England’s manager, Roy Hodgson has admitted that Belgium will prove to be a much better test for his side.
Hodgson won his first match as the new England manager against Norway, as his side won their friendly by one goal to nil. Ashley Young scored the only goal of the game, a*s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 managed to prove that they could defend and maintain their lead, when needed.
The team is now set to take on Belgium in a week and Hodgson is hoping for his team to be in much better shape by then.
The manager also insisted that he could field a number of players against Belgium, whom he would chose to play against France. As a result, many believe that the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 will be like a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Euro 2012.
When talking about the upcoming game, the former West Brom manager is quoted to have said: “There is a good chance that some of the players who play against Belgium on Saturday will also be involved in the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899"
"But a few players have put spanners in the works. It has given me something to think about."
He then revealed that the preparation for certain matches was done in the same manner as tournaments, since it helped the managers get the players together and realize just who needs to play in various positions on the pitch.
"Sometimes when you are preparing matches for major tournaments, you tend to choose opponents where it is not going to be that difficult to get a result,” the former West Brom boss added.
"No one could accuse us, in coming to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Norway-c2974 without four or five of our most famous players, and then playing Belgium, that we have chosen an easy route.”
The game against Belgium will also show the fans just what the England squad is capable of and just how good they can be, should they play their cards right.
Nonetheless, it is now going to be up to Hodgson to get the best out of the team and help them try and end the tournament on a high, or as champions of Europe.
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