If James Rodriguez is fit to start for Colombia tonight, England should not be afraid of kicking him in the first five minutes.

That is the opinion of Dennis Wise, a member of Wimbledon’s infamous Crazy Gang, who were not afraid of leaving their mark on opponents to gain the upper hand.

Wise is fearful of the problems James would cause for England’s untested defence and whether or not he will be fit to start the game has been dominating the South American’s build up, after he limped off in the first half of their victory over Senegal.

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And Wise, who was appearing as a guest on Yahoo Sport’s daily World Cup show, The 32, would be encouraging midfield maestro Jordan Henderson to test Rodriguez’s calf.

“The first thing I’d be saying to Henderson is make sure you leave one on him,” Wise joked. “Straight on his right calf – have some of that!”

He added: “I think England will get to the final. I know we have Switzerland and Sweden, too, but the team I fear is Colombia.

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“They have some quality players and hopefully Rodriguez is not fit, that’d be good for us. If he is, he’ll cause us a few problems, They’re very exciting going forward

This is the game. I look at what you’re going into next and this is the important one.”