Ставки на матч «Бавария» – «Челси»!

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Футбол. Лига Чемпионов. Финал

Бавария – Челси. Что такое финал? Финал – это конец большого пути, который для одних становится праздником,Drogba Malouda 1 300x191 Ставки на матч Бавария Челси! а для других «усмешкой фортуны». Нет ничего более ужасного и обидного, как проиграть самый последний и самый важный матч в сезоне. В конце концов, не зря же финал Лиги Чемпионов проводится тогда, когда все чемпионаты уже закончены.

После этого финального матча устроители Лиги Чемпионов должны задуматься об отмене отложенных дисциплинарных наказаний после стадии полуфиналов. Нет, я не предлагаю допустить до финала Джона Терри, который получил красную карточку в последнем матче на «Камп Ноу». Я говорю о целом «десанте» игроков, которые сегодня займут места на трибуне «Альянц-Арены».

Со стороны «Баварии»  дисквалифицированы Хольгер Бадштубер, Давид Алаба и Луис Густаво, что как мы видим принесет не мало проблем в обороне, в «пожарных» условиях на позицию центрального защитника может выйти Анатолий Тимощук, но как мы понимаем – это рисковый ход.

У «Челси» 4.75 ситуация еще более аховая. В матче точно не примут участие   Джон Терри, Бранислав Иванович, Рамирес и Раул Мейрейлеш, а физическое состояние Тима Кейхила, как и Давида Луиза – это определенная загадка, так как они только восстановились от травм. К решающей встрече этого сезона «синие» подходят фактически без обороны. И если мы говорим, что Анатолий Тимощук для «Баварии» – это вынужденный ход, то представьте, что в финале Лиги Чемпионов может сыграть Паулу Феррейра, который за весь это сезон принял участие  всего в 9-ти матчах, из которых в 6-ти выходил на замену…

Исходя из такой ситуации, я бы не стал биться об заклад, что игра получится закрытой, так как уровень сыгранности линий обороны вызывает неподдельный ужас у их болельщиков. А следовательно, Тотал Больше 2.5 не такая рисковая ставка, как может показаться.

«Бавария» 1.75, команда молодая, и у большинства ее игроков еще будет возможность замахнуться на Лигу Чемпионов, а вот «Челси» надо побеждать, здесь и сейчас, так как другого шанса у них уже не будет. «В последний бой» команду поведут Фрэнк Лэмпард и Дидье Дрогба, а вот от кого я ожидаю сюрприза так это от Фернандо Торреса, который одним касанием в этом матче может оправдать все потраченные на него средства…

Не покидает ощущение, что родные стены сыграют злую шутку с «Баварией» и победителем из Мюнхена уедет «Челси»!

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Hatters ready for big time

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Two former Football League clubs will go head-to-head in the Blue Square Bet Premier Division play-off final at Wembley on Sunday as York City and Luton Town bid to make a return to League Two (totesport – match prices).

York boss Gary Mills takes his side back to the national stadium for the second successive weekend after their 2-0 FA Trophy victory against Newport last Saturday.

The Minstermen (11/10 Promotion) will be in confident mood for the game and have plenty going for them with regards to head-to-heads with the Hatters in recent big encounters.

York recorded a league double over Luton with a 3-0 win at Bootham Crescent last September followed by a 2-1 victory at Kenilworth Road in March. They also defeated the Hatters 2-1 on aggregate over two legs of their FA Trophy meeting during the campaign.

York also defeated Luton in their previous play-off encounter in 2010 when they followed up a 1-0 home win with the same score-line away to secure a place in the final which they went on to lose 3-1 against Oxford United.

Mills, who will go into this latest encounter boosted by the return of defender Chris Doig after he missed the FA Trophy success with a calf injury, claims promotion would be “like going from the Championship to the Premier League”.

Luton go into the game with the omens stacked against them, having followed up the 2010 semi-final defeat to York by losing last years final on penalties to Wimbledon, while their boss Paul Buckle tasted defeat with former club Torquay in the League Two play-off final.

However, Buckle did guide the Gulls back into the Football League in 2009 so knows what it takes to get a team through the pressure cooker atmosphere of a play-off final.

Buckle has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game and could be boosted by the return of  midfielder Godfrey Poku from an ankle injury.

