Those looking at euro2012onlinebetting.com/euro-2012-odds note how Taylor said that he thinks Carroll should be in the starting eleven for the first match of Euro 2012 against France in the absence of suspended Wayne Rooney: "On that performance, especially without Rooney, I would include him in my 11 for the first game."

He then added: "His touch was excellent - he was bringing people into play and he was winning a number of balls in the air when they came."

The Liverpool striker seemed to link up well with Ashley Young who was the player on the score sheet on Saturday but Taylor expects a much different side to step out at Wembley against Belgium this weekend in what is the final match before Euro 2012 for Roy Hodgson’s squad.

"What we saw, if we compare it to a club situation, was the England reserve team taking on Norway, who are not an easy side to deal with here in Oslo. Some of the players who were playing are not even going to be going to the Euros. I think we will see those changes in the game against Belgium” he said.

The 67-year-old believes that appointing Hodgson so close before Euro 2012 could play into England’s favour as it lowered the expectation. Those assessing euro2012onlinebetting.com/euro-2012-free-bets also thinks that the players may work better with the pressure slightly off them.

“I think the lack of expectancy is actually good for the English players," he said.

Taylor then added:"I wouldn't call it excuses - but if we don't do well, whose fault it is it? Well - the FA's for the late manager. I’m not being cynical, but that actually helps a little bit in terms of taking the pressure off the players.

The ex-Watford manager was asked what he thought The Three Lions are capable of doing into he tournament and what they should be targeting: "If we can get out of the group and go into the quarter-final stage after what's happened at such late notice with the England set-up - that will merit an achievement."