By Ollie Irish
30 – 7 = 23
Official confirmation received, finally. We now know the names of the 23 proud Englishmen who will go into battle for Fabio Capello at the 2010 World Cup finals:
GKs – Joe Hart, David James, Rob Green
DFs – Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Ledley King, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock
MFs – Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips
FWDs – Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
Which means this lot can safely book their summer holidays:
AXED – Darren Bent, Leighton Baines, Theo Walcott, Adam Johnson, Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson, Scott Parker
It’s a pragmatic selection by a pragmatic manager, with Theo Walcott’s exclusion the biggest shock – though when you think about it, Walcott made it easy for Capello to drop him. Otherwise, it’s a fairly predictable 23. I would have liked to see Adam Johnson instead of SWP, but I understand why the latter was chosen. AJ is very inexperienced and without Walcott, SWP offers a bit more pace too. The downside? Ian Wright Wright Wright will be unbearable now.
What do you make of Capello’s final selection? Let’s have it…
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