Going into the game he said: “We’ve had some massive games. It’s all there for the players. We’ve just got to Wembley believing and with a real positive frame of mind.”

York, who finished in fourth position in the regular season – one place and two points above Luton in fifth – scraped past Mansfeld after extra time in their semi-final, while the Hatters defeated a Wrexham side that finished three places and 17 points better off 3-2 on aggregate.

And, while York have won three of their four meetings in this past season not to mention having the psychological edge having won at Wembley last weekend, we feel it is Luton’s year to make a return to the Football League (4/6 Promotion) but they could require more than 90 minutes to do it.

Prediction: Draw 90 Minutes @ 9/4
Value Bet: 1-1 Draw Correct Score 90 Minutes @ 11/2

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«Бавария» и «Челси» решают судьбу Лиги Чемпионов! Ставки на матч Россия – Финляндия!

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Футбол. Лига Чемпионов. Финал

Бавария – Челси. Вот уж поистине выдающаяся суббота нас ожидает. Футбольные и хоккейные болельщики получаютMueller face 1 300x195 «Бавария» и «Челси» решают судьбу Лиги Чемпионов! Ставки на матч Россия – Финляндия! в этот день просто массу удовольствия: сперва отыграют хоккеисты на Чемпионате Мира, а затем под «барабанную дробь» на поле стадиона в Мюнхене выйдут два самых удачливых коллектива в европейском футболе.

Я буду настаивать именно на их удачливости, хотя и мастерства у этих команд в избытке, но давайте вспомним, как они прошли предыдущие раунды. «Челси» 4.00 умудрился в течение 180 минут более чем удачно сдерживать атакующий заряд самой «Барселоны», и пускай многие обвинили «синих» в «антифутболе», но как иначе обыграть «гранатово-синих»? Да, есть один вариант, но тогда ваша команда должна называться мадридский «Реал»…

Хотя и «Реал» с «великими и ужасными» Роналду и Моуринью не смог пройти «Баварию», правда, для этого баварцы добрались аж до серии послематчевых пенальти, в которой их нервы оказались крепче. Возможно именно потому, что в случае поражения никто не кинул бы в них камень.

А вот теперь «Бавария» 1.80 играет на своем поле в финале Лиги Чемпионов, свои трибуны могут гнать вперед, поддерживать, а могут психологически раздавить, так что свое поле – это не только плюс, но и огромное психологическое давление.

Цена победы настолько велика, что все будут играть осторожно, казалось бы, очевиден Тотал Меньше 2.5.

Но это очень обманчиво. Почему? Обсудим это завтра непосредственно перед матчем…

Хоккей. Чемпионат Мира. 1/2 Финала

Россия – Финляндия. К сожалению, устроители мирового форума промахнулись с формулой турнира. Сборная России 1.80 провела уже 8 матчей на Чемпионате, а напряженным из них был всего один, и то он превратился в форменный кошмар для сборной Швеции, которая была бита со счетом 7:3!

Как и в прошлом году, Россия и Финляндия 3.50 встречаются в плей-офф Чемпионата Мира, надеюсь, в этом году наша оборона сыграет надежнее и не пропустит гол из-за ворот, но даже если такое повторится, то нападение сыграет намного лучше, чем в прошлый раз.

Овечкин, Малкин, Дацюк – если не побеждать с таким нападением, то как вообще побеждать?

Я думаю, сборная России выйдет в финал…

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A Blue day in Munich

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For the second year running an English club will be looking to upset the odds to become European champions. Last year, Manchester United fell short in their bid to beat Barcelona. Having already beaten Barca can Chelsea go one step further and win the Champions League for the first time in their history?

Bayern Munich v Chelsea 7:45pm

To say the Blues’ journey to reach the Champions League has been a roller-coaster would be an understatement. Having scrambled out of their group the west London outfit appeared to be on the verge of elimination when they lost the first leg of their last-16 tie against Napoli 3-1. However, out went Andre Villas-Boas and in came Roberto Di Matteo as the new manager, after which everything changed.

After turning around their tie with Napoli in the second leg Chelsea then dumped Benfica out before their semi-final with Barcelona. No one gave the Blues a chance, yet somehow they managed to defeat the defending European champions following a dramatic second leg.

