The England boss will make changes to accommodate the Manchester United forward, who has missed the opening two games due to suspension.
Roy Hodgson’s use of all the talent at his disposal was clearly evident yesterday, as the tactician made a critical change in the side, allowing Andy Carroll to play as a traditional centre-forward with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233 right behind him.
The effort paid off immediately with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 leading 2-1, but again the former West Brom manager was up to the task, sending on
the talented yet unreliable Theo Walcott.
Arsenal’s pacy winger has been scrutinized as of late for his torrid displays but proved his doubters wrong with a superbly taken goal from 25-yards, before assisting Welbeck’s sumptuous back-heeled finish.
However the problem for Hodgson now is that whether to continue with the same group of players or make way for the Three Lions most potent attacking weapon – Wayne Rooney.
The mercurial front-man is coming in to the European Championships after his most prolific season in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and could potentially cause a major headache for opposing defenders or do the exact opposite and ruin the momentum the team have worked so hard to
establish. But taking into account the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 star’s talents, Hodgson feels that he deserves to be in the starting line-up, despite not playing any part in the opening two clashes.
"I welcome those kind of selection problems, I was really pleased with the performance of the front players. But http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 is a special player and, frankly, it will be hard to leave him out. I'm afraid you expect him to get back into the team when the
suspension is served,” he said.
The 64-year-old also reserved some choice words for the game-changing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873, claiming that the player was immensely pleased with his contribution on the night.
"Theo's contribution was enormous. To come on as a sub, score and set up the winner means he'll be very happy,” Hodgson was quoted as saying.
With Rooney back, England go into their last Group game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 booming with confidence and needing a win to secure their progression to the next round.
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