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Agen Bola TerperCaya EURO 2016 ~ Wayne Rooney is facing a three-way fight for a place on England’s right wing.
The England skipper will continue his return from injury for Manchester United against Aston Villa on Saturday.
But
Three Lions chief Roy Hodgson is determined not to pick his captain on
reputation or past achievements and is believed to have settled on Harry
Kane as his central striker, with Tottenham club-mate Dele Alli in the No 10 role for the opener against Russia in Marseille on June 11.
That
leaves either Rooney, Jamie Vardy or Raheem Sterling to start on the
right in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Danny Welbeck on the left.
It
means the Arsenal duo of Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will
miss out entirely when Hodgson names his squad on May 12, barring late
injuries to others.
And the resurgent West Ham striker Andy Carroll will
not make the 23-man party either.
Rooney, who broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time England scoring
record during a 100 per cent qualifying campaign, will make the plane to
France – but his status as Three Lions captain will not guarantee him a
starting role.
Rooney returned to first-team action after a
two-month lay-off with a knee injury, when he appeared as a late
substitute in United’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final replay victory over West
Ham but he has been overtaken by Kane and Alli for his preferred
central roles.
The young Spurs duo starred in England’s 3-2
comeback victory over world champions Germany in Berlin last month,
convincing Hodgson they must start against Russia.
Nonton Bioskop Film Semi ~ Rooney has the final month of the club season and three England
friendlies against Turkey, Australia and Portugal to fully prove his
form and fitness if he is to beat off the challenges of Leicester
striker Vardy and Manchester City winger Sterling, who is currently
injured.
But Hodgson, who knows the Euros will be his England
swansong unless they prove a major success, will not select Rooney
unless he is fully fit and firing.
Time appears to have run out
for Walcott, who has been largely frozen out of Arsenal’s starting
line-up by Arsene Wenger and is not going to make the cut with
competition so fierce for positions in forward areas.
In defence, either Phil Jagielka or Kyle Walker will be omitted, with
Hodgson set to select just seven defenders – knowing that Eric Dier can
play either as a holding midfielder or central defender, while John
Stones can operate as a centre-back or right-back.
Danny Rose
will be on the plane at left-back and Ryan Bertrand likely to join him.
Leighton Baines is said to be out of the picture.
The central
midfield situation is less clear with Jack Wilshere finally back from a
10-month absence and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson facing a desperate
fitness battle after suffering a knee injury against in the first leg of
the Europa League quarter-final at Borussia Dortmund last week.
Wilshere remains Hodgson’s preferred starter in the midfield anchor
role – especially for the group games against Russia, Wales and
Slovakia, in which England are likely to dominate possession.
Should
they go on to face Europe’s elite sides, Wilshere is more likely to
have Dier operating behind him in a more defensive-minded line-up.
But
Fabian Delph remains a certainty to make Hodgson’s squad – and possibly
his starting line-up – despite a frustrating first season at Manchester
City, with the England manager valuing his energy.