For the final Chelsea are once again underdogs, with Bayern 4/9 to win the Champions League, while the Premier League club are 7/4.

The main factor for Bayern being given the edge seems to be their home advantage, with the game being staged at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The four-time European champions’ record at home is mightily impressive this season, winning all but three of their 25 matches on their own patch.

Bayern’s last defeat at home was against Borussia Dortmund on November 19, the team that eventually beat them to the Bundesliga title and the German Cup. While Chelsea were winning their domestic cup final against Liverpool, Jupp Heynckes’ men were being soundly beaten 5-2 by Borussia in the German equivalent.

What Dortmund proved in that game is that Bayern do have a soft underbelly, especially when you consider Luiz Gustavo, David Alaba and Holger Badstuber will all be unavailable for Saturday#s final. Bayern’s main strength is going forward, with the trio of Mario Gomes, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben the biggest threats to Chelsea’s dream.

All three players are in double figures for goals and will provide Chelsea’s defence with a different kind of test than the one they were given by Barcelona. Di Matteo has admitted Chelsea will need to keep it tight but it seems unlikely they will manage to keep a clean sheet. As a result go for over 2.5 goals at 5/6.

For Chelsea’s old guard Saturday’s game is going to be the last hoorah you’d think, with Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Didier Drogba desperate to enhance their legacy at the club. All three are expected to start against Bayern and having scored in the last European final they appeared in you can get Lampard to repeat that trick at 11/4 to score anytime, with Drogba 15/8.

Given Bayern’s attacking threat Chelsea’s team news will be critical as we wait to see whether David Luiz and Gary Cahill have overcome their hamstring injuries. The reports coming out of Munich indicate they will be fit but if they aren’t then Di Matteo will be without a recognised centre-half as John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic are suspended.

Barring Chelsea having no fit centre-backs the biggest loss for them will be Ramires, who has been magnificent in the second half of the campaign.

To win the Champions League will take another super-human effort by Chelsea and you wonder whether the semi-final with Barcelona was their final.

It’s going to be close and could go all the way to penalties again. At least John Terry isn’t around to take one this time as far as Chelsea are concerned. The match markets have priced a Bayern win in 90 minutes at 4/5, with the draw 11/4 and the draw 10/3.

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Stop! Hammer Time!

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West Ham and Blackpool meet at Wembley on Saturday in a game dubbed the richest match in football. But who will be celebrating the cash bonanza of a return to the Premier League?

The prize for the winners of the Championship play-off semi-final is not just a spot in the Premier League but also an estimated cash windfall of around £60million.

Both these clubs know all about the riches on offer in England’s top flight having suffered the agony of relegation last season. Both will be equally desperate to make an instant return with victory at Wembley.

Ian Holloway’s men will be able to draw on the memory of their recent play-off victory over Cardiff in 2010. West Ham, meanwhile, have mixed memories of the play-offs, having lost to Crystal Palace in 2004 but then beating Preston a year later.

For West Ham, a spot in the play-offs was a consolation prize after missing out on automatic promotion.

Sam Allardyce’s men were widely tipped to go up automatically at the start of the season, but despite consistently flirting with the top two a failure to convert draws into wins saw them fall behind Reading and Southampton.

Blackpool boss Holloway admitted he found relegation on the final day of last season hard to take, but despite losing the likes of Charlie Adam and David Vaughan, the astute purchases of Barry Ferguson and Kevin Phillips allowed them to rebuild and mount a sustained play-off challenge.

The Hammers begin the game as 20/21 favourites to win in 90 minutes, with Blackpool priced at 11/4. Given play-off finals are often tight and tense affairs, do not rule out the prospect of extra time, with the draw after 90 minutes priced at 13/5.

West Ham’s favouritism appears justified, given they are unbeaten in their last eight matches, winning six of those. In the play-off semi-final they breezed past Cardiff 5-0 on aggregate.

But Blackpool are hardly out-of-form, without defeat in nine games, though four of those are draws. However, in their two league encounters with Blackpool the Londoners have triumphed handsomely, winning 4-0 at Upton Park in October and 4-1 at Bloomfield Road in February.

