The new http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Barry-c14423 from his long-term plans after the duo were ruled out with injuries from the European Championships.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 sustained a thigh injury which ruled him out of the group stages of the European Championships, while Gareth Barry had stomach problems which made his inclusion in the Three Lions squad impossible.
This was thought to be the last tournament for both Lampard and Barry, who are past 30, especially with the emergence of young talent in the form of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-c35214 Cleverly. However, it seems Hodgson has not excluded the pair from his
plans for the World Cup in 2014.
Hodgson said while speaking to reporters:
“I still think they are going to play a part in my plans for the future because they are both quality Premier League and international players. Unfortunately we have had to let them both go.”
In addition to the loss of two experienced midfielders, Hodgson has to deal with Tottenham Hotspur’s midfielder Scott Parker who has recently recovered from an Achilles injury. According to the English manager, the fact that Parker had missed his last few
games for the Spurs was a cause of concern.
However, he was already low on options in midfield, having to call up http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-Henderson-c19102, Hodgson was confident Parker would be fully fit in time for the first fixture of the European Championships. He revealed:
“I don't have any concern about Scott other than the obvious one when he came to join us not having played in Tottenham's last few matches.”
As for Manchester United striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 in the group stages.
Hodgson concluded:
“It is in my thinking for Wayne play some part in the game. But my first priority is to have looked at the squad fully in order to pick a team against France.”
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