The Besiktas forward was encountered by Terry only nine days ago when the Turkish club won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League, and the Chelsea man would be happy to see him on the bench for the Euro 2004 qualifier. Sukur's selection will probably come at the expense of Ilhan Mansiz. Terry should welcome the opportunity to deal with an opponent who is readily pinned down.

Some locals claim that even in good condition the veteran is now slow and clumsy. It seems increasingly likely that he will deem himself fit for tomorrow's game despite the injury he suffered with Galatasaray last weekend. Hakan Sukur continues to have extraordinary status.

In addition, he is blamed for a refusal to give new players a chance. There may be some prejudice which states that former goalkeepers can know nothing of tactical subtleties. It could be, however, that Turkey will put him in circumstances where his power and competitiveness possess the maximum worth.Ī coach who took England to third place in the World Cup finals would undoubtedly be acclaimed, but that regard has never been entirely forthcoming for Senol Gunes in Turkey. He, more than most, can be under no illusions as to the slipperiness of opponents in this calibre of football. John Terry, understandably, is still not at ease for his country. The defence may yet turn out to be less of a problem than it appears. Ideally, the older man would barge open space in which the youngster could flaunt his finesse. The latter has just begun to score in international football and the former gives the disturbing impression that he may have stopped for good. In the absence of Owen, Eriksson will probably field Emile Heskey and Wayne Rooney in attack. Given the unavailability of Ferdinand, the coach has concerns over both the prevention of goals and their creation. Eriksson, therefore, confronts his 19th match in the major tournaments without a forward who had missed only one of the previous games in that series, against Greece at Old Trafford in 2001. One important outlet for that intensity is closed off now that the torn membrane in Michael Owen's right leg has declined to heal in time. It is just a question of putting all that emotion to pertinent use against Turkey. They will never be persuaded of the obvious truth that they were in the wrong, because stars of this calibre are so rarely contradicted at all, but some sort of anger must be broiling away inside them. The NYPD says there are no specific or credible threats to the General Assembly, but on Thursday, they talked about all the precautions that are being put in place.For men used to adulation at their clubs, men who can also take pride in their contribution with England after suffering only one competitive defeat in the past three years, it must have been mortifying and provocative to read themselves being described in some quarters as traitors. Meanwhile, protests have been underway as world leaders were expected to use the General Assembly to address the growing threat of climate change. Over 150 heads of state were scheduled to attend, among them President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has been the target of months of protests over changes to the Israeli judiciary. MIDTOWN EAST (WABC) - The United Nations General Assembly is underway, which means lots of motorcades, road closures, security and gridlock. Heather O'Rourke breaks down the street closures and delays caused by the UN General Assembly this week.

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