The winger is a major worry for the quarter-final after suffering a bruised shin in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749’s final group game against Ukraine.
Roy Hodgson and his troops have exceeded all expectations at this summer’s European Championships, topping the group when most pundits backed them to bow out of the tournament at the very first hurdle.
The influx of quality players has been one of the major factors behind their wins, as the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873 have turned up the s***w when it mattered most for their country.
New boss Hodgson has played his part sensationally, playing to the strength of the squad rather than opting for his own formation. England have indeed parked the bus and played boring and bland football, but the results have been there for all to see.
Their reward is a quarter-final matchup with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
The Manchester United man slotted in behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233 for the opener but returned to his natural position on the wing after that, where he is definitely more comfortable. While he hasn’t made a major contribution to the team’s success in Euro 2012, he
remains an integral figure for the tactician.
As an explosive winger, he offers attacking verve going forward and could potentially shine when the occasion arises. But in the game against Ukraine, he was on the end of a nasty tackle from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andriy-Shevchenko-c6014 and could miss the crucial quarter-final with
a shin injury.
Hodgson has a number of options he could utilize instead of the former Aston Villa star, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Oxlade-Chamberlain the undoubted top of the lot. Arsene Wenger’s protégé has set the competition alight whenever he has taken to the pitch and should be the
favourite to start against the Azzurri.
Young is on course for a swift recovery and should be raring to go in a few days time. But if he isn’t fit when the Italians come knocking, Oxlade-Chamberlain should be the one starting instead of him rather than his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 teammate Theo Walcott.
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