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Roy Hodgson uncertain over England starting line-up
Posted Saturday, June 02, 2012 by SNTV

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England manager Roy Hodgson confirmed on Friday that Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker will be in the starting line-up for Saturday's friendly against Belgium at Wembley Stadium.

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England manager Roy Hodgson is still undecided on his attacking line-up for Saturday's Euro 2012 warm-up with Belgium.

After Friday's open training session at Wembley, the former West Bromwich Albion manager said he was still considering who would be his wingers and strikers to face Marc Wilmot's side.

Midfielder Frank Lampard withdrew from the England squad on Thursday and his replacement, Liverpool's Jordan Henderson, made his way through the training session unscathed.

One player who did receive treatment was winger Theo Walcott, who strapped up both ankles for the session.

SOUNDBITE (English) Roy Hodgson, England manager:
 
"As far as Steven (Gerrard) and Scott (Parker) are concerned, I am quite happy for them to
continue in the centre of the midfield - so the back four and goalkeeper will obviously change. And I have still to wrestle with the problem, if you like, with what we are going to do in the wide areas and upfront and try to get that balance right between trying to get those players who will start against France more time on the field but without taking time from players who I perhaps want to look at."

With Euro 2012 just a week away, there's not long left for Roy to decide.

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    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia