“The manager (Roy Hodgson) came and said to me he had no problem with it”. I’m working tirelessly on the training pitch to ensure I’m in the team.
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That first game will be vital, though.
The forward said if the coach does not choose him, he will understand and work harder to feature in the next game.
Of course I would play Wayne Rooney.
Of course, you must be ready for surprises in the weeks and months after qualification.
“They’ll have plenty of legs in the team and I think they could do it this year”.
“It’s not about “I have to play” or “he has to play”.
It’s totally different from the qualifying campaign.
It has helped to know Harry Kane for as long as Kyle Walker has, going all the way back to their youth academy days.
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Walker also shone light on the furry lion toy that was carried into England’s team hotel by centre-back Chris Smalling following the squad’s arrival on Monday. You must have the right balance. “Of course I want my team-mates to do well and there was no disrespect at all”.
‘But they’ve gone, they are the past, this is a new one, a new set of players – the majority – and we’re fresh and ready and we’re going to give it all we’ve got.
“Nathaniel is a great player so whoever gets the nod for the Russian Federation game I’m sure they’ll do well”.
“Contracts should only ever be two years and if you do well you get another two”.
“It’s impossible to be an unknown quantity at such a high level and in such a big tournament”, he said.
That is why the first game is so important. “If we’re not here as a nation, and as a team together, we won’t win it. That’s how it is”. We know there’s going to be a lot of eyes on us because we’re England, we’re proud, we’re strong.
England has seven players under the age of 23 and no players over the age of 30.
England have been grouped with Russia, Slovakia and Wales but seven-times capped Ferguson believes they can go all the way in France.
Named man of the match in last week’s 1-0 win over Portugal, the Tottenham Hotspur right-back is expected to start against Russian Federation in Marseille. “We’ll have no excuses when we go out there because we’ve got all the information that we need”.
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“It’s always good to look around and see people that you’re familiar with”, he said. “That’s most important thing”.
