couldn't get away from that.

"There is a huge draw to that. It's hard to get away from the fact that if I had turned down this opportunity, would I ever get the opportunity again?"