Preview; England Euro 2012

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England

Fifa Ranking

7

Manager

Roy Hodgson- Ex Liverpool WestBrom coach; has proven canwork even in the toughest of circumstances when given enough time to implementhis style of play. 

Captain

Steven Gerrard- Doubles up as Liverpool Captain. Led hisside this season to a Carling cup berth and should be good enough to lead outthis English team to the European title. 

Star players

Wayne Rooney, Gerrard, Young, Walcott (Aaargh! everybody isa star in this team)

Fact

England have never won the Euro cup, the best the ever cameclose was the semifinals in 1968 and 1996

Likely Formation

I don’t know how you’d look at it but my ideal England lineup would take the 4-2-3-1 formation with an option of the two outright wingers helpingthe full backs when the team is on the back foot making it a 4-4-1-1

In goal undoubtedly would be Joe Hart. I don’t see why he’llbe substituted but in case of anything then Green should cover up while Butlandshould be at the bench for the whole tournament.

The center defence should see the partnership of John Terryand Cahill while team mate Ashley Cole should patrol the left back. At rightback, so many candidates exist but I’d go for Liverpool’s Johnson. Though atthe center depending on the performance in the first half, Lescott too shouldclaim a part there. 

The two players who could hold in front of the defence thenwould be Barry and Lampard. Praying Barry is in good shape, he should start anyday for me.

Brings me to the three men to play behind the striker; onthe right wing, I’d go for the wingers as Walcott on the right, Young on theleft and Gerrard just right behind the striker though even Young behind thestriker is not an idea to ignore. The striker in this case; Caroll.

When Rooney returns though I would go for a 4-4-1-1- outrightly with Rooney playing behind Welbeck, they are used to playing that wayfor Manchester United anyway.

Thoughts

It should be noted with great concern though that I’m a bigGerrard fan and it would be so annoying having another player as captain apartfrom him. He’s my best player in this English team though. Rooney needs to lookat his discipline though as not qualifying from this group if it so happens,would be partly be because of his absence. Not a bad English team but expectingthem to win the Euro’s seriously is expecting too much from them. Once in awhile expect to see the Ox light it up even though his performances might belimited.

Away from the game, I don’t know how the Coach would dealwith technology, wives and girlfriends. Players of this generation are funnyyou know, would love to tweet, Facebook and even have time with their womenonce in a while. The English fans are so passionate about their side and expectto see loads of them at the Euro’s.