Sturridge to start v Sweden in Fabio's new-look lineup
Published 13:54 13/11/11 By MirrorFootball
Daniel Sturridge is set to make his England debut against Sweden on Tuesday as part of a radical new-look line-up.
The Chelsea striker will play alongside Fulham's Bobby Zamora.
Everton's Jack Rodwell and Tottenham's Kyle Walker will also make their first starts, with Bursaspor keeper Scott Carson in line for his first cap in three years.
And Capello plans to team John Terry and Gary Cahill in central defence despite Joleon Lescott's outstanding performance against Spain alongside Phil Jagielka.
Capello said: "I need to know the value of the players when they play at Wembley. There is big pressure for all the players here," said the England coach.
With those changes and the emergence of Phil Jones and Danny Welbeck, Capello's suad for Euro 2012 looks set to be vast different to the one he named for the World Cup in South Africa.
Only six of the 16 players who got on the pitch last night were involved in that debacle, and Joe Hart did not feature for a single minute, so he can hardly be described as being part of the old guard.
Neither Jagielka nor Lescott were there. However, their collective performance last night makes it even less likely Rio Ferdinand will get the long-awaited chance to play in a European Championships.
Terry's return on Tuesday will steer attention back towards off-field matters and given Jagielka has been nursing a toe problem, Everton will doubtless be relieved Cahill has been pencilled in to play alongside the England skipper, selected on the grounds of being "innocent until proven guilty" of the racism claims made against him, which 30-year-old strenuously denies.
However, Jagielka and Lescott have laid down a marker which Capello will not ignore.
"The two centre-backs played a fantastic game," he said. "Every time Spain tried to pass through they were in a good position.
"They played with big confidence. If you play without confidence against Spain it is impossible to get a good result."





