Sir Bobby: Woodgate CAN Handle Henry!

WOODY IS A CLASS ACT - SIR BOBBY

Woodgate, according to his boss, also has the makings of the perfect partner to England's Sol Campbell in the heart of the England defence for Euro 2004 this summer.

Robson said: "Jonathan is as capable of handling Thierry Henry as anybody is - and we'll hopefully see that here at St James's Park.

"It will be a good test, Sven should come and see it. If I was Sven, that's the match I'd come to. He'd see Campbell against Alan Shearer and he'd see Woodgate against Henry.

"I think Jonathan has as much ammunition as anybody in England to deal with Henry because he can match him for pace, I think.

"I say that as long as he gives himself a yard on Henry and always gets the defender's side of him. If he gets square or the wrong side of him, he won't catch him but otherwise he's always got a chance.

"Woodgate is a class act. He's one of these guys that wins things downstairs and upstairs very cleanly. He never looks like he's going to get sent off, or give away a stupid foul or bring a fella down in the box.

"He looks as though he strolls it. He's not strolling it - he's very quick, in fact - but he makes it look that way. "We've just got to keep him on the pitch."

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