The tactician claimed that he will shuffle the line-up for tomorrow’s game at Wembley considering the low threat the opponents pose.
England will face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/San-Marino-c2998 tomorrow at home for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier and the Three Lions are perfectly poised to come out on top considering the firepower they have at their disposal.
The 1966 World Cup winners will have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 leading the line against the European minnows and the Manchester United man will have extra motivation to find the back of the net after being the handed the captaincy by the manager.
Goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218, could also continue his good run of form in London.
Other stars including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 and Andy Carroll have been called up, but Hodgson is keen to keep the media away from most of the action and has not revealed a full line-up as of yet.
San Marino have given England a run for their money in the past and the coach will heavily weigh that in his decision.
However, as of yet, the former West Brom boss claimed that he had not decided how to play and how not to play and that the team would be only be confirmed on the actual match day itself.
"I haven't spoken to the players about the team. I guess Wayne Rooney realises he's starting the game because he's sitting alongside me as captain of the team. But I haven't told any other players who'll be playing and who won't be. Although I've got a pretty
good idea in my own mind what I'm going to do, I can't divulge that on television until I've spoken to the players.”
He also added that he needed to properly utilize the resources he had at his disposal, so that fatigue would not set in during the International break.
"It might be a question of utilising the squad in a different way because we have a very important game in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 trainer while speaking to the media.
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