From: armagan@sassafras (Armagan Ozdinc)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: ENGLAND GO IN SEARCH OF GOALS AGAINST TURKEY
Date: 18 Nov 92 14:12:11 GMT
Reply-To: armagan@prc.unisys.com
Organization: Paramax Systems

ENGLAND GO IN SEARCH OF GOALS AGAINST TURKEY

    By Stuart Doughty
    LONDON, Nov 17, Reuter - England, spearheaded by two
strikers with just one international goal between them, have
been ordered to shoot on sight as they seek an essential
World Cup victory over Turkey on Wednesday.
    England manager Graham Taylor is sticking with his
novice attacking partnership of Ian Wright and Alan Shearer
as England seek their first victory in six games, but has
issued a "fire-at-will' order to his goal-shy team against
traditionally weak opponents Turkey.
    Taylor's plea for more goals follows a dismal recent
strike rate of just five goals in their last seven games --
all of them from Juventus midfielder David Platt.
    "If one thing has been disappointing about my managerial
career with England it's the amount of goals," said Taylor.
"We've got to get our shot total higher," he said. "I really
don't mind, as long as it's not a silly shot, if people have
a go. You have to be prepared to miss."
    Wright and Shearer, the strikeforce Taylor devised to
replace the goal scoring talents of the retired Gary
Lineker, are being given another chance after drawing a
blank in the 1-1 draw against group two leaders Norway in
last month's opening qualifier.
    Shearer, the premier league's leading scorer with 16 for
Blackburn, has hit the target just once in five
internationals and Wright, Arsenal's prolific marksman with
36 goals in 48 games has failed to score in his six England
appearances.
    But goals have dried up for the 3.2 million pounds
($4.87 million) Shearer and since his frustrating time
against Norway he has failed to score in four league games.
    Despite some previous high-scoring victories against
Turkey no-one in the England camp believes goals, or
victory, will be easy to come by.
    Captain Stuart Pearce said: "There are no whipping boys
in international football these days. Even the so-called
smaller nations can be a force now." Turkey, who have never
scored a goal against England in six games, have improved
significantly under former Danish coach Sepp Piontek since
losing 8-0 and 5-0 in previous World Cup qualification
matches over seven years ago.
    Just 13 months ago they held England to a 1-0 scoreline
at Wembley and also lost by a single goal at home in clashes
for this year's European championship.
    Assistant coach Fatih Terim said: "We are definitely not
afraid of England. Let them be afraid of us."
    Piontek, whose Danish team were the last side to beat
England in a competitive international at Wembley in 1983,
said: "We will use our short but swift players, who have
good playing technique, against England's tall defenders. We
aim to win."
    Turkey, who failed to win a point and scored just once
in qualifying games for this year's European championship,
are without leading striker Ridvan Dilmen who is injured.
    Taylor is expected to make one change to the side which
played Norway, bringing Carlton Palmer into midfield for the
injured David Batty.
    Teams:
    England (probable) - Chris Woods, Lee Dixon, Stuart
Pearce, Tony Adams, Des Walker, Carlton Palmer, Paul Ince,
Paul Gascoigne, David Platt, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer.
    Turkey (probable) - Hayrettin Demirbas, Gokhan Keskin,
Recep Cetin, Riza Calimbay, Bulent Korkmaz, Orhan Cikirikci,
Tugay Kerimoglu, Okan Buruk, Ugur Tutuneker, Hakan Sukur,
Oguz Cetin.

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 ARMAGAN A. OZDINC
 Paramax Systems, Valley Forge Labs, Research and Development
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