ANNA Signeul has told her Scotland players that places for the opening Euro 2017 game against England on July 19 are still up for grabs, writes Alan Campbell.

The head coach will use tonight’s game against Romania at Falkirk Stadium, and a second friendly in Sweden on Tuesday, to try out her possible permutations.

Signeul had hope to know her Euro team by now, but the squad’s preparations have come badly unstuck following an encouraging opening six games in 2007 which delivered three wins, two draws and one defeat.

Some nine players were injured and unable to travel for the heavy 5-0 loss against Belgium in April.

Since then Signeul has had to accept that she will go to the Netherlands without star player Kim Little and exciting young attacker Lizzie Arnot. Both suffered recent training ground ACL injuries which are likely to keep them out for the rest of the year.

A third player, Arsenal left back Emma Mitchell, is also doubtful for the tournament with a serious hamstring injury.

“We still are looking for the starting 11 against England,” Signeul said. “There is still a lot to play for within the squad of 23 and for the starting eleven. The players know that as well.”

Signeul does not see 18-year-old Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert as a like-for-like replacement for Little.

“There are many years of experience and caps in between Erin and Kim,” the head coach pointed out. “Kim covers so much ground and is strong in the tackles.”

Signeul is almost certain to bolster her midfield to compensate for the loss of Little. She has five good central defenders in her 23-player squad and may find a way to play more than two in Falkirk tonight.

Romania finished runners-up to France in their qualifying group and went into a play-off against Portugal for the final place in the Euros.

After both legs finished 0-0 after 90 minutes, Portugal, who are in Scotland’s group, went through on away goals after both sides scored in extra time in Cluj.

The Romanian goalkeeper, Andreea Paraluta, plays for Atletico Madrid but most of the squad play in the domestic league.