The
Three Lions boss says the 27-year-old is "exceptional in the air" but
insists he already has a wealth of options at his disposal in attack ahead of
the tournament in France.
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Hodgson says he is unlikely to select in-form West Ham striker Andy Carroll in England's
Euro 2016 squad due to the wealth of options at his disposal.
After missing
large parts of the season due to injury, Carroll, a member of Hodgson's party
for the 2012 tournament, has impressed for West Ham and scored a hat-trick in
the 3-3 draw against Arsenal at Upton Park last weekend.
That led to calls
for the towering striker to be handed a ticket to France due to his aerial
prowess and the different option he can provide England's front line.
However,
Tottenham's Harry Kane and Leicester City's Jamie Vardy have been in supreme
form for club and country this season, while captain Wayne Rooney, Arsenal's
Danny Welbeck and Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge are seemingly ahead of Carroll
in the pecking order.
And Hodgson
believes if he were to select Carroll he would receive criticism for omitting
one of his other attackers. "Who do you want to leave out? We have such a
wealth of talent in attack, we have all these players you all seem to agree are
as good as any," Hodgson told reporters.
"We know
Andy, we know his qualities. In an ideal world, certainly, if you had a lot of
places at your disposal you'd include a guy like him because he is exceptional
in the air.
"But whether
or not I'd be able to include him with all these others I don't know."
Carroll has not
played for England since the 5-0 World Cup qualifying win over San Marino in
October 2012, and Hodgson stated that more respect should be shown to those who
impressed during the qualifying campaign for Euro 2016.
"Maybe before
we start wanting to throw out the guys who have done so well for the latest
shout, the latest ice cream flavour, we should show a little bit of respect to
what they have done as well," he added.
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