England national team’s manager has cleared up the situation regarding Peter Crouch’s future with the national team after the Stoke City striker refused to go on the standby list for the European Championships over the summer...
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Crouch-c29741 was not given much consideration by Roy Hodgson as far as the competition for places in the English national team is concerned.
Rooney’s absence can indeed be seen as a chance for Crouch who has a fantastic record for the Three Lions as he has netted 22 goals in 42 matches but Hodgson has made it clear that Crouch was not willing to be considered as a standby
option for the European Championships over the summer.
Crouch could’ve been a viable option for the Three Lions and now things are getting tough for the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 target man as he might not even be considered for selection purposes by the new English national team manager.
England failed to impress in the European Championships in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the quarters courtesy of their woeful penalty shootout luck.
Now Hodgson’s men are taking part in the 2014 World Cup qualification rounds where they have had an easy ride so far.
England defeated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moldova-c2957 by five goals in their first qualification match as Hodgson stated, “I did try to sign him at Fulham and I selected him for the Euros as well. He was on a stand-by list but he made it clear that, unless
he was in the squad, he didn't want to be considered.”
He added, "I'm not going to bring him in to fill up the bench. The day Crouch gets into an http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 squad is when I think he should be in the original 23." It will be interesting to see how England fare in the qualification rounds
but even if they do qualify, it will be hard to make the claim that they are the favourites for the tournament in 2014.
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