http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 U-21 versus England U-21 – Under 21 European Championship: Match Preview
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and Ukraine will both look to get their first wins of the tournament when both the European sides take on each other at MCH Arena in Denmark as a part of their group stage campaign in the Under 21 European Championship.
Thus let’s take a look at how both the teams might line up and what tactics will they use to gain all three points on 15th of June, 2011...
Ukraine
At the bottom of Group B at the moment, Ukraine have a hard task in front of them if they are to progress to the next stage of the tournament. Ukrainian U-21 team lost their first match of the European Championships to Czech Republic
U-21 team thus they need to win against England if they want to remain in the competition as a competitive force.
The main problem for Ukraine has been their woeful run of form as they have not won either of their last two encounters. Before facing Czech Republic, Ukraine drew against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 in the qualification stages for the U-21 European
Championship in Denmark. Despite the fact that they were unbeaten in their qualification campaign, Ukraine’s U-21 team now find themselves in an extremely precarious situation.
England
England drew their first match of the European U-21 championships in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 against the mighty Spanish. Despite going down early on in the match due to a controversial goal from a set piece, England pulled back a late equalizer
to deny http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Wellbeck was the star of the show last time around but England need a victory and all three points against Ukraine if aim to make it to the semi-finals.
Back home the pressure is piling up on the younger version of the three lions especially after the senior team failed in last year’s World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757. Many of England’s present starter’s in Stuart Pearce’s side are seen
as England internationals of tomorrow, something that brings expectations beyond control.
Team News
Ukraine will have to make a late decision on who will replace their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882 last week when he sustained an abductor muscle injury which is scheduled
to keep him sidelined till the end of the tournament. Yaroslav Rakitskiy is the favourite to replace Taras at the right back spot. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yevhen-Selin-c37389 who missed the game against Czech Republic due to ill health will also return to the Ukrainian starting line up
against England.
Expected Ukraine line up: Kanibolitskiy, Kurilov, Kryvtsov, Butko, Selin, Morozyuk, Rakitskiy, Chesnakov, Zozulya, Yarmolenko and Konoplienka.
Alternatively, England have no new injury concerns. Stuart Pearce has come out after England’s draw against Spain last week and said that he won’t be afraid to make changes to his team’s starting line up.
Expected England line up: Fielding, Walker, Jones, Smalling, Bertrand, Henderson, Rodwell, Cleverley, Sturridge, Welbeck, Rose
Prediction
England are favourites to win this match, they have the stronger team on paper and Ukraine’s U-21 contingent is battling with injuries to key players at the moment. However should complacency set into England’s ranks, it will be
hard for them to get anything out of this encounter. Prediction: 2-0 to England.
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