England's attack: Golden opportunity for Welbeck!

More than a month ago, Danny Welbeck was still unsure where he would go next season. But now, he is the number 1 hope on the attacking front for both Arsenal and the England national team and is facing a golden opportunity to continue to assert his position.

Sturridge's injury is an opportunity for Welbeck (11) to prove himself in the England team.

STURRIDGE CONTINUES TO BE ABSENT

Daniel Sturridge's injury situation has not improved. Last week, he was not even on Liverpool's reserve list for the match against West Brom. Therefore, of course, this striker was not called up by coach Roy Hodgson for the training camp to prepare for the EURO 2016 qualifiers against San Marino (October 10) and Estonia (October 12).

Normally, this would be a significant loss for the Three Lions. Because Sturridge was the main striker of the England team at the 2014 World Cup. He also scored 5 goals in 16 appearances for the national team, including 1 goal against Italy in Brazil. But at the moment, Sturridge's absence does not make the English too worried. Because they have a Welbeck in very good form.

Until early September, Welbeck still did not know where he would play in the new season. At that time, at MU, the main striker pair was Wayne Rooney and Van Persie. So Welbeck had to leave. But just 1 month later, with his relentless efforts, he is facing the opportunity to change his career. The striker who was once described by Van Gaal as "not of enough class and quality to play for MU", is nowthe number 1 hope in attack for both Arsenal and the England national team.

FLAG IN WELBECK'S HANDS

At Arsenal, Welbeck scored 4 goals in 5 matches for the Gunners. It also took him only 5 matches to get his first hat-trick for Arsenal,what it took Thierry Henry four seasons at the Gunners to do. It is worth mentioning that Welbeck's 3 goals against Galatasaray showed that he has all the necessary qualities of a true striker: Speed ​​and great physical strength. The way Welbeck moved, weaved behind the opponent's defense, the way he finished in the 3 goals against Galatasaray, was clearly a very different image from the Welbeck clumsily juggling the ball when facing Manuel Neuer in the match between MU and Bayern Munich in the knockout round of the Champions League 2013/14.

Now, fans are hoping that Welbeck will bring the inspiration and excitement of playing for Arsenal to the Three Lions. In the match against Switzerland last month, Welbeck scored both goals to help England win 2-0. Previously, Welbeck was considered "no chance" to compete with Sturridge for the center forward position. But now he has become a real heavyweight candidate. In the upcoming EURO 2016 qualifying round, England will meet two opponents of different level, San Marino and Estonia. Welbeck will almost certainly be in the starting lineup. If he continues to "shoot" regularly, it will be very difficult for coach Roy Hodgson to drop Welbeck even when Sturridge returns.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Welbeck's success today, in addition to his efforts, also has a significant contribution from luck. The serious injury of Olivier Giroud and then Yaya Sanogo made Arsenal lose all strikers. That's why they had to buy Welbeck. Assuming Giroud was not injured, is it certain that Wenger would have brought Welbeck in at the last minute? Sturridge's injury also made Welbeck the number 1 choice for the center forward position in the England team. Thus, at Arsenal and the Three Lions, the fact that a series of number 1 choices for the center forward role were all injured helped Welbeck get the opportunity. And when he played in his favorite position, he took full advantage of that opportunity to prove himself.

Welbeck is only 23 years old this year. He is facing a golden opportunity to change his career!

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0.85- Welbeck's scoring efficiency this season is 0.85 goals/match (including 2 goals for England). Meanwhile, Welbeck's scoring efficiency last season was only 0.28 goals/match. Clearly, Welbeck has significantly improved his scoring ability.

3 - Wayne Rooney is only 3 goals short of catching up with the 3rd greatest scorer in the history of the Three Lions, Jimmy Greaves. Currently, Rooney has 41 goals/97 matches for the England national team. The possibility of him catching up, even surpassing his senior Greaves in the next 2 matches is very high when England only have to face weak opponents San Marino and Estonia. Rooney's most recent goal for the Three Lions was against Norway on September 3, 2014.

According to Bongdaplus