A Youthful, Attacking England Side Can Win the 2014 World Cup

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Published: March 4, 2014

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Roy Hodgson must be tempted to switch off his phone, cut the cable to his broadband router and bury his head in a pillow until the World Cup begins. Everyone wants to lend the England manager a hand picking the 23-man squad that will join him on the flight to Brazil.

Jose Mourinho says Hodgson should remain loyal to the players he used in the qualification campaign. "I think the players that take me to the Euros or the World Cup are the players I'm going to take to the Euros or the World Cup," said the Chelsea boss, as per the Independent. "They took me, by qualifying; after that, I take them on my plane."

Yet Roberto Martinez says Ross Barkley, a player who featured just once for England in the qualification campaign, deserves a place in the squad for the finals, as per Eurosport. And Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has urged Hodgson to reward Adam Johnson for his recent good run of form with a spot, as per the Mirror.



It's little wonder Hodgson hasn't yet scaled the Wembley arch, only coming down when it's time to board the plane to Rio de Janeiro. Perhaps only there would he get any time alone with his thoughts.

But on Wednesday night, Hodgson will be forced to lay out his plans for all to see, with England facing Denmark in one of the final bouts of sparring before June's rumble in the jungle against Italy.

England winning the World Cup is not completely out of the question. Okay, so it's highly unlikely. Even the most ardent Barmy Army foot soldier must shudder at the kind of quality reigning champions Spain might not even take to the tournament (Juan Mata, Fernando Torres).

Germany, Brazil, Italy and Argentina are all much more experienced sides with much better players. And Hodgson can't call on an outstanding individual talent to singlehandedly carry his team, like Portugal can with Cristiano Ronaldo.



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