
Tottenham Hotspur duo Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson have given England manager Roy Hodgson something to think about ahead of his team’s FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying double header against San Marino and Montenegro over the next ten days or so.

Tottenham Hotspur duo Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson have given England manager Roy Hodgson something to think about ahead of his team’s FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying double header against San Marino and Montenegro over the next ten days or so.
It’s time for this week’s technology-delayed TSC Podcast and the panel – myself, Kyle Elliot (Footy-Boots.com) and Laurence McKenna (EPLTalk.com) – have regrouped after a short break to discuss three topics related to the England national football team.
With Manchesters United and City both winning and keeping up the 12-point gap at the top, the really interesting battle in the Premier League at the moment is the one at the bottom. Aston Villa, Reading and Queens Park Rangers remain in the bottom three but Wigan Athletic in particular are in danger of dropping back in next weekend.

The usual drop-outs for an England friendly have now occurred ahead of the team’s trip to Sweden, where England will help open the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Wednesday. I saw Wayne Rooney get injured at Villa Park with my own eyes, but he has now been joined on the proverbial sidelines by Theo Walcott, Jonjo Shelvey, Aaron Lennon and Kyle Walker.