Jermaine Defoe says he can replace Wayne Rooney for the English national team – EURO 2012
Jermaine Defoe has come out and stated that he is ready to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 in the English national team setup for the European Championships that are scheduled to take place in Ukraine and Poland in 2012. Defoe has blown hot
and cold for England thus far in his short international career but the Englishman is now confident that he will be able to lead the line for England in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
The English national team qualified for the European Championships last week after they laboured to a draw over Montenegro. The Three Lions gave up their two goal advantage over the Montenegrins and capitulated in the second half
only to come away with a point in the end. Wayne Rooney got sent off in the process as he kicked out after a frustrating start to the second half for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
UEFA have already imposed a three match ban on Rooney which means that he will most definitely miss all of the three group stage matches for England. Defoe stated in his latest remarks to the media, "When I'm fit and sharp and
in the form I'm in now I can score at that level. My England record is good and I was disappointed not to be in the squad for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Montenegro-c2959 game. It makes you more hungry. The manager knows what I can do; especially playing at the World Cup and having the
experience so I look forward to seeing what happens.
He added, "But I'll do whatever it takes to get on the plane, like I did last time. I feel sharp and I work hard in the gym to make sure I'm firing on all cylinders. I feel completely different compared to last season." Defoe will
have some competition for a place in the English national team starting line up as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Crouch-c29741 are two more options that Capello might bank on instead of Defoe who offers movement and pace up front instead of strength and power.
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