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Euro 2012: Wayne Rooney must turn up against Italy - Jamie Redknapp

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This is a 50-50 game. Both teams came to the competition with low expectations, but England are in slightly better shape - all fit and free of bans.

I didn't expect much from Wayne Rooney against Ukraine, but I'm expecting more here. He should be fitter, sharper and with a better touch. Rooney needs to make his mark, England can't keep relying on Steven Gerrard.

Wayne's world: England can't keep relying on Gerrard

  Leaving a big hole

You want your big players fit for these games and Italy will miss Giorgio Chiellini. Their best defender, he's old-school Italian with all the tricks and plays for Juventus, who went the whole Serie A season unbeaten as Italy's Invincibles. He's a huge loss for them and his absence is a mighty boost for England. Italy are without their main defensive warrior. Let's see how they cope without him.

Formation dancing

I do like my formations and it's been fascinating to see Italy turn up in these championships with a 3-5-2 line-up. They played that way for the first two games and then returned to 4-4-2 for the Ireland game.

I expect them to go back to 3-5-2 against England, which will give them an extra man in midfield. If that happens, England's spare men will be their full backs.

Centre of attention: We need to see more of Cole and Johnson going forward

The Italian wing backs will have to deal with England's wingers, so it will mean space and time for Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole. Steven Gerrard will keep on shovelling the ball out to them and they have to use it wisely, attacking the space and looking to overlap the advanced wide players.

We haven't really seen the best of our full backs going forward yet because they have concentrated on defending. But we know the damage they can do.


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