Passionate Scots Gordon Strachan and Mark McGhee will take the scientific approach to conquering England at Wembley.
Assistant coach McGhee rates scoring in the then annual fixture against the English in 1984 as his career highlight, while head coach Gordon Strachan is a Tartan Army hero who wore his heart on his dark blue sleeve as a player.
As a management duo however, McGhee insisted that their approach to the friendly in London will be more about carefully conceived strategies than Braveheart team-talks.
He said: “I think Gordon’s style is not to hype too much with that sort of rhetoric. Gordon will talk about the football and the match itself, I think that will be the focus.
“I think we have got to be scientific about it. We have to talk about their players and the problems they are going to give us, talk about their strengths and weaknesses and our strengths and weaknesses and try to find some way of overcoming them.
“I think that will be the focus for Gordon and not the bombastic, ‘Flower of Scotland’ type of thing, I don’t think that will be mentioned.
“Given our recent history that (a win) would be a fantastic result. Anyone who comes to Wembley and gets anything, regardless of how frustrated England fans may have been at times, have done really, really well.
“So, even on the back of the Croatia game, coming here and getting a result, whatever their team is, would be a sensational result.”
McGhee is plotting a win over the Auld Enemy, but living and working so far south of the border has made him a supporter of the English national side.
The former Reading, Leicester and Wolves boss, who also managed Millwall, Brighton and Bristol Rovers, said: “As a Scotsman who has plied a lot of his trade in England, particularly as a manager, I am always an England fan.
“When Scotland aren’t there I am an England fan. I have made my living here and therefore I feel entitled to think like that.
“And like many England fans, I have often been frustrated.”
“Going back all the way to when Graham Taylor was the manager, I was frustrated then because I thought they had the potential to be more successful than they were,” said McGhee.
“Obviously Bobby Robson came close (1990 World Cup semis) but as I say, like many England supporters looking in, I have been frustrated but I don’t have an easy fix for you here.
“I think they have fantastic players, I think they have the potential to go all the way in any competition that they play in but repeatedly that often doesn’t happen.
“I think they have the makings of a team that could go very, very far if and when they qualify for the World Cup which I think they will.”
While the former Aberdeen and Celtic striker is relaxed about his affection for the England team, the significance he gives to his 1984 Hampden goal against them puts into context how important this fixture is to him.
“I hope the players enjoy the fact that they are getting the opportunity to play against England at Wembley,” explained McGhee.
“It is a fantastic stage to play on. Without any shadow of a doubt the highlight of my career, against all the leagues and cups including the European Cup Winners Cup that I won, is scoring against England so I think it is important.”