Roy Hodgson, in a wholesale fashion, made 6 changes to the XI which started against Wales for this crucial encounter. While many would argue that bringing in Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge was a decision which had to be taken given the dismal performances of Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane in the previous two matches, there were some eyebrows raised on the inclusions of Jack Wilshere and Jordan Henderson in the places of Wayne Rooney and Dele Alli.
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Wilshere’s performance was far from his best and Henderson though gave a decent performance, he was not as creative as Alli could have been, if played from the start.
Well, now that the group stages are done and dusted, Uncle Roy could not afford to make blunders in the team selections and will have to settle for a solid XI before their round-of-16 match.
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Sankalp Srivastava
Sankalp is a veteran European and international football writer at Sportskeeda. He has a total experience of 8 years, having previously worked for some top companies such as Wisden India and Fox Sports Asia. An engineer by qualification, Sankalp places a very high emphasis on accuracy by leaving no stone unturned in his research, and prides himself on showcasing the human aspect of the sporting world.
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