After Friday’s 8-0 victory over San Marino, England will certainly expect to be tested a bit more against Montenegro. The Eastern Europeans currently lead Group H and will look to extend their two-point lead over the Three Lions. Although they are behind in points and will travel to Montenegro for the match, Hititbet.com puts England as the favourites to win tonight’s qualifier.

Recently, Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic told Sky Sports he agrees that England are the favourites. The captain was quoted by Sky Sports, “England are still one of the best teams and they start as favourites to win this match.”

However, he believes the odds makers have misjudged this match. Vuninic, who plays his club football for Juventus, plans to take advantage of England’s depleted back line. “We have a stronger selection of players this time than in the Euros – and England have a weaker defence because some of their players can’t play.”

Despite Vucinic’s confidence his club did not look convincing during their 0-1 victory at Moldova on Friday. However, they remain in good position to qualify for their first World Cup as an independent country. The Montenegro national football team was formed in 2007. Since then, they have failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Cup.

A key player to watch for Montenegro is Stevan Jovetic. The Fiorentina striker has scored 12 goals in 20 appearances for his club this season. The young striker is expected to move to the Premier League this summer.

Roy Hodgson is expected to make multiple changes to the starting XI featured against San Marino. Danny Welbeck, Steven Gerrard, and Glen Johnson will be well rested after sitting out Friday’s match. One definite change will be replacing Theo Walcott, who sustained a pelvic strain against San Marino.

English fans can expect more from Wayne Rooney than his last outing in Montenegro. Eighteen months ago in Podgorica, Rooney jeopardised his 2012 Euro campaign when he was sent off with a red card. The Manchester United striker was in great form during Friday’s match, netting one goal and leading the eight-goal rout.

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Nigel Adkins is predicting a sharp return to the Premier League for Reading and says there will be no summer exodus.

A brace from Hal Robson-Kanu helped the Royals to a 4-2 victory at Fulham on Saturday afternoon but it came too late after the club were relegated to the Championship last weekend.

However Adkins is keen for his side to finish the season as strongly as possible to build confidence ahead of next season, when he hopes to mastermind a promotion campaign.

Keeping the squad together will be one of his big jobs over the summer but he does not think it will be a problem as key players like Robson-Kanu are tied to contracts.

“He (Robson-Kanu) is well wrapped up with us. We are all right from that point of view,” Adkins revealed. “It is not as if there is a situation where players are out of contract and there can be a mass exodus. We are in a good position.”

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‘Modern football’ instead of just ‘football.’ It says a lot about the characteristics of the game that we can’t just accept and acknowledge the sport in a sweeping manner. Those traits aren’t there to signal the various points in which the game has changed; we can all accept that sports go through cycles and phases. The term ‘modern,’ however, has negative connotations attached to it. Whenever you’re drawn to one of the disappointments of the game, you precede it with ‘modern football.’

The issue about patience in football is something that’s driven by the way the sport has evolved. Rather than looking for sporting stories, where incidentally some find them mundane, we’re force-fed news items of political breakdowns within the walls of football clubs. Of course fans are going to feed that frenzy. Are we supposed to believe that every manager is placed under unbearable pressure because every set of supporters believes their club have a right to immediate success? The media have made it such that managers aren’t given lengthy and historical tenures, even if they are right for the job.

If David Moyes is to feel any pressure at Manchester United it won’t come from within. Clubs like Manchester United have a way about them that is derivative of Alex Ferguson’s time in charge. There were lessons learnt and an understanding that patience does eventually win through. United are a big-spending club, but you don’t normally lump them in with the new money clubs of ‘modern football’ – if you do then it probably says a lot about the way you look at the game.

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It is ironic that Moyes is the topic considering his time with Everton. Now that both he and Alex Ferguson have left their managerial posts of last season (and Tony Pulis) there isn’t a single manager who comes close to matching the tenure of Arsene Wenger. It’s not because football fans are impatient; how can they be? What makes football fans in England so different from North American sports fans and huge sports markets like New York and Toronto, where the Rangers haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1994 and the Maple Leafs experienced a nine-year absence from the playoffs? Quite simply, the media won’t allow for lengthy tenures in English football because it doesn’t sell newspapers.

