Is this the way to goal? Andy Carroll will lead the line for England against Norway

Hodgson demanded a good performance from all his players. ‘They will be playing for their places,’ he said and in doing so he actually put them under more pressure than he appears to be putting on himself for this game.

It is a particularly important night for Carroll when the latest medical bulletin on Danny Welbeck is
so alarming. The Manchester United forward is a real worry when England are without suspended
Wayne Rooney for the first two group games and Jermain Defoe is the only other striker in the squad.

Hodgson said the England doctors remain confident that Welbeck will be fit enough to board the plane to Krakow on June 6. But not, it seems, in a fit enough state to start against France.
Hodgson clearly has his doubts about Welbeck even making it to the tournament, given the fact that he is already giving thought to promoting Daniel Sturridge from standby to squad member.

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