Toshack puts faith in frozen out Earnshaw
Published Date:
06 September 2008
By Paul Walker
ROBERT Earnshaw will be given the chance to salvage his international career in Cardiff today.
The Nottingham Forest striker, who was not even in manager John Toshack's original squad, will lead the attack in the Millennium Stadium against Azerbaijan in Wales' opening World Cup qualifier. Injuries to Craig Bellamy and Freddy Eastwood meant Earnshaw was called up late, but now he finds himself right back in the front line.
He has started the season with four goals in seven games for Forest, after escaping from his miserable spell at Derby, and Toshack has given him the chance to prove he still has a future with Wales against Berti Vogts' side.
Toshack said: "Earnie will start. And I am aware of the fact that he has played three games in six days for the first time in two years. I have told him he needs to get a run of ten games, something he has not had for a very long time. But he knows he will be starting the match and he knows the onus will be on him to score the goals that give us a good start.
"Earnie is 27 now and
at an age when his best international football is just ahead of him. I hope that will be the case."
The full article contains 221 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 September 2008 11:15 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
