Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Dubai: England and Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes the Three Lions can win their Fifa World Cup 2014 qualifying group, despite lingering two points behind Montenegro with four games to play.
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has 10 caps and two goals for England, said: “It’s been an interesting campaign and a tough one as well. Other teams in the group have posed different challenges for us. Montenegro have been the stand-out candidates and have done very well so far, but we can’t get too carried away or think much further beyond our next game [at home to Moldova in September].”
Oxlade-Chamberlain, the son of former England winger Mark Chamberlain, who scored once in eight national team appearances from 1982 to 1984, added: “We’ve got some hard games left but we know what we need to do. The manager [Roy Hodgson] has told us how he wants us to go about it and he’s got all the boys singing off the same hymn sheet.
“As a footballing nation, England sets high standards and we definitely want to make sure we achieve our goal of qualification. Having been able to go to the Euros [in 2012] and having seen what a great event that is only makes you want to play in a World Cup even more. I know the rest of the England players feel the same and we are 100 per cent committed to finishing off in the right way and getting the right outcome.”
By Ashley Hammond Staff Reporter
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