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England v Lithuania - WakeyTerrier - 23-03-2015
When
Friday 27th March 2015, 19:45 kick off
Wembley Stadium
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The Build up
It's true to say England are not only hot favourites to win the group from here but you also wouldn't back against them winning all 10 qualifying games. However This won't be as easy as we think, Lithuania maybe 4th in the table but the only thing right now that separates them from a Euro 2016 play off place is goal difference so no doubt they wil be trying to get a point out this at the very least.
So what can we expect, not much difference in the England squad and just the one uncapped player called up in Harry Kane of Spurs who happens to have scored more goals in this country at the top level this season than any other english man...good call Roy!
The Squads
England
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Theo Walcott (Arsenal).
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Lithuania
To follow
Table as it stands
All have played 4games
England 12pts
Slovenia 6pts
Switzerland 6pts
Lithuania 6pts
Estonia 4pts
San Marino 1pt
A Little bit about Lithuania
They come in at number 94 in the FIFA rankings (ENG 17)
As far as I can see this will our first ever International against Lithuania
I know absolutely nothing else about them
Wakeys International Prediction
A comfortable 3-0 win for England
RE: England v Lithuania - Lord Snooty - 24-03-2015
Sturridge out. Will the boy Kane start?
RE: England v Lithuania - St Charles Owl - 24-03-2015
Even with Sturridge in Kane should be starting!! He is afterall the top English scorer in the Prem this season, so on form alone he has to start. This is the perfect game to give him his debut, not a ton of pressure and a game we should win.
RE: England v Lithuania - Lord Snooty - 24-03-2015
And when he has a quiet game, doesn't score and gets subbed after an hour, he'll get slagged off in the wonderful British press.
RE: England v Lithuania - St Charles Owl - 24-03-2015
Of course Snoots, we spent the best part of 15 years trying to destroy Beckham, the best player England had produced in decades and one who was so proud to be playing for England!!
RE: England v Lithuania - WakeyTerrier - 24-03-2015
Right now I'd start Rooney and Welbeck up top, if things go according to plan bring Kane on after 60mins
RE: England v Lithuania - Lord Snooty - 24-03-2015
Rooney? He's shite!
RE: England v Lithuania - turkeydinner - 27-03-2015
I dont think England have the players for 4-4-2 as they have in the past thus 4-2-3-1 for me
Back four
Two defensive mids then
Walcott-Rooney-Sterling
Welbeck or Kane
Creativity and flair for once!
RE: England v Lithuania - St Charles Owl - 27-03-2015
England team: 1 Hart 2 Clyne 3 Baines 4 Henderson 5 Cahill 6 Jones 7 Sterling 8 Carrick 9 Welbeck 10 Rooney © 11 Delph
Subs: 12 Smalling 13 Butland 14 Walcott 15 Jagielka 16 Milner 17 Townsend 18 Kane 19 Mason 20 Barkley 21 Gibbs 22 Walker 23 Green
RE: England v Lithuania - turkeydinner - 27-03-2015
Smalling been in far better form than Jones who whilst has far improved is a long way from `dominant` , Smalling for the most has really come into a different class this season his distribution is awful though
I dont rate Delph, I mean where are Villa in the league? Why not Tom Cleverley? He`s done about as much as Delph if England are picking average midfielders
Its a very safe side, safe as in cautious to me