The former England boss claims that Roy Hodgson will surely start the talented striker against Ukraine, as the Three Lions stake their claim for a quarter-final berth.
Having played bland and defensive football against the French, many wrote off the English and claimed that they would exit the tournament at the group stage.
However Hodgson, the man charged with the enormous task of bringing back some pride from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 in a thrilling 3-2 encounter.
Now the tactician has the liberty of drawing in the next fixture and still progressing to the next round. Not only that but the 64-year-old also possesses the luxury of placing Wayne Rooney in his starting line-up after the conclusion of his two match ban.
The poster boy of an entire nation, Rooney has quality in abundance and is raring to play a part in this summer’s European championships. But to do that he has to compete with Andy Carroll and his Manchester United teammate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233 for a spot in the
starting line-up.
Given how Carroll and Welbeck linked up last time out, Hodgson could be tempted to name the same line-up, however Glenn Hoddle doesn’t agree with this notion and has backed the manager to place his faith in the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 starlet.
“Hodgson won't have any hesitation in bringing back the suspended http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 on Tuesday night, even though he has been suspended for England's successful opening group games.”
"The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses. He is our classiest player and we'll need him as the tournament
gets tougher.”
"Importantly, Roy will want him to recover some match sharpness before a possible quarter-final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879,” he said.
In the Premier League, Rooney showed a telepathic partnership with Welbeck and the two could possibly line-up similarly for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, when take on Ukraine at the Donbass Arena tomorrow.
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