Predicting the England Team to Face Scotland at Wembley

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Published: August 13, 2013

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As the 2013-14 football season edges closer to it's long-awaited opening, somewhere in the distance a chorus of cheers transform into jeers as the realisation dawns upon fans that the international friendlies come just three days before.

Needless to say, it's an inconvenience, and the clubs' managers have voiced their dissatisfaction on several occasions over the international calendar. Some will be biting their nails in anticipation of an injury to their star player while the international bosses gain some much-needed time with their players ahead of the World Cup qualifiers. 

Aside from the usual bore of an international friendly, Wednesday is the exception as the public brim with excitement at the prospect of the first match between England and Scotland in almost 14 years, allowing a great footballing and political rivalry between the two countries to resume.

Roy Hodgson will be keen to play down rumours surrounding Wayne Rooney's future and gain a precious win over Gordon Strachan's men, and will be buoyed by their display in the 2-2 draw against Brazil at the Maracana earlier this summer.

But the Scots are unlikely to roll over at Wembley, particularly if they play with the same determination they have shown in the past against the likes of Holland and Italy.

As the game draws closer, we make our predictions on how Hodgson may set up his side to ensure the Three Lions avoid any embarrassment at the hands of their old foes.

 

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