England's manager Roy Hodgson smiles ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match against Switzerland at the Sankt Jakob-Park stadium in Basel September 8, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
(Reuters) - In seeking the desired balance between youth and experience that all coaches aim at, England's Roy Hodgson is veering towards the junior end of the scale.
Of the squad on duty in the 2-0 win away to Switzerland in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier on Monday, half a dozen were less than one-third the age of the 67-year-old manager.
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