If the play-offs are all about peaking at the right moment, West Ham have timed things perfectly. With 160 goals scored between the two sides in the regular season, penalty-box action should also be guaranteed at Wembley.

Blackpool in particular are known for their swashbuckling brand of attacking football, but West Ham have plenty of firepower themselves and will look to exploit any gaps at the back.

Backing over 2.5 goals at 5/6 should produce a return while brave punters could get hefty odds of 11/1 for six goals or more.

Carlton Cole is West Ham’s top scorer this season with 14 goals and his odds of 11/2 to score first here shouldn’t be ignored, nor should Kevin Nolan’s odds of 7/1 given the former Bolton man has hit 13 already from midfield this campaign.

For Blackpool it’s all about Kevin Phillips. The 38-year-old just keeps on going and his odds of 8/1 to score first, adding to his 17 goals already this season, should also be considered.

It has been 41 years, though, since Blackpool last beat West Ham and all the signs here suggest that wait will go on. A goal-filled 3-2 victory for the Hammers will leave their supporters blowing bubbles down Wembley Way and should send punters home happy too given that scorecast is priced at a tasty 25/1.

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Boca liking the Copa

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With the domestic football season in the UK all but over it is time to turn our attention elsewhere. In South America, the Copa Libertadores has reached the quarter-final stage and there are plenty of big names left in it. Boca Juniors and Santos are in action on Thursday night/Friday morning as we look ahead to what should be two corking quarters.

For those unfamiliar with the Copa, it is basically the South American equivalent of the Champions League, with 32 teams split into eight groups from which the top two advance. This year has already seen some big name casualties, with Brazilian giants Flamengo and last year’s finalists Penarol having made early exits.

The first legs of two quarter-finals have already taken place with both matches finishing in draws. The all Brazilian affair between Vasco de Gama and Corinthians ended goalless in Rio de Janeiro with the weather hampering both teams.

The second quarter saw Universidad Chile grab a 1-1 draw away from home against Paraguay’s Libertad.  The next two matches are also likely to be cagey but more intriguing for the neutral.

Boca Juniors v Fluminense 11.45pm BST

These two giants of Brazilian and Argentinian football respectively meet at La Bombonera in the first leg of their clash on Thursday night in what should be the more intriguing off the two quarter finals. Boca and Fluminense were in the same group together this year – the Rio outfit winning five of their six matches as they finished in top spot.

Fluminense won in Buenos Aires but Boca got their revenge by defeating Abel Braga’s team on their own patch. While it’s tough to judge Fluminense’s form outside of the Libertadores as they are still going through the regional competitions in Brazil, they are unbeaten in five on their travels. However, they will be without some big name players against Boca, with Wellington, Fred, Deco, Diguinho and Valencia all out.

Boca have injury problems of their own, although not as extensive, with Pablo Ledesma, Leandro Somoza and Santiago Silva all absent. Los Xeneizes have been good at home recently but were frustrated by Velez Sarsfield on Sunday and will need to up their ideas if they are to break down Fluminense.

The Chocolate Box is bound to be bouncing on Thursday and Boca should have the edge, though, in a tight first leg given all Fluminense’s injury problems.

Boca are 7/10 for the win, with the draw priced at 23/10 and Fluminense 18/5.

Velez Sarsfield v Santos 2am BST

As defending champions and with Brazilian superstar Neymar flying right now, Santos should cruise through this quarter-final tie, especially with the second leg at home.

While the Sao Paulo outfit lost the first leg of their last-16 tie with Bolivar 2-1, they did show their class with an 8-0 win at home in the second leg.

Santos look more tactical astute than they were this time 12 months ago, their mauling at the hands of Barcelona in the Club World Cup obviously taught them a valuable lesson. The Peixe are far from just a one man team either, with Alan Kardec, Arouca and Elano all threats.

Standing in their way are Velez, the winner’s of last year’s Clasura in Argentina. The Buenos Aires outfit have made a strong start to the season and are currently five points off top spot in their domestic leage.

However, it has been Velez’s away form which have served them well recently and at El Fortín they are winless in the last seven.

As a result, Santos to win the first leg at 9/5 could be the way to go, with Velez 13/10 and the draw 21/10.

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What next for Liverpool?

