article_snippet.sent: but I think it’s important to keep Rooney in a more central position, in the No 10 role Rooney is most comfortable in, behind the best striker at this moment in time.
article_snippet.sent: Right now it’s Kane but Sturridge and Welbeck
article_snippet.sent: I’m not convinced Rooney is the way forward.
article_snippet.sent: Luke Shaw hasn’t done enough yet to displace Baines while Henderson and Wilshere represent a holding duo at the base of the midfield that should provide security bit also the ability to get the team moving forwards when appropriate.
article_snippet.sent: Rooney is picked in the team in a central role while Sturridge gets the nod ahead of young pretenders such as Harry Kane simply on the back of experience.
article_snippet.sent: No place for Daniel Sturridge at present and you might have to re-think if Daniel Sturridge's clear of injuries - but for the moment Rooney has to play up front.
article_snippet.sent: If England need a more attacking shape, Rooney can drop in and Sturridge come on for Wilshere or Henderson, but I'd be wary of starting that way, as England couldn't defend properly with two midfielders in Brazil.
article_snippet.sent: The back four doesn't convince but Jagielka and Baines struggled at the World Cup and Johnson is now out of the reckoning.
article_snippet.sent: No place for Wilshere in a three-man midfield.
article_snippet.sent: Need mileage and ball-winning abilities to offset the luxury of Carrick in as a playmaker.
article_snippet.sent: Rooney and Welbeck on the basis Need mileage and ball-winning abilities to offset the luxury of Carrick in as a playmaker have delivered in international football but much will depend on Kane's second season and the fitness of Sturridge.
article_snippet.sent: The two biggest calls here are Gibbs over Baines and Chamberlain instead of Wilshere.
article_snippet.sent: For me, the two selected will add more athleticism to the side without the loss of quality.
article_snippet.sent: Youngsters like John Stones and Luke Shaw will really emerge over the next 12 months.
article_snippet.sent: The big unknown is Harry Kane progress and whether Harry Kane will do it all again next season.
article_snippet.sent: It's perhaps harsh on Daniel Sturridge, who has proven Harry Kane effectiveness over greater time, but how can anyone currently bet against Harry Kane?
article_snippet.sent: The big weakness remains at centre-half - neither man truly looks the part at the international level
article_snippet.sent: Harry Kane leaves Italy's Giorgio Chiellini
article_snippet.sent: Welbeck just gets the nod over Harry Kane primarily for Harry Kane pace and movement which is vital to England attacking at pace.
article_snippet.sent: If there is any chance John Terry can be lured back John Terry walks in at the expense of Jagielka.
article_snippet.sent: Harry Kane must start and Barkley must cut down on giving the ball away in dangerous positions but offers more going forward than Fabian Delph.
article_snippet.sent: Baines gets one last chance to deliver on the international stage, ahead of Kieran Gibbs.