I may have been vociferous about Hodgson's lack of quality at Eastlands, but this squad is what I like to see. I'm not saying this is our first XI, but that's precisely the point. Quite honestly we need to lose the idea that we're a two-man team, even if we are a two-man team, and the only way to gain such belief is to not pick the two men even if they are fit.
This is different to taking Torres and Gerrard and putting them on the bench "just in case"; that suggests you don't have complete faith in the starting XI. He's thrown down the gauntlet to the younger players in the squad and said, "Tough game in Turkey, there's no safety net, go make a name for yourselves or go home". If anyone in that team is not up for this game I'd be extremely surprised.
Perhaps it's a gamble, but unless Roy picks the wrong tactics for this team win or lose he's regained a piece of my faith.
