Andy Carroll or Rickie Lambert? The question of who will help spearhead England to World Cup glory is just one of many which underline the size of the task facing Roy Hodgson as he picks a squad from a wealth of riches not seen since the days when Carlton Palmer and Tony Dorigo were England regulars.
Hodgson will reveal the 23-man England squad, with seven more players on stand-by, on 12th May – just in time for Jack Wilshere to break his ankle in the FA Cup final five days later.
But maybe we’re being a bit negative. According to Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, Wilshere – who seems to pick up an injury just by looking at the word “Stoke” on a fixture list – will be a “positive surprise” for England by the time they square up against Italy on 14th June.
“I spoke to Roy Hodgson and I told him that Wilshere will be available for England. He will be just polished for England,” Wenger mumbled. “Jack can be the positive surprise.”
In other news, scientists have revealed that a minor tremor that hit the Italian city of Turin last month was caused by Andrea Pirlo quaking in his boots.
Still, there’s at least one man who fully believes England can win the tournament – Hodgson. And when we say, “fully believes”, we mean he thinks that, mathematically, it’s still a possibility – if we’re lucky.
Asked whether England will go to the World Cup to win it, he said: “Yes, I would say that – without claiming that we will win it. If the players can access their top performances and we have some luck, we can win it.”
Best stick your money on England now before the odds tumble after that Churchillian-style inspirational speech.
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