Ferguson may have offered his insight into the matter and parted with words of confidence and backing for the new United manager at the end of last season, but underneath it all there were hints that he wasn’t really talking to the supporters, at least not exclusively. Ferguson is made of tough stuff, the kind of manager whose reputation and respect from others always allows him to hold a much, much higher standing. Of course, Moyes will know how to take care of himself and he’s far from unaccustomed to the ways of the English media. But Everton and Manchester United are completely different stories. Everton are not flying the flag for English football. Everton are not battling to match Barcelona or Bayern Munich. It’s a level of expectation that far surpasses anything Moyes has known during his time at Goodison Park. Fundamentally, the media, at least large sections, don’t have that connection that allows them to view Moyes or the club in the same light as the supporters. What difference does it make to them if he leaves after two seasons? As long as people read their account of events.

There’s already a lot to like about this appointment from Manchester United. Naturally there were small groups of fans who opposed the idea of bringing in Moyes, but that was overshadowed by the story of Ferguson’s retirement and where the club would go in the immediate future. Simply, there was enough Hollywood in the other stories to make any opposition to Moyes an afterthought. But even then, even if supporters take a few seasons in the Premier League to get to grips with Moyes, nothing will be made of it until it starts becoming a news item. Instead of reporting on football, we’ll probably end up being fed the surrounding stories that don’t really matter. Okay, so some fans don’t like a manager. What else is new? Hardly worth much attention, especially if there is nothing wrong with what Moyes is doing. But the pressure and the weight of it all comes from outside the club. The sensationalism and hysteria can make even the most experienced managers fumble their lines and force errors – it just feeds the monster.

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Modern football isn’t what fans make it, at least not in this country. Supporters would like to think so, they’d like to think they have a say in matters which form such a significant part of their lives. But the media has much more say in what goes. Moyes is in a good environment, and why shouldn’t Manchester United bide their time and wait patiently for their next ‘dynasty’? Unfortunately, after a while the waiting becomes boring. Instead of talking about football, we start to discuss names from abroad coming in and are led to believe it’s interesting. It’s not. But for those who need to sell it makes a better headline.

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Retiring Liverpool star Jamie Carragher claims he would run away if he was asked to take a penalty in his final game against QPR.

The veteran defender is calling time on his 16-year career after Sunday’s game with already relegated Rangers at Anfield, and he doesn’t want anything to blot the day.

Carragher claims he couldn’t cope with the pressure of taking and converting a penalty in front of the Reds’ famous Kop, even if the team are cruising towards a home victory.

When the scenario was put to him by reporters, the former England international was quick to dismiss the idea out of hand, with a clean sheet and a good solid performance no doubt at the forefront of his mind, on what is sure to be an emotional occasion for him.

He said: “No, imagine missing that on your last game and going for a pint after the game and people say, ‘You missed a penalty in your last game!

“I’m not the type of person who likes that but it’s going to be like that isn’t it? I just don’t want it to overshadow the game. I just want this game to go well and if it doesn’t it’ll annoy me after the game.”

The 35-year-old has long known that he would be hanging up his boots at the end of the season, having decided over 12 months ago, even though Carragher didn’t make his thoughts public until February.

However, he has been living in fears for the last few weeks that he would miss his own send-off with a mistimed tackle or an errant handball, potentially ruling the centre-back out of the clash with Rangers in what will be his 737th appearance for the club.

He added: “Before the Fulham game, someone texted me and said ‘don’t get sent off’ so I had a word with Mark Halsey before kick-off.

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“I just said ‘if I’m misbehaving or whatever, get them to bring me off’. He said ‘don’t handball it on the line or do a professional foul and you’ll be all right’.

“I thought, imagine if you end up missing your last game through being suspended.”

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Concentrating on the football side of things almost seems pointless right now but I feel for my own and others people’s sanity that someone must. There is no doubting that there are more important things going on at the club right now but we as fans follow a club because of the football so lets have a look at the football side of things

Our squad has obviously been adversely affected by all the goings on at the club in the past months and with the players currently in the side it really shows.

Early pre-season games usually tell you very little but the squad selection is looking more and more likely that it will remain the same come the start of the new season. Our squad has been missing key elements for a long time now but last year with the addition of a couple of good loans we had a good side with a bit of depth.

Obviously these loan players are now nowhere to be seen and couple that with the players told they are free to leave and do not feature in Pressley’s plans and we are in trouble.