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Liverpool decided to axe club legend Kenny Dalglish after just 18 months in charge on Wednesday and talk immediately turned to who will replace him as manager at Anfield?

Some may say the decision to sack the Scot was a harsh one, given that he led his beloved Reds to the FA Cup final having already securing the Carling Cup, but ultimately results in the Premier League did not meet expectations and whoever comes in will have to hit the ground running next season.

There are plenty of names flying about already but Liverpool may choose to take their time in order to make the best-possible appointment and here are our thoughts on the three early favourites to take charge at Anfield.

Andre Villas-Boas – 2/1

The Portuguese tactician lasted just nine months at Chelsea and will be desperate for a speedy return to management.  Villas-Boas, or AVB as he came to be known as in the press, was a target for Liverpool before he joined Chelsea but as a free agent he may appeal to the Anfield hierarchy perhaps keen to recruit on the cheap.

For:

Villas-Boas is a free agent and as such the club won’t have to pay any compensation to secure him as manager. The 37-year-old managed Portuguese side Porto for just one year but led them to four trophies, including the Europa League and the league title – with Porto undefeated in the Portuguese league for the entirety of the campaign. Villas-Boas is the youngest manager ever to win a European competition and will have the hunger to succeed after his struggles at Stamford Bridge.

Against:

There is no getting away from the fact Villas-Boas failed to impress at Chelsea.  Rumours suggested he couldn’t control, or had lost control of, the dressing room and the fact that Roberto Di Matteo managed to turn things around at the Blues so quickly after his departure will certainly raise questions as to whether he has what it takes to manage big players with big egos and succeed in the Premier League.

Roberto Martinez – 4/1

The current Wigan boss worked miracles at the DW Stadium this season to drag the Latics away from the drop zone.  The Spaniard also enjoyed a successful spell as manager of Swansea and Martinez is the second favourite to replace Dalglish.

For:

Martinez led Wigan to safety against all odds this season, picking up improbable wins over Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool along the way, and the Latics played an attractive brand of football too. Martinez is a manager who likes to play a free-flowing passing game, something the owners will want while he also has a decent record in the transfer market, having signed the likes of Victor Moses, Mohammed Diame and Ali Al-Habsi during his time as Latics boss.

Against:

Martinez may have led Wigan to safety but he was also the manager who led them into danger in the first place. The Latics struggled until the closing stages of the campaign and at one point many expected the Spaniard to be axed by Wigan chairman Dave Whelan.

It is easier to close the gap at the bottom than it is at the top and a late surge up the table won’t be enough for the Liverpool faithful. Martinez also has no experience of European football as a manager but does have five years experience as a boss.

Brendan Rodgers – 5/1

The current Swansea boss comfortably led the Welsh side to safety in their debut Premier League campaign. When it seemed as if Harry Redknapp was set to take charge of England, Rodgers was immediately highlighted as a potential successor at Spurs. Swansea were never really involved in the relegation battle, despite being tipped by many to drop straight back down to the Championship, and were hailed for their attacking, attractive brand of football.

For:

The former Watford and Reading boss has a great record in the transfer market as well as on the pitch, having picked up the likes of Scott Sinclair, Michel Vorm and Danny Graham for the Swans. Swansea had a formidable record at the Liberty Stadium and their home form was key to their survival, and with Liverpool’s form at Anfield considered a major factor in Dalglish’s exit, it comes as little surprise that Rodgers has been tipped to take charge at Anfield.

Against:

A big stumbling block is his lack of experience. He has overseen just one campaign in the Premier League, with the rest of his managerial experience coming at Championship level.  Rodgers has never managed in European competition and has been a manager for just four years, with spells at Watford and Reading before he joined Swansea.

The Others:

Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez still lives on Merseyside, is currently without a club and is seeking a return to management. The Spaniard can be backed at 10/1 to be given another chance at Anfield and has made it clear in the past he would relish a return to take charge of the Reds.

Former Barcelona and current Saudi Arabia boss Frank Rijkaard is 8/1, as is former England boss Fabio Capello. Some outsiders include Fulham boss Martin Jol, priced at 50/1, while Pep Guardiola, who stepped down as manager of Barcelona at the end of the season, is an unlikely 33/1 to succeed Dalglish.

