The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736’s impending return and the side needing only a draw to secure qualification for the knock-out stages, the coach will seek three points against the co-hosts.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749’s miraculous return to form when it mattered most took Europe by storm last night, as they were able to rejuvenate themselves after going 2-1 against Zlatan Ibrahimović and co.
Andy Carroll, a surprise selection given his track record, proved to be a ruthless attacker, easily nodding home the opener shortly after kick-off. However http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 responded in kind after the break and were sensing victory, when Hodgson pulled another equally
brilliant tactical change with Arsenal’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873 coming on.
The winger struck the equalizer with a ferocious, dipping effort from 25 yards before assisting http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233 for his mesmerizing back-heel goal.
And suddenly the Three Lions were back in contention for this summer’s European championships, needing only a point to secure their passage to the next phase.
Team boss Roy Hodgson has some truly talented crop of forwards to choose from and while it has been mooted that he might play for a draw in the next game, his former protégé http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Glen-Johnson-c15050 has backed him to field an attacking line-up, that will go in search
of a win and nothing less.
“Every game we go into and try to win. Needing a point is better than needing a win, of course. We’ve not seen them [the Ukrainians] yet. First we were concentrating on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032,”
he said.
“In the morning we’ll have to sit down and watch their videos and take it from there, and I’m sure Roy will come up trumps again."
The wing-back also welcomed back star striker Wayne Rooney, claiming that the Manchester United man will only add to the quality of the overall side and will perhaps make the difference on match day.
“Any time you’ve got players like Wayne Rooney coming back in it’s going to make the side stronger. But we’ve got fantastic players and I’m sure he’ll do good for us,” Johnson was quoted as saying.
England take on Ukraine on the 19th of June at the Donbass Arena.
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