Scotland's Darren Fletcher Hopes For Top Class Refereeing Against Lithuania

Scotland's Darren Fletcher has admitted his concern for refereeing decisions ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania on Friday. The midfielder has pleaded with Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir to be strong and brave.

"I think you're aware of it [diving] in most games, especially in international football," Fletcher said, according to PA.

"It's a little bit of a different culture to what we expect or are used to in the British game. All you can hope for is that the referee is strong and gets the major decisions right.

"Things in midfield aren't really a concern but it's the major decisions you hope the referee gets right and is strong on the night. That's all you can ask for as a player."

The Scotland captain also praised national team coach Craig Levein.

"I've been very impressed, he is a really experienced manager and definitely knows what he wants from his players.

"He has made it very clear that the performance in Sweden wasn't acceptable. He expects certain standards from Scottish players, and they weren't reached in Sweden. So maybe that result was a timely reminder of getting back to basics and the manager stamping his authority on the team.

"The players seem to have responded this week, training has been very good, the tempo has been very good, the work rate has been very good. All you can ask for is that what you practise in training is taken into games."

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