Going through the squad and Goalkeeping wise we look to be ok in terms of our number one with Joe Murphy likely to stay. Number two however is a different story and one must be signed as soon as it is possible to do so.

Defensive wise is where we look most vulnerable. We have a left back who is a really good left back but injuries at the end of last season have seen him fall out of the picture, it is definitely good to see him back playing in this pre-season.

On the other side we currently have two of the best right backs in the division. One Jordan Clarke was originally told he was surplus to requirements and free to leave but Pressley has had a change of mind. This seems a strange one not only to freeze him out in the first place but to then go back on that decision and bring him back into the fold.

To me it is a decision which only confounds the rumours of interest in our other right back Cyrus Christie. He has undoubtedly progressed quicker than Clarke who has in the past had a crisis of confidence and Cyrus will be huge loss if he is sold. But in Clarke we do have a ready made replacement, if we can make him believe in himself he will be just as good if not better than Cyrus in the future.

As for the central defence the only player we currently have is young Jordan Willis who whilst has shown a lot of promise has very little experience of first team football. It is crazy to think there is every chance we are going to start the season with one centre half and an inexperienced one at that.

The heart of any defence is the key to a solid back four, we are a million miles away from having that and on that basis we are really going to struggle to keep teams at bay come the new season.

The midfield is the part of the team where we probably have the most depth. We have Baker, Fleck, Thomas, Moussa, Barton and a couple of emerging youngsters in Daniels, garner and lobjoit. It is far from the strongest midfield but it is a midfield with a good potential.

Captain Carl Baker we all know can be a class act at this level and will be the key to most good things we do this year. Fleck, Thomas and Barton are all players who arrived with great potential but none have delivered as of yet. The younger lads clearly still have a lot to learn and for some it may be the right time to bring them into the first team fold but for others it may well be too soon.

Moussa on the other hand is a player who football fans have a love/hate relationship with. There is no doubt he is a talent and he is often an exciting player to watch but his inability to perform on a consistent basis is what annoys us football fans. Saying that though if he was able to perform at his best consistently there is no way he would be a Coventry City player. He is a player who on his day can single handedly unlock the opposition defence and is a good weapon to have in the team.

We do need some new faces in the midfield though and pacey wingers for me are a must. Pace at any level can be a great weapon to have in the side. Sometime the player doesn’t have to be the best technically just for the fact it gives the opposition defence something different to think about which allows players with other traits to make use of them more often. Look at any successful sides and almost all of them have at least one player who can out pace defenders with relative ease.

Looking at our forward players and only two come to mind. Leon Clarke is a player who scores goals at this level. He is far from a great player but his goal record in this division is up there with the best and if his goal scoring continues then goals shouldn’t be hard to come by for us.

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Callum Wilson is the only other recognised striker and whilst he is still very young and inexperienced he has shown sparks in his time in the side. He came to the forefront due to injuries and he did himself proud scoring one goal and impressing with his confidence to make things happen. He will need to step up another level though if he is to be a major player in this year’s league one campaign.

Reinforcements are much needed but once again it is unlikely we will see any before the new season gets underway.  We have the basis of a good squad but without the ability to add strength in depth to it we are going to struggle. Pressley remains committed to his recruitment with trialist currently training with the squad but with both his hands tied behind his back we look like we are going to be in for a long hard season on and off the pitch.

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As the clock struck 11:15am on 28th September, Forest fans shuddered. The likes of Danny Collins and Guy Moussi both named in the starting eleven to face a Derby County side strong away from home were not what the supporters wanted to see.

Yet again though, Billy Davies gets it right. The back four that also included Eric Lichaj, Jack Hobbs and for the majority of the game Dan Harding, kept Derby at bay in convincing fashion. Forest’s bitter rivals usually resulted in punting the ball up the field aimlessly, which was easily dealt with by the grateful defence.

But why Derby resulted to hoofing it up the pitch, is the key question. When Derby have come to play at the City Ground under Nigel Clough in the past, they have arrived with one plan; Stop Forest from playing – Only this time, Forest were happy not to play. Horrible for the paying public to view, but effective in terms of the result.

The Reds, lining up with Moussi designed to break down anything that was conjured up by the Rams, alongside the industrious Henri Lansbury who likes a tackle or two himself.

