Scotland full-back Lee Wallace does his homework on Ajax, not Croatia At the end of October I go back for a couple of tutorial days and then we will get assessed so I can go straight onto the A licence next year. I am actually quite a geek when it comes to this; I am relentless, I am borderline insane when it comes to studying and research. Hopefully that will pay off in 20 or 30 years" time. I did my thesis on Ajax. I assessed their strengths and weaknesses this season and, obviously, it has been hard to find weaknesses with Ajax. But I am just getting used to all the power-point stuff and the word documents and screen shots and what not. I was keen on studying [Ajax coach] Frank de Boer. I had read Pep Guardiola's book during the summer so I was close to doing it on Barcelona but a friend who was on the course with me chose them so I opted out of that and went down the Ajax route. Everyone knows they are renowned for their philosophy and that way of playing so I thought it would be good to touch upon them. Hopefully [SFA coach assessor], Donald Park will be happy with it. They are a good side and it took me two weeks overall. I learned a lot and it was encouraging. It was an enjoyable task. Whereas some people might not enjoy the written work and the laptop work I am quite a geek on that front. I will give Neil Lennon a bell if he wants. If he gives me his email I can send it over. The last time Wallace was in the starting XI for Scotland was when Liechtenstein were beaten 2-1 at Hampden three years ago. Back then he was still with Hearts but he is convinced that he has subsequently become a better player by turning out for Rangers in Scotland's two bottom divisions. "I feel I'm an improved player from the last time I started an international game," he said. It's the natural progression from being a Rangers player. You've got a huge level of expectancy to win games, even more so now. It's probably at an all-time high for the club. Even though you're playing at the level you are, as a Rangers player you need to remain focused, train hard every week at an intense level with top players - which people can forget about - and on a Saturday you've got to perform and win games well. There's that extra burden of keeping high standards at Rangers and I feel that's made me mature as a man and a player. Deputising as captain when Lee McCulloch is out is a massive honour, regardless of where we're playing. So the maturity over the last two or three years has helped me. That's probably the best way to sum up how I've improved. I feel more confident in myself. When I used to come to Scotland squads as a Hearts player, there was always that wee feeling of, "Was it quite right to be involved at this level of football?" even though I was doing well where I was in the SPL. Now I feel I've matured and that's given me the confidence and belief that I can come into international football knowing that - if I give it my best - I'll be happy.