Robert Earnshaw keen to take on Wales
Welsh striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wales-c3041 will be gunning to take on the Republic of Ireland as all players in the Welsh squad are looking forward to impress their new manager, Gary Speed.
Gary Speed was recently appointed as the Welsh national team manager. The former Newcastle United man was one of the most decorated Premier League footballers of his time.
His appointment as the manager of the Welsh national team came as a shock to many football fans, as Speed has not had considerable management experience before his appointment at Wales.
Wales themselves have been woeful to say the least in international football. The British nation failed to qualify for the European championships of 2008 as well as the FIFA World Cup of 2010 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757.
These failures have greatly affected Welsh football as players have often declared retirements before hand, in doing so they have not only harmed the prospects of the Welsh national team but also sent misguided messages to their fans.
Before Speed, John Toshack, was in-charge at Wales but his unconvincing time with the Welsh national team saw them perform below expected levels at the European Championship qualifiers for the 2012 competition.
Wales usually play a 4-4-2 formation, which includes, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Craig-Bellamy-c9471, up front alongside, Robert Earnshaw, but Bellamy has pulled out of the squad due to a knee injury.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 has also withdrawn from a squad as the winger has suffered a back injury, which also kept him out of Tottenham’s Premier League tie, at the weekend against Bolton Wanderers.
Gary Speed will be looking to get the Welsh national team’s European championship qualification chances back on track sooner rather than later but first he will have to guide his team to a result against the Republic of Ireland.
Speed has certainly got his hands full at the moment with the Welsh national team as they currently find themselves at the 116th placed spot in the FIFA world rankings.
Earnshaw will be aiming to cement himself in the good books of the Welsh national team in absence of Craig Bellamy and Gareth Bale.
The striker made it clear in his latest interview that he does not see the Republic of Ireland clash as a friendly match. He went onto add that Gary Speed has had a good effect on the Welsh camp thus far as the players have responded to his influence.
Lately, Speed appointed, Raymond Verheijen, as his assistant manager. The Dutchman is expected to bring in a change of philosophy at the Welsh national team as he has worked with various Dutch clubs beforehand.
However, Wales have already been dealt a strong blow as far as the team news is concerned as Boaz Myhill, Steve Morrison, and, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Gabbidon, have already withdrawn from the squad due to fitness troubles.
As a result Gary Speed has called up the likes of Darcy Blake, Lewin Nyatanga, Jermaine Easter, and, Sam Vokes, alongside, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lewis-c22173 Price.
Speed, will most probably see the friendly encounter with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987 as an experimental tie before the Welsh national team takes on the English national team next month in their crucial Euro 2012 qualifier.
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