Despite Moussi’s exit from the game early on, the plan wasn’t changed. The full-backs, Dan Harding and Eric Lichaj were happy to get forward, but reluctant in getting too advanced, which would play into the hands of a Derby side that included the dangerous Jamie Ward and apparently pacey Johnny Russell.

The key downfall in many local derbies for Forest has been their inability to cope with the tsunamis of pressure that would come their way. This time, Billy ensured they stayed solidly rigid, attacking with caution meaning that when then the likes of Ward, Russell and Martin did collect the ball, they were faced with many Red shirts eager to halt them.

The problems were there were Billy Davies men’ however, when they attempted to create chances of their own. With the sole man Darius Henderson as a striker, the easy thing to do is hoof it long in the hope he holds it up, which was the option frustratingly taken quite a few times by the defence.

As the game wore on, it grew apparent that if the deadlock were to be broken, it would probably have to be a set piece or something spectacular. Andy Reid’s well rehearsed corner was headed home by the delighted Jack Hobbs, who ran gleefully away to celebrate in front of the Trent End.

Forest were ahead, and Derby had rarely threatened. That theme continued after the break with Derby having good spells of possession, but being unable to break down the stern, brittle defence of Forest.

A game that Forest found a way to win. It wasn’t pretty, nor was it nice to watch, but it got the three points that saw off long-serving Nigel Clough’s job, and much to Forest supporters amusement, sees the man that many believe ruined Forest, Steve McClaren, employed as Derby ‘head coach’.

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A perfect weekend for anyone who supports the Red end of the A52, but for the Black and White end, it’s not looking very promising.

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Liverpool are still some way off completing the signing of FC Basel winger Mohamed Salah, according to the Metro.

The Egyptian is supposed to be one of Brendan Rodgers top targets for the January transfer window, after a series of impressive performances in Europe.

Rumours claimed the Reds had agreed a £7million fee with the Swiss champions, however the Liverpool Echo has revealed the two clubs are still some way short of agreeing on the players valuation.

Basel are understood to be demanding closer to £12million for their star man, meaning the two clubs remain some way short of agreeing a deal.

Rodgers will hope a compromise can be met as soon as possible, with the Liverpool manager desperate to complete business early to give the Reds the best possible chance of competing for the top four.

Liverpool climbed back into the top four yesterday at the expense of local rivals Everton, after seeing off Hull City 2-0 at Anfield.

Luis Suarez scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season, although Rodgers was keen to stress afterwards that his side is anything but a one man team.

He said: “Today was very much about the team. Luis will, of course, always get the plaudits because he’s a world-class player.

“Nine out of 10 players would not have played today. He had a real bad knock on the top of his foot from the Chelsea game. I know, having managed and worked with players, that most players wouldn’t have played with what he had today.

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“He had strapping on it and he put himself out there for the team yet again. That’s why he gets the goals that he does, because he’s so determined.

“But it was very much a team effort today. It was a great header from Daniel Agger from the corner and that set us off.”

Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher believes that Andy Carroll’s £35m valuation had a major impact on his failure at Anfield.

The burly Geordie is set to face his former club for the first time since making a permanent switch to West Ham later today, in a game that is a must win for the Reds in the hunt for the title.

Carroll was regarded as one of English football’s top talents prior to his ill-fated 2011 transfer, when he became a record buy for the Merseyside club.

His £35m price tag appeared to weigh heavy, with the now Hammers idol enduring a tough spell under the guidance of then manager Kenny Dalglish.

In the build up to the game at Upton Park many have been speculating that he may come back to prove himself to his former club, and Carragher – who played alongside the powerful front-man – believes that the pressure of the fee to get him to Liverpool was detrimental to his time at the club:

“If we could have got him for between £12-15m, it would have been good business. The feeling around the club when we were in for him was that maybe he could mature into our Didier Drogba.” He wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.

“Unfortunately, though, Liverpool’s decision to pay £35m was a big mistake and it never did Andy any favours,

“It quickly became apparent he wasn’t the right fit for the club.”

Carragher went on to say that Carroll’s playing style and work ethic also contributed to the botched spell:

“In training, he’d complain if the ball was not flung into the box — and I don’t mean from out wide,

“He wanted the ball to come in to him from close to the halfway line, but at Liverpool that was never going to happen.

