WORLD CUP; Roy Hodgson boast; "we have the weapon" against Uruguay
of their own as his side prepares to face Luis
Suarez and Uruguay on Thursday evening.
Hodgson's 23-man squad landed in Sao Paulo
on Wednesday morning ahead of the crunch
Group D clash, in which Suarez is expected to
return after missing his country's 3-1 defeat
to Costa Rica in their opening game.
Much has been made of the Liverpool striker's
return, but Hodgson insists he will tell his
young side not to be afraid to go on the
attack.
"We saw on Saturday night that even a top
team like Italy got tested by the quality of our
attacking play so we're not going to put any of
our weapons down," he said.
"Any weapon we've got we are going to try
and use."
Hodgson said he was unsure whether the
Uruguay match should be regarded as the
most important of his 39-year managerial
career, but he understands what is at stake.
"Even though it is the group stages, this is
knock-out football," he added.
"It is an important moment. We want to stay in
the competition and to do that we've got to get
results in the next two games. No-one is
running away from that."
On the threat of Suarez, he said: "He does all
the things you want a top player to do. So all
we can do is make certain our defence is
compact and we make it difficult for him in
terms of not giving him space and the chance
to do the things he wants to do.
"His return will be a big boost for them."
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