Tonight England will play Wales at Wembley in a game that should see England take 3 points with their fresh new image and youthful hungry team. For once, England fans can actually say honestly that Capello got it right this time round in their 3-0 win away at Bulgaria and we should see some of the same attacking flowing footbal tonight. The extra incentive though is that it is at home and against Wales, almost like an international derby game. Neither team will want to lose and Wales will want to capitalise on their victory over second placed Montenegro with a glorious win over England at Wembley tonight to really boost their qualification hopes. England will aim to remain undefeated in the qualification campaign and get another 3 points to almost ensure qualification and on home soil too. The youthful presence in the England camp is a breath of fresh air for most as the old guard such as Lampard and Gerrard may not have another chance. Time after time they have had the chance to prove they can play in the major tournaments but they have failed to deliver everytime. Not just these two of course but the rest of the old squad too which is why they need the younger players to come in for them and make them realise they are not guarenteed a spot in the squad as Lampard found out recently. Joe Hart was always going to be the stopper for the next few years as nobody comes near him in terms of goalkeeping ability in England and with a back four of Jones, Smalling, Cahill and Cole in front of him England should be defensively brilliant with both full backs able to bomb up the flanks and put in crosses and the centre halves always strong in the tackle and great in the air. Tom Cleverly is yet to play in the Euro campaign but when he finally does he shold give the midfield a well needed kick up the rear end. He plays like he has been a pro for ten years and his one two passing is fantastic and enables whoever he plays with to link up well with himself and the forwards. He is definately one for the future. Ashley Young has the tremendous ability to take on a defender with trickery, pace and a brilliant cross to match. Theo Walcott possesses vast amounts of pace and can cause any defence problems when on form, he just needs to work on his decision making to feed the early ball through occassionally instead of holding the ball up. Wayne Rooney needs no introduction or evaluation, he is simply world class. Adam Johnson will really fight for a place on the wing also with his skill and crossing ability. Also in the centre Gareth Barry or James Milner even could be there to stay with Tom Cleverly as both can pass well, run well and hold the ball well in time to release the wingers. Overall the manager is picking the team very wisely and the team can only improve with a mixture of youth, hunger and experience with leaders on the pitch such as Rooney and Cole, England's prospects for the future and especially Euro 2012 look promising.
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