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Sep 5, 2010 4:00:00 PM
By Michael Landon
England attacking midfielder James Milner is expecting a tough test when the Three Lions take on Switzerland in the Euro 2012 qualifying tie on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old claims England's Swiss opponents will show extra motivation for the clash and the Three Lions must raise their game to match them.
"If you go on rankings, obviously they had a good result in the summer at the World Cup, so obviously they're a good team," Milner told reporters.
"I think every away game is going to be tough, there's some tough places, hostile atmospheres, and everyone raises their game when they play against England, so it'll be up to us to go out there, take the form from Wembley out there."
England got off to a good start in qualification for Euro 2012 with a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday, and Milner has praised the first competitive showing for Fabio Capello's side since he World Cup.
"I think it was a good performance, it was all about the result, but to get the performance is nice as well. It was important to keep a clean sheet, I think we played pretty well," Milner said.
"At 1-0 up they had a couple of chances at the start of the second half. Joe [Hart] has made a couple of saves and they had another chance but after that we finished the job professionally and could have had a few more."
Wayne Rooney has suffered criticism for a dismal showing at South Africa for the Three Lions and a goal-drought for his country that has lasted over a year.
But Milner believes Rooney's performance against Bulgaria will silence some of the Manchester United striker's critics, and confirmed the 24-year-old has been involved in training following allegations surrounding his personal life.
He continued: "He's a top player, he showed that on Friday night, he trained this morning and that's all I can tell you. He's one of the best players out on the field.
"He was involved heavily in all the goals [against Bulgaria] and I think he's a top top player."
The 24-year-old claims England's Swiss opponents will show extra motivation for the clash and the Three Lions must raise their game to match them.
"If you go on rankings, obviously they had a good result in the summer at the World Cup, so obviously they're a good team," Milner told reporters.
"I think every away game is going to be tough, there's some tough places, hostile atmospheres, and everyone raises their game when they play against England, so it'll be up to us to go out there, take the form from Wembley out there."
England got off to a good start in qualification for Euro 2012 with a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday, and Milner has praised the first competitive showing for Fabio Capello's side since he World Cup.
"I think it was a good performance, it was all about the result, but to get the performance is nice as well. It was important to keep a clean sheet, I think we played pretty well," Milner said.
"At 1-0 up they had a couple of chances at the start of the second half. Joe [Hart] has made a couple of saves and they had another chance but after that we finished the job professionally and could have had a few more."
Wayne Rooney has suffered criticism for a dismal showing at South Africa for the Three Lions and a goal-drought for his country that has lasted over a year.
But Milner believes Rooney's performance against Bulgaria will silence some of the Manchester United striker's critics, and confirmed the 24-year-old has been involved in training following allegations surrounding his personal life.
He continued: "He's a top player, he showed that on Friday night, he trained this morning and that's all I can tell you. He's one of the best players out on the field.
"He was involved heavily in all the goals [against Bulgaria] and I think he's a top top player."
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