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“There were other things. He found the intensity of playing three games every week difficult.

“Before he might have been used to getting himself right for a match on a Saturday, then spending time socially with his mates — as we all did when we were young — but at Liverpool the training and professional demands are relentless.”

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Arsene Wenger looks determined to extract as much as he can from Bacary Sagna before the full-back departs Arsenal this summer. The veteran defender deputised at centre-back this past Sunday for the trip to Norwich, replacing Per Mertesacker, and will without doubt play in his favoured position at right-back in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Arsenal have gotten the very best out of Sagna, who arrived from Auxerre in 2007 and instantly became a hit at the Emirates. The club have seen his best years, with the French international twice being named in the Premier League Team of the Season. That Arsenal have looked so comfortable in that position is testament to the quality of Sagna and his professionalism through extremely trying times over the past few seasons.

But there should be no grudges about the 31-year-old wanting to move on. In fact, had Arsenal laid out a more serious and respectable contract offer last summer, the likelihood is Sagna would still be playing his football at the Emirates next season. Reportedly, the club only offered a two-year extension and fell short of Sagna’s wage demands. The club’s lack of foresight on the matter goes to show that Wenger still hasn’t come to fully appreciate the contribution of experienced figures in his squad. Versatile veterans can make all the difference in title races.

Sagna’s camp may be riling the Arsenal support now that the league season is over, with the player expressing pubic uncertainty over his future and congratulating Samir Nasri on his title victory with Manchester City this weekend, though seemingly failing to mask his own disappointment at never lifting the Premier League trophy during his time in England. History looks set to repeat itself, with Sagna a target for City, and it’s more than understandable why Arsenal supporters are up in arms about the potential switch.

The thing is, there is no harm in Sagna moving on to a Premier League rival. The fans have shown no compromise in their loyalty to the player, but Arsenal as a club certainly have. The right-back knows his value, even at this stage of his career, and considering the years of excellence he’s shown to the north London side, why shouldn’t he get what he wants if another club is willing to offer it? It’s not to say Arsenal weren’t capable of matching Sagna’s demands, nor is it anyone else’s fault that he’s set to be tempted elsewhere.

Arsenal will lose Sagna’s experience as well as his ability along the back four. But both of those attributes can be bought. Arsenal aren’t struggling financially going into this summer’s transfer period. They need two right-backs, as Carl Jenkinson is both not good enough and set to go on loan. And though there is a distinct shortage of high-end full-backs across the continent who are available, it isn’t an impossible task to buy and replace effectively.

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Sagna has given seven fantastic years to Arsenal, and while there have been lows during his stay, the loyalty he has shown throughout warrants a peaceful sending off. The FA Cup would be a fitting end to his time at the Emirates, and while there is disappointment to his departure, don’t begrudge a player who was apparently willing to stay but couldn’t sway the notorious inflexibility of Arsenal and Wenger.

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Former Liverpool midfielder Terry McDermott believes that his old club should cash in on Luis Suarez if he wants to leave.

The Reds striker is currently embroiled in yet another scandal after receiving a massive four month ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini while playing for Uruguay at the World Cup.

Prior to the event the 27-year-old was being linked with a move to Barcelona, and speculation has only increased since his misdemeanour.

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The Spaniards are rumoured to be willing to pay big for the hit-man, yet many fans on Merseyside do not want to see ‘El Pistolero’ – who netted 31 Premier League goals last season – leave.

McDermott says that if Suarez wants to stay the club should stick by him, but that if he wants to go he has to be sold:

“Nobody wants to see Luis Suarez leave Liverpool, least of all me.” He is quoted by the Daily Star.

“Liverpool are by far a better team when he is in it and anyone who argues otherwise is kidding themselves.

“Me? I would ask him outright: ‘Do you want to play for Liverpool?’ If the answer is yes, then you help him and try to rehabilitate him.

“But if the answer is no, then I would say let him go. I know that won’t be a popular thing to say to a lot of Liverpool supporters but the club is far bigger than any one player.

“We have all seen the stories that have come out in the last few days.

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“They are very similar to the ones we saw last year when he was trying to get a move.

“It’s just my opinion but I would put the ball back into his court. ‘Do you want to stay or not? If not, then try and get the right deal for the club and move on.”

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