Sport 14-08-2001 Hargreaves To Make England Debut who: Sven Goran Eriksson what: Expected to play newcomer Owen Hargreaves in first team where: White Hart Lane, LONDON when: Tomorrow night snippet: Sven-Goran Eriksson is likely to include 20-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves in his starting line-up for tomorrow`s friendly against Holland at White Hart Lane, says The Guardian`s David Lacey. Hargreaves "thinks and plays football like a German" and has picked up "the great habit of his adopted land," says The Mirror. "It is called winning." He could a be a "useful asset for England," says The Telegraph`s Henry Winter, not least because he has been practising penalty-taking. "Twice in the last decade, England lost major semi-finals to German accuracy and nervelessness from the spot," says Winter. "When Hargreaves arrived at Bayern Munich as a teenager, he began honing his deadliness from 12 yards." Meanwhile, with the start of the Premiership just days away, David Beckham has defended the controversial timing of the match, reports the BBC. "Some people say this game is getting in the way but it`s not," he said yesterday. "It`s a case of getting the squad together and enjoying the game before looking forward to the one in Germany." [... more]

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