No Vardy, no party.
Jamie Vardy is set to be dropped for England’s opening game of Euro 2016, according to Dave Kidd in The Mirror.
The Leicester City striker started England’s final friendly before the tournament alongside Harry Kane up-front, and had appeared to have cemented his place in the side.
However, Vardy, who scored 24 goals last season as the Foxes won the Premier League, will reportedly be cut, with England switching from a 4-3-1-2 formation to a more conventional 4-3-3.
Joe Hart will start in goal, behind a defence of Kyle Walker, Chris Smalling, Gary Cahill and Danny Rose.
Eric Dier will anchor the midfield, Dele Alli also gets the nod, with forward and captain Wayne Rooney playing in midfield.
Raheem Sterling will play wide-left, Adam Lallana on the right and Harry Kane as the sole striker.
It’s certainly an attacking looking line-up that’s being reported. In fact, if you squint a bit, it can even look like the old fashioned 2-3-5/W-M formations of old.
It’d be somewhat of a surprise to see Hodgson ditch the trusty diamond midfield that saw England get a 100% record in the qualifying rounds. But qualifying is qualifying and with a (borderline) embarrassment of attacking riches at his disposal, it’s looking like the England man is going all out for the win.
Meanwhile, Vardy is “eighty percent” sure he will stay at Leicester, and reject a move to Arsenal, after the tournament, according to The Evening Standard.
And remember folks, you get an extra hour in the pub to watch the England game thanks to the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. Use it well.
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