England’s final match in qualifying group 6 will see the England team without Wayne Rooney nor Steven Gerrard. Both are injured for tonight’s game. Fabio on the radio this morning said that Agbonlahor and Milner are the likely starters. It is not often Fabio is so candid about team selection, usually keeping us guessing to the last hour before the game.
Personally, I am looking forward to seeing how Milner performs on the left side of midfield. Together with Joe Cole they represent our best choices in that position. For me , Gerrard on the left is not quite the solution. Against lesser opposition maybe, but against the best in the world, I am not sure if he is the correct choice. You can only go with what is available, but it would be good if Milner could make a strong case for his selection on the left side of midfield. Agbonlahor is likely to start too, the experience will do him good, and hopefully he can perform well.
Glad to see the game is on ITV, though last Saturday’s games was shown in pubs either on the internet, (remember to disable any screen savers should this “experiment” happen again…which hopefully it won’t) or on Albanian TV via irregular satellite feed.
One last hurrah then tonight in terms of competitive games. The next competitive game will be in South Africa in June 2010! Let’s sit back and see the team gain a final 3 points…hopefully.