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Эра Кобе Брайанта подходит к концу? «Бостон Селтикс» одолеет «Филадельфию»?

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Баскетбол. НБА. Плей-офф 1/4 Финала.

Оклахома-Сити – Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс ( счет в серии 1:0 ). Кто бы мог подумать, что «Лейкерс» 4.25 второй год подрядDurant basket 1 300x199 Эра Кобе Брайанта подходит к концу? «Бостон Селтикс» одолеет «Филадельфию»? во 2-м раунде попадут под «поезд», который может у «укатать» их со счетом 4:0 в серии и даже глазом не моргнуть. Человеком, который может принять самое непосредственное участие в этом процессе, станет Кевин Дюрэнт. Лидер «Оклахомы» 1.22 уверенно ведет свою команду за собой и останавливаться не намерен.

«Озерники» получили «смачную оплеуху» в первом матче, проиграв почти 30 очков! Можно было бы написать, что вот сейчас они соберутся и навяжут борьбу противнику, но на самом деле все, что может помочь «Лейкерс» – это расхоложенность  «Тандер», которые могут раньше времени поверить в легкую победу.

Кобе Брайант с годами становится все старше и старше, и верить в то, что он сможет «тащить» команду на себе – было весьма наивно. Да, есть еще Газоль и Байнем, но эта троица не может противостоять молодой команде из Оклахомы. Именно команде, так как «Оклахома» – это не только команда Дюрэнта! С такими парнями, как Уэстбрук, Харден и Ибака, всегда можно надежно подстраховывать лидера.

Мой прогноз, что серия завершиться со счетом 4:0!

Филадельфия 76 – Бостон Селтикс (счет в серии 1:1) . «Зеленые» неожиданно утратили преимущество своего поля, но как мне кажется, несильно переживают по этому поводу. «Кельты» смогли в этом году перестроить свою игру. И если не найти рецепт «вечной молодости», то явно разобраться в рецептуре сплава «молодости и опыта».

«Ключом»  этого для Дока Риверса стал Рэджон Рондо, который сейчас может показывать свой лучший баскетбол фактически в каждом матче. Да, бывают неудачные игры, но никто не идеален.

Рэй Аллен теперь стал игроком скамейки, но это не только не ослабило игру «зеленых» 2.13, но позволило использовать ветерана как «свежий клинок», который вступает в игру, когда противник слегка измотан. А уж трехочковые броски он будет выполнять и в 80-тилетнем возрасте.

Но «Филадельфия» 1.75 моложе, так что именно в этом и кроется её сила.

Серия равная, но я бы поставил на «Бостон», так как опыта у него в разы больше.

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Hodgson reveals his Euro squad

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There are plenty of talking points thrown up by Roy Hodgson’s first England squad after the new Three Lions boss named his 23-man party for the upcoming European Championship – for which his side are priced at 10/1 to win.

In fairness to Fabio Capello’s successor, he has had very little time to prepare for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine with his commitment to West Brom not officially over until last Sunday, and he had previously suggested he was largely going to stick with experienced England performers.

With that in mind, there were just two new faces in the squad but there are surely plenty of questions over why some of the players that are set to take their place on the plane next month have made it – with England’s campaign set to get underway on June 11 (England 13/8 to win Group D).

There are just two warm-up games before then for Hodgson, who also confirmed Steven Gerrard will be captain, to finalise his plans – so taking a look at the squad, let’s start with the supposed ‘big calls’.

Rio Ferdinand was probably the biggest absentee and perhaps it was no surprise, given his recent fitness history and the fact that even his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, had doubted whether he could play games in quick succession.

Still, he would have provided plenty of experience but every footballer has his lovers and haters, and there will be those who believe his best days are very much behind him.

However, John Terry has been included and there will be more doubters about him given his form, discipline issues, the fact that an impending trial forced the previous manager to step down as well as the fact that he has been there and definitely not done it – at the World Cup in 2010.

Barcelona actually looked less likely to score when he had been sent off, while his obvious inability to handle Andy Carroll in both the FA Cup final and subsequent 4-1 drubbing at Anfield led to Hodgson actually including the Liverpool striker – who had almost been a laughing stock in the previous nine months following his £35m move from Newcastle.

