Martin Kelly and Daniel Sturridge: England youngsters for Euro 2012
England take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wales-c3041 in a Euro 2012 qualifier on Saturday with hope – not for the first time – of an impressive showing by the quickly fading ‘Golden Generation’. Last year’s World Cup was considered to be their last chance of winning any major silverware. By the looks of it, the notion was spot on.
The likes of Andy Carroll and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097-Steven Gerrard midfield partnership, many believe that the time for change has finally arrived.
Some of the household names need to be dropped for the youngsters to be given more chances. Wilshere, with his immense outings, has won numerous plaudits across the globe, while Carroll has proved to be a handful against nearly all opposition defenders in the league.
The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello find a player who can complement the big centre forward better than Rooney, Manchester United forward will be left worried about his starting role.
With over a year still left before the final squad for the European Championships is announced, Bettor.com looks at some of the finest English youngsters who could push for a place in that squad, and better still, play a starting role.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Kelly-c24395 (Liverpool)
The 20-year-old England U-21 International has established himself as a first team regular following Kenny Dalglish’s appointment as the manager. The young defender, predominantly a centre-back capable of playing the right-back role, has earned rave reviews after a series of confident and assured displays for Liverpool.
Kelly has played as a right back and such has been his importance to the team that Dalglish has decided to push http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809's back-four, it also puts Johnson’s England berth under serious threat.
Defensively, Kelly is arguably the best young English player of his generation. He can only improve over the course of the year. Whether he is able to push for a starting place in the England setup remains questionable, but being part of the final squad should not come as a surprise to anyone. His versatility will work wonders in his favour, and with England already short of quality right backs, Kelly has an excellent chance of breaking into the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 squad for Euro 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Sturridge-c10076 (Chelsea – ‘On loan’ to Bolton Wanderers)
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 signed Sturridge from Manchester City in hope that he would soon blossom into a top class striking replacement. However, the youngster has only displayed flashes of his undoubted genius. A January move to Bolton Wonderers, though, has seen the player hit the spotlight once again with a goal in each of his first four appearances for the Trotters.
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