Top Five Players England Boss Roy Hodgson Wishes He’d Taken To The World Cup Including Pair Of Chelsea Veterans

4) Andy Carroll

The debate raged on and on throughout the second-half of last season, as to which ‘target man’ striker would best serve England if they were chasing the game in the closing stages. Hodgson opted for Liverpool-bound Rickie Lambert who, perhaps with one eye on his recently completed transfer, has failed to make an impact. Perhaps Andy Carroll, a goalscorer for England against Sweden in Euro 2012, would have offered Hodgson a more daunting attacking option.