What makes the Carroll selection all the more surprising is the fact that he is one of only four strikers. With Wayne Rooney suspended for the first two group games, Jermain Defoe – who has not played a competitive match for England since September 2010 – and Danny Welbeck the others, Hodgson could end up being caught short up front.

Peter Crouch has never done anything wrong for England, in fact he has done a lot right with a fantastic goal ratio for the national side, while there is no place (not so surprising) for the second highest English scorer in the Premier League this season – Grant Holt.

Norwich City, though, can celebrate the call-up of John Ruddy, who has been rewarded for his fine season with the Canaries with his first international recognition.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also wins his first call-up for the impact, albeit limited, he has made for Arsenal this season but little can be said of the impact of Stewart Downing and Theo Walcott (of late), who did make the squad, when Aaron Lennon and Adam Johnson did not.

Kyle Walker has enjoyed a superb season for Spurs but is carrying an injury, although how the versatile Micah Richards has been overlooked is a mystery.

It is, of course, a ‘poisoned chalice’, the England manager’s job, because whoever is in charge is never going to please everyone all the time – in some manager’s cases, any of the time.

The proof is in the pudding, though, and Hodgson will have more idea of the capability of his squad following the first match of the tournament against France (France 13/8, Draw 11/5, England 11/8 Match Betting).

With games against Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine to follow, England will hope that the inclusion of Rooney will amount to more than one game with the Three Lions 6/4 to be eliminated at the Group Stage. Hodgson may already have his doubters but this squad should have enough to at least make it past the first stage. After that, it’s anyone’s guess.

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Torquay must come out firing

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Cheltenham Town put one foot in the door of the League Two play-off final with a 2-0 win over Torquay in the first leg but now they have to finish the job at Plainmoor on Thursday night (Cheltenham 6/4, Torquay 9/1 – League Two Promotion 2011/12 Outright).

Goals in each half at Whaddon Road from Jermaine McGlashan and Ben Burgess ensured the Robins head down to the south west with a two-goal cushion, but they cannot simply turn up and dream of Wembley as Torquay will be up for this game – they have to be or any hopes they have of promotion will be quickly dashed.

Torquay (21/20 to win – 90 Minutes) have been struggling for form drastically over recent weeks and the first-leg loss means they come into this must-win game without a victory in six matches – indeed their last win was on April 6 and since then it’s been three wins and three losses.

That poor run ensured Martin Ling’s side missed out on automatic promotion on the final day of the regular season and confidence must have ebbed away even further after the first leg.

Goals are going to be the order of the day for the Gulls but they have to do it without their Player of the Year and leading scorer Rene Howe, as the 14-goal striker limped out of the first leg with a hamstring injury and he will miss the Plainmoor game – and it’s also likely he will miss out on Wembley if the Gulls do pull off the improbable.

Taiwo Atieno (6/1 – First Goalscorer) was the man that replaced him in the first leg and will lead the line at Plainmoor but, with only six league goals to his name all campaign, he doesn’t offer quite the potent threat that Howe would.

Club captain Lee Mansell and Danny Stevens are second and third in the top scorers’ list with 11 and eight goals respectively for the Gulls, so they might need to add to their tally to get Torquay through.

For Cheltenham boss Mark Yates it could be decision time. The 4-4-2 they played in the first leg worked perfectly, so he must choose whether to stick with that or the 4-5-1 that has been used bu the Robins on their travels through the regular season.

However, they do not boast an impressive away record and its seven losses from their last eight away from Whaddon Road – something which must spur on Torquay and their fans.

It is three wins in a row for Cheltenham (13/5 to win, draw 12/5 – 90 Minutes) and they boast a good play-off pedigree, with two previous end-of-season campaigns seeing promotion each and every time.

The boss could select on-loan Everton star Luke Garbutt after he missed the first match while, in what could be a real boost, Burgess is fine to play after needing stitches to a head wound at the weekend.

To some degree the first leg advantage, coupled with Torquay’s recent form, means a trip Wembley is Cheltenham’s to lose. The Robins should have enough to hold on a rampaging Gulls outfit, but if the home side manage to get an early goal it will be squeaky-bum time for those away fans and Plainmoor will be rocking.

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