Hutton is willing to take his place against the Dutch
Defender Alan Hutton has no qualms about lining up for Scotland in the World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Saturday.
The Tottenham Hotspur full-back believes he has fully recovered from the foot injury that has prevented him playing since November.
"It's a big task but I believe in my own ability," Hutton told BBC Scotland.
"I've been working hard for months and training for two weeks so if I'm asked to play it won't be a problem."
Hutton took part in a Spurs reserve fixture against West Brom while his international team-mates meet up on Monday evening ahead of the double-header which culminates in next week's visit from Iceland.
Interview - Scotland full-back Alan Hutton
His Rangers counterpart Kirk Broadfoot - who would likely take his place - is also struggling with a foot injury.
It had been reported that Scots boss George Burley had assured Hutton's club manager Harry Redknapp that he would take no part in the Amsterdam ArenA.
But despite his lack of first-team action in recent weeks, the former Rangers player reckons that reserve outing will be enough to have him ready for the Dutch clash.
"The reserve game might not be as high a standard but it's still game time and I'll have a full week to train when I get back up there," he added.
"That'll be bordering on three weeks' full training plus a game and in my eyes that's enough and I should be fine."
Despite the Dutch being in a commanding position in qualification Group Nine, Hutton reckons the pressure is all on Bert van Marwijk's Oranje.
With the Scots sitting on just four points from their opening three matches, he added that the games against the Icelanders and August's trip to Norway are must-wins if dreams of South Africa in 2010 are to be prolonged.
"We go to Amsterdam not expecting anything, everything's on them. They have to beat us," he said.
"So, we can go there as underdogs, play the way we do and if we pick up something - a draw - sneak a goal and happen to win then it's a massive result for us.
"We're under no pressure going there and can play our normal game and take it from there.
Hutton understands Boyd's decision to leave the Scots set-up
"In my eyes the Iceland and Norway games are probably bigger - they're the ones we have to win, especially Iceland at home. So it's going to be a massive test for us."
Hutton also praised the impact manager George Burley has had since he replaced Alex McLeish at the helm despite a record that reads just one win in seven games.
"I think he's done well. He's put his own ideas into place. We seem to be solid and have the players to attack teams," he said.
"It was always going to be hard because we'd done well under the previous managers but, at the end of the day, it's the same players.
"He's worked with some big players and has been 'round the block' and everyone gives him respect, like they should, because he's the international manager."
The player - who moved to White Hart Lane from Ibrox last January in a £9m deal - was able to appreciate the decision his former team-mate Kris Boyd took to quit the national set-up.
Scottish football's current top-scorer was left on the bench as Burley's side struggled to make the breakthrough against a stubborn Norway in the last qualifier.
Boyd cited a lack of game-time as his reason for leaving the squad under the management of Burley and Hutton was sympathetic to the striker's reasons.
"It was obviously a massive decision in Kris's career and I can see why he was frustrated. Like everyone else, he wants to play.
"At that moment in time he hadn't been playing much and he was disappointed that he didn't come on in the games.
"He was frustrated and acted on the day when he should have maybe let it settle down but that's life and it's football as well.
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