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Player Focus: John Terry - Time to Come Out of International Retirement

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Player Focus: John Terry - Time to Come Out of International Retirement The moment England were paired with Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica in Group D at next summer’s World Cup, the nation entertained the thought of departing Brazil before the knockout stages. The Three Lions crashed out to the Azzurri on penalties at Euro 2012, while Uruguay boast arguably the mos...

Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson

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Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson Naturally, Roy Hodgson could barely hide his delight at the praise he received for gambling on Andros Townsend in England's last round of World Cup qualifiers. He might have enjoyed it so much so that he is tempted into taking more risks in future, rather uncharacteristic of a manager usually known ...

Player Focus: Curtis Davies Cruelly Overlooked in Latest England Squad

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Player Focus: Curtis Davies Cruelly Overlooked in Latest England Squad As England prepare for their upcoming international encounters against Chile and Germany, football fans were pondering who is deserving of a place in Roy Hodgson’s squad upon their qualification for the World Cup next summer. Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana are the 2 standout names to have made...

Player Focus: Sterling Still Not Worthy of England Call Up

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Player Focus: Sterling Still Not Worthy of England Call Up The success of Andros Townsend's England debut against Montenegro last week seems it might just have inspired the normally overly cautious Roy Hodgson into further risks in his team selection and call ups. After the withdrawal through injury of the decidedly unadventurous Tom Cleverley and right-bac...

Team Focus: England's Problematic Left Side

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Team Focus: England's Problematic Left Side The touting of Adnan Januzaj as a potential future England player raised an interesting debate about the national team, and not, incidentally, that which Jack Wilshere felt necessary to pass comment on earlier this week.The Manchester United youngster put in man of the match performance from the lef...

Match Focus: Efficient England Stifle Ukraine but Lack Attacking Verve

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Match Focus: Efficient England Stifle Ukraine but Lack Attacking Verve There is something slightly mystifying about the reaction to England’s draw in Ukraine on Tuesday. It is 60 years this November since Hungary came to Wembley and thrashed England 6-3, ending once and for all any realistic assumption of English superiority, and yet still it pertains, still a st...

Player Focus: Mature Lampard Still Shining for England

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Player Focus: Mature Lampard Still Shining for England The Frank Lampard-Steven Gerrard conundrum has troubled managers of the national team for near enough a decade. Nobody has been able to fit the two best English midfielders of their generation into a consistently functional and effective partnership, the generally held conception being that they are...

Team Focus: English Youngsters Give Hodgson Hope

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Team Focus: English Youngsters Give Hodgson Hope In England the international break is now often met with a fair amount of disdain due to the national team's apparent decline. While any hiatus from the Premier League has never really been welcomed the Three Lions' uninspiring form has left many a fan largely disinterested in the side.Although litt...

Team Focus: Change Needed for England After Latest Drop in Rankings

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Team Focus: Change Needed for England After Latest Drop in Rankings The announcement regarding England's position in the latest FIFA world rankings aren't quite as surprising as most are making out. Roy Hodgson's men have fallen to 15th in the world; their lowest point since Steve McLaren failed to take them to Euro 2008, but even though their fate regarding qualifi...

Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI

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Match Focus: Combined England and Brazil Starting XI The England national team - four words to strike fear into the hearts of the modern day football fan. Be it live on TV or at Wembley, supporters will bemoan the dreary approach the Three Lions will adopt as a means of boring their opponent into submission and, as proven on Wednesday night, the 1-1 d...