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The Full England squad to face Spain and then Sweden in a testing double dose of international friendlies was announced by Fabio Capello with some surprises in store:
Notable absentees include out of favour Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand who just this week was told by Sir Alex Ferguson that his first team spot at Old Trafford was far from certain.
Red Devils striker Wayne Rooney has also been left out with Three Lions coach Fabio Capello hoping to experiment without ‘Wazza’ who is set to miss the first three games of England’s Euro 2012 campaign.
Manchester City defender Micah Richards also misses out in what was perhaps a surprise exclusion.
The full squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Scott Carson – Bursaspor
Joe Hart – Manchester City
David Stockdale – Ipswich Town
Defenders:
Leighton Baines – Everton
Gary Cahill – Bolton
Ashley Cole – Chelsea
Phil Jagielka – Everton
Glen Johnson – Liverpool
Phil Jones – Manchester United
Joleon Lescott – Manchester City
John Terry – Chelsea
Kyle Walker – Tottenham
With England through to the European Championships in 2012, what ten players should Fabio Capello trail between now and when he decides on his 23-man squad.
Lets face it, In 2012 Fabio Capello will probably pick these 23 players: Hart, Carson, Fielding, Cole, Terry, Cahill, Ferdinand, P. Jones, Jagielka/ C. Smalling, G.Johnson, Downing, Young, Milner/ Barry, Parker, Wilshere, Gerrard, Lampard, Walcott/ A. Johnson, Rooney, Defoe/ Crouch, Bent, Carroll
But he really should consider his options…
10. Joey Barton
Barton may never fulfil his dream of playing for England in a major international tournament based on reputation and politics. But, squabbles aside, Barton doesn’t, as of yet, deserve a place. He needs to work hard week in week out and if he gets a chance, he needs to be the best player on the pitch.
9. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
England coach Fabio Capello has named his full 24-man-squad ahead of England’s decisive Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro on Friday, with former captain Rio Ferdinand being excluded from the list
Capello was at White Hart Lane watching the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal and was seemingly impressed with man-of-the-match fullback Kyle Walker who received a surprise call up to the 24 man squad.
Fulham forward Bobby Zamora and Manchester United’s in-form attacker Danny Welbeck have also been included as have Manchester City duo Micah Richards and Adam Johnson along with Aston Villa forward Darren Bent.
The biggest casualty was Red Devils defender Rio Ferdinand. Ferdinand has been dogged by a spate of injuries of late but will at least be pleased with the inclusion of team-mate Phil Jones who received his first ever Three Lions call-up.
The Full England Squad to Face Montenegro is as Follows:
Goalkeepers
Scott Carson, Joe Hart, David Stockdale.
Here is a list of the Centre Back hopefuls for South Africa. Don’t forget to vote on this position or the ones before…
Here is a list of the Left Back hopefuls for South Africa. Don’t forget to vote on this position or the ones before…
Ashley Cole
He might be a lot of things but he is the best left back in the world. On the plane already, case closed…
A day later than promised (sorry folks), here is the list of right back hopefuls for the England squad going to South Africa…
To be quite honest there is only a few contenders for this slot and its only slot number 2 that is actually up for grabs…
Glen Johnson
Suffered with injuries as of late, but a favourite of Don Fabio so will surely be on the plane to SA…
With just over 50 days remaining until the beginning of the World Cup, here at In The Stands we’re going to go through all the contenders for a spot in the 23-man England squad heading over to South Africa. To start us off we’re looking at the goalkeepers…
There are 8 options really speaking for the goalkeeping places in the England Squad…
David James
He has been England’s number 1 for a while now, but recent serious injury problems could hinder his chances for South Africa…
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