http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 out of the Three Lions fixture against Ukraine on Tuesday, pointing out that the move may not be welcomed by the team.
The Manchester United ace was initially slapped a three match ban by UEFA following his rash tackle on Miodrag Džudović in the Three Lions Euro qualifier against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Montenegro-c2959. However, the penalty was reduced to 2 matches after the governing body of European
football accepted an appeal filed by the FA, seeking a reduced punishment for the striker.
The 26-year old subsequently missed out on England’s opening two matches against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 and Sweden, but will be available for the next match against co-hosts Ukraine on Tuesday.
Despite the fact that the Three Lions bagged 4 points out of their first two games in Rooney’s absence, Hodgson hinted that the striker will feature for England against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032, as his omission is likely to disturb the mood in the dressing room.
While talking to reporters, he said: “Against Ukraine, a player like Rooney can make a major difference and I am delighted to welcome him back. If I did leave him out, all h**l might break loose in the dressing room!”
Even though his side inched closer to a quarterfinal berth with a win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 on Friday, the 64-year old believed that there was still room for improvement and was relieved to see them tame Erik Hamren’s team in an absorbing encounter.
He added, “It was a cracking game of football. We were reasonably comfortable at half-time and had a good control of the game before they rocked us on our heels.”
“We knew how dangerous they were from set-pieces and they proved true to that. But it was very good the way the team responded to that.”
He went on to praise the leading role played by the skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 in both the games despite experiencing some fitness issues, insisting that he has barely made a wrong move since taking over the captain’s armband, and termed him one of the best
players in the competition.
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