Who should Roy Hodgson turn to for England's Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign?

Roy Hodgson should concentrate on youth over the next two years

Roy Hodgson's attentions will now turn to the 2014 World Cup qualifiers following England's Euro 2012 elimination and it would not be a surprise to see some younger players given a chance.

Jack Wilshere will be a key player for Hodgson if he returns from long-term injury as good as he was before, and he could be England's answer to the likes of Andrea Pirlo in midfield.

Kyle Walker was unlucky to miss out on Euro 2012 through injury and will battle Glen Johnson hard for the right-back slot.

Chris Smalling and Gary Cahill were also ruled out of the tournament, while Phil Jones failed to feature despite being named in the squad, and those three will fight it out with John Terry and Joleon Lescott for the central defence places.

Terry's international future may depend on the outcome of his upcoming trial, but by 2014 he will be 33 so Hodgson may decide to invest in the future and make the brave decision to drop him for the qualifiers.

Ashley Cole looks certain to continue as left-back until 2014 while Joe Hart is an easy pick in goal, but Ashley Young and James Milner could find themselves under threat after poor tournaments.

Milner is likely to stay in Hodgson's plans due to his work-rate and versatility, but the future form of the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could put Young's place in doubt.

With Wilshere seemingly an automatic pick in the centre of midfield, Scott Parker may struggle to make future squads as he will be 33 in 2014.

Steven Gerrard will be 34 then and England are unlikely to go with two ageing midfielders for the World Cup, so Parker could find future opportunities limited.

Gerrard has once again proved his worth in this tournament and will be eager to have one last crack at the World Cup, so his place looks secure.

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Wayne Rooney struggled in his two appearances in Ukraine but he remains England's best player and is sure to retain his slot in the side.

Hodgson has plenty of striking options to partner him, but Danny Welbeck appears in pole position after impressing at the Euros.

Jermain Defoe is unlikely to make the squad for 2014 due to the emergence of the likes of Daniel Sturridge and Andy Carroll, while Darren Bent should be available for Hodgson's next squad after sitting out Euro 2012 with injury.

Adam Johnson is likely to have more of an international future than Stewart Downing, while Jordan Henderson and Micah Richards will also be in contention.

Young players who should be given a chance in the next two years include Tom Cleverley, Jack Rodwell and Kieran Gibbs, while Raheem Sterling, Jack Robinson, Ross Barkley, Nick Powell, Adam Lallana, Martin Kelly, Connor Wickham, Josh McEachran and Ryan Bertrand have the talent to make the breakthrough by 2014.

The international careers of Frank Lampard, Peter Crouch and Rio Ferdinand appear over as Hodgson needs to look to the future and concentrate on youth.

He will take the positives from Euro 2012 but if England are to progress any further than the quarter-finals in future tournaments, youngsters need to be blooded into the squad now.

That process has already been started with the likes of Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck and Jack Butland, but Hodgson should be eager to include more youngsters over the next couple of years.

Here is the squad I would like to see in 2014 (providing England qualify, of course):

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, Jack Butland, Fraser Forster.

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Kyle Walker, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Gary Cahill, Kieran Gibbs, Micah Richards, Steven Caulker.

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (c), Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner, Adam Johnson, Theo Walcott, Tom Cleverley, Nick Powell.

Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Andy Carroll, Daniel Sturridge.