If there was any doubt about the result for this one, Merson has guaranteed we'll batter them there. He really does know very little about football for someone who has been involved in football his whole adult life.
Merson knows very little about anything, let alone football. Always struck me as someone who knows nothing but quite happy to offer his opinions simply because he can say he's played at the top level.
It'll be a tough game initially I think. Hodgson is a wily old fox that will look to have them combative, aggressive and try to disrupt our rhythm. As long as we stick to our guns, stay patient and play at full tempo and match them for physicality and determination then I think we will carve out chances as I don't think they have a lot of pace at the back and they do tend to switch off. If we score early then it will be curtains because I think their heads will go down and they'll likely go into damage limitation rather than trying to get back into the game. That should play in our favour. I can see us winning 2-0 comfortably, perhaps more.
Selection wise, I agree with the calls for Milner at RB. He's played fullback for a whole season for us and so knows the system and what we need from that position. Midfield of Fab, Hendo and Naby and we can call for Shaq and Lallana from the bench by the sounds of it.
