Danny Welbeck, Andy Carroll and Jermain Defoe, will all be hoping for a start ahead in England’s second game.
Roy Hodgson got his England tenure off to a bold start, picking Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but how much braver will his outlook become?
It is a difficult question to estimate, after all – what would you do?
Sweden are perceived to be far less of a threat than France, and England can afford to play a little more openly.
However an assumption like that could be the sides undoing, too cavalier and England will get caught out.
Despite playing well against France, England failed to carve out enough clear openings to test the goalkeeper, and more will be needed and expected against Sweden.
Should they stick with the same approach and hope it bears more fruit than last night? Or add an extra striker?
With Rooney suspended, Jermain Defoe and Andy Carroll will both be hoping to get the nod, while Danny Welbeck did his chances no harm at all by working hard last night with little quality service.
Hodgson showed faith in Defoe last night bringing him on, the Tottenham striker will hope this means he is next in line.
Carroll though also showed bright touches in his one showing under Hodgson against Norway, and offers a different option, one the Swedish may find more awkward to deal with.
Of course if England play a second striker, they must lose a midfielder, so who would you drop?
Surely Hodgson would be keen to keep Oxlade-Chamberlain in, and dropping him for Carroll could be a backwards step, but leaving out James Milner is an alternative.
This would leave a midfield of Young/Gerrard/Parker/Oxlade-Chamberlain. Too attacking? There is one way to find out.
The match against Sweden requires a win, England should be bold from the start. Whether this means playing two strikers is a matter of opinion.
We’d stick with the same first 11 which played against France, give them a chance to show what they can do against a Swedish side nowhere near as accomplished as the French.
If it’s not going our way after an hour, get a second striker on as quickly as possible and do everything we can to get the win.
Going into the final game against home nation Ukraine with just one point, or two, is not a scenario we will want to be in.
Would you start two strikers against Sweden? How would you change things? Or would you keep it the same?
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