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MARTIN KEOWN’S SCOUTING REPORT

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ROBIN OLSEN (GOALKEEPER) AGE 28 CAPS 22 GOALS 0 IMPOSING 6ft 6in keeper with five clean sheets in his last six games. Takes crosses well and is likely to launch kicks to the wings. EMIL KRAFTH (RIGHT BACK) AGE 23 CAPS 14 GOALS 0 IN for the suspended Lustig but started just 10 times for Bologna last season. Could be stretched if England flood the wide areas. VICTOR LINDELOF (CENTRE BACK) AGE 23 CAPS 24 GOALS 1 MADE mistakes for Manchester United but has looked solid here. Sterling can drag him out of position and create space for runners. ANDREAS GRANQVIST (CENTRE BACK) AGE 33 CAPS 76 GOALS 8 FORMER Wigan defender is dominant in the air. He will try to head set-pieces back across goal to create chances for team-mates. LUDWIG AUGUSTINSS­ON (LEFT BACK) AGE 24 CAPS 19 GOALS 1 KEEPING Swansea’s Martin Olsson out of the starting XI. Werder Bremen full back is tidy in possession and likes to get forward. VIKTOR CLAESSON (RIGHT WING) AGE 26 CAPS 26 GOALS 3 WILL track back to help his full back but don’t be surprised to see the Krasnodar midfielder play more centrally when he has the ball. SEB LARSSON (CENTRAL MIDFIELD) AGE 33 CAPS 103 GOALS 6 I PRACTISED free-kicks with him when he was a youngster at Arsenal. He whips the ball in very well, is intelligen­t and has incredible drive. ALBIN EKDAL (CENTRAL MIDFIELD) AGE 28 CAPS 38 GOALS 0 A WORKAHOLIC in midfield. The Hamburg player picks out good passes to forwards and joins in attacks. A doubt with a foot injury. EMIL FORSBERG (LEFT WING) AGE 26 CAPS 40 GOALS 7 SWEDEN’S star player so far. Leipzig midfielder cuts in on his right foot, will threaten with crosses and loves to shoot. MARCUS BERG (STRIKER) AGE 31 CAPS 61 GOALS 18 HE’S had 13 shots so far without scoring but that has not bothered him. He will shoot on sight and England cannot take liberties. OLA TOIVONEN (STRIKER) AGE 32 CAPS 63 GOALS 14 STRUGGLED at Sunderland but holds up the ball well for Sweden. At 6ft 4in, he makes them a big team in both boxes.

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