Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ross Barkley Can Spark England vs. Uruguay

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Published: June 17, 2014

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The upside of this World Cup tournament is the profusion of goals. Fabulous. Normally World Cups are a bit sterile to start with and warm up over a period of time. Not this one.

Virtually all the teams have been going for the win, and wow, that has created a real festival of football already. Some of the big international teams are going to have to be wary of the likes of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Costa Rica.

The games have been very technical; every team has gone for it from the first minute to the last, and that must be great for the neutral. But when it's your country, you might want it to be a bit tighter, a bit more tactical.

So, while everyone is focused on Wayne Rooney and how best to accommodate him in the England front line, there is a danger of losing sight of the fact that England conceded two goals against Italy—and that there are some glaring problems at the back.

One of them is the fact that, when Rooney plays on the left, England are vulnerable down the flank.



Roy Hodgson has to come up with a formula to accommodate Rooney, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge to ensure England get the best from all three. But the England manager also needs to find a route behind defences, and also needs to find a formation that gives the defence more protection.

And now that Uruguay is a "must-win" game, virtually a knock-out match, there is every reason to throw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain into the equation, if not from the start then coming off the bench, along with Ross Barkley.

Sterling and Sturridge did enough to justify that they keep their places, and so too did Rooney.

Once again there is endless debate about whether Rooney should be axed—and once again the answer is no. Rooney made a goal and almost scored one against Italy, but he needs to be played in the centre of the attack to give him the chance he craves to score in the World...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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