Cole or Baines... who should play at left-back?
Rickie Lambert or Andy Carroll... who's the best impact striker?
I like Rickie Lambert as an international. He's a good footballer in a way that Andy Carroll isn't, but once Carroll comes into the mix at West Ham and scores a few goals then what he would be is a very good impact player for Hodgson and England. I don't see him as a starter but if we're pushing for a winner or an equaliser in the last 20 then he is something a bit different in international football. We're going from a stage where we didn't have too much to choose from up front at the Euros to quite a few options right now. You just hope they are all there and available for Roy Hodgson come next May.
Are Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka the right duo in central defence?
Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka looks like being the number one partnership for Hodgson. They've played six games together on the trot and have done really well. I like them as a pair and I think the understanding has grown with each game and I thought Cahill did well in particular against Poland with a couple of important blocks and interventions and he's always got a goal in him as well. They are quite similar players and they get on well on the pitch, but in all honestly they are not in the class of Rio Ferdinand and John Terry as a partnership, but it might be one of those that grows with games and confidence.
There are one or two issues about pace down the sides, but we haven't got too many options in that area. We all thought at this stage Chris Smalling and Phil Jones might be vying as a partnership for Manchester United but it hasn't quite happened yet. If they were playing together for United that would make them a serious consideration, but that has not happened yet. We need the Cahill-Jagielka partnership to work really.
Should Hodgson include any of the Under-21 stars in the senior squad?
Ravel Morrison has got his chance under Sam Allardyce at West Ham and has really grabbed it with both hands. What he has to do now is stay in the side and stay at a level and keep his standards up. He must behave himself off the pitch because he is a bit colourful and has got into one or two scrapes to say the least. He needs to mature on that side of things in order to play well on a Saturday. But he's very talented, he played well for the Under-21's and if he can keep his head down then you wouldn't write him off making the squad.
Saido Berahino is scoring goals for West Brom and for the Under-21's. I saw him against Arsenal last week and he's a boy with a lot of abilities - and not afraid to accept the ball on the big stage as he did at Old Trafford [scoring against Manchester United in the Premier League]. He's come over to this country as a refugee, which is a great story and if he can stay in the West Brom side - Steve Clarke has obviously got a lot of faith in him at The Hawthorns - then he can get a lot of game time under his belt and is one you shouldn't write off. They've got a lot to do to get into the seniors, but it's good to have those kinds of boys coming through and showing ability.
