Feeling Krancy?

When you hear the name Krancjar, you are most likely to think of Niko Krancjar, the Spurs and Croatia midfielder. He scored two goals in Croatia’s most recent victory over Israel, maintaining their position at the top of Group F, but there could be another Krancjar in the headlines tomorrow.

Zlatko Krancjar, Niko’s father, is the current boss of Montenegro. The ‘Brave Falcons’ have had a superb start to Euro 2012 qualifying under the former Croatia manager's tutelage. After solid home wins against Wales and Switzerland, in addition to a great away win in Sofia, the Montenegrins head to Wembley tonight to try and upset the odds and remain top of Group G.

One would expect this to be one of the sterner tests that the Montenegrins will face in their bid to reach Euro 2012, and ‘Cico’ Krancjar has played down his team chances of qualifying top of the group, claiming they are aiming for second place. However, after a great start to the campaign, the Montenegrins may well fancy their chances to get something from tonight’s game.

Fabio Capello will be forced to pick another completely different central defensive pairing to the last game and with Glen ‘I Want to Score an Own Goal’ Johnson at right back, England fans will be slightly concerned, especially with Mirko Vucinic in such good form at the moment.

This could be the day for the upsets, with the Faroe Islands claiming a point against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan beating Turkey already today. Although England should and probably will win, I am going to predict a 1-1 draw for this one, leaving Mr. Capello feeling just a bit Krancy!