Branko Brnovic has revealed he will rest three key members of his team for the qualifier with England.
Jovanovic, Basa and Drincic will not play against England
The Montenegro coach, Branko Brnovic, has revealed he will rest three key members of his team for the Euro 2012 qualifier with England on Friday night.
Brnovic, in a surprise announcement, has said Milan Jovanovic, Marko Basa and Nikola Drincic will be rested, as they are all one yellow card away from a suspension for the upcoming game against Switzerland.
Montenegro will finish runners-up in Group G if they draw against the Swiss, regardless of the result against England, and eight players are currently one card from a ban.
Friday's match in Podgorica is Brnovic's first in charge after taking over from Zlatko Kranjcar last month, and he claims he was forced to make the changes.
"We are resting three players for the Switzerland game, so we are thinking about that game (as well as the England match)," he said.
"If we knew that the Swiss would not win in Wales tomorrow, then we would put out the team which would create much more problems for the England team than they expect.
"Is my selection a risk? I was forced to do these changes because I can't risk all eight players being suspended for the last game.
"It was difficult explaining to the players being rested why they will not play against England.
"But they accepted it as professionals, are aware of our situation and they can deal with that.
"It's something I have to do. But I strongly believe in the team I'm putting out tomorrow night."
Threat
Brnovic believes Wayne Rooney will provide the biggest threat to his side's defence, but is confident the Montenegro players can cause problems of their own.
He added: "Rooney is one of the best strikers in the world, a fantastic player, and their other strikers are also strong.
"But there is no player who can't be stopped. I think the England defence will have more problems wondering how to deal with Mirko (Vucinic) and (Stevan) Jovetic than we will have with their attackers.
"Everyone plays better if Mirko plays to his best level. I know very well the qualities of my two forwards."
