England's future is good in football

The so called Golden Generation is almost dismantled, with Gerrad, Lampard and Cole the only real survivors. What Roy Hodgson has done well is mix these three more experienced players and Wayne Rooney with a group of younger, hungry players. 

Players such as Barry and Parker have made way for Cleverly and Wilshere, Crouch and Bent are out and instead Welbeck and Sturridge are in. This is a good sign for England as they are all young players who have no fear of loosing, like the players of the last ten years have faced. Although I do not believe England will win the world cup next year, I feel as if the team will show more than the flops of the last few tournaments. 

England seem to have a had a problem in goal since David Seaman had retired, but with Joe Hart, Fraser Forster and Jack Butland they have three keepers who could be exceptional. As a fourth choice John Ruddy of Norwich is pretty good as well. 

The full back positions are very well stocked with Johnson, Walker, Richards, Jeninkson all competing at right back and Cole, Baines, Gibbs and Bertrand at left back. Roy Hodgson has a bit of a headache at centre back, he has many players that he has tried out, but is yet to find a partnership. In my opinion it should be between Smalling and Jones to see who partners Gary Cahill. 

The stars of the English team are defiantly the midfielders, the brightest star has to be that of Jack Wilshere. I hope people do not expect too much from the boy but he really is an exceptional player. I have heard many things such as him being the best player since Gazza, or that he will be the next captian. I hope the media do not go over board and just let him play. To back up Wilshere he also has Cleverly, Gerrad, Lampard and Milner all good players. 

Two of the forward positions are pretty much cemented, these being Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott. The latter having two great seasons in a row now, finally showing his true quality. The only issue to decide is if Rooney plays down the middle or left. If he is pushed out to the left then Jermaine Defoe would benefit being the main striker. If he were to play down the middle then we have Sturridge, Welbeck or Oxlade Chamberlin on the left. 

As I have stated earlier England will not be expected to win the world cup, but this new group of players could trouble some of the top teams. For the first time in many years I am excited about international football.