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Emile Heskey-Andy cole,Defoe
Martin Keown-Very lucky to be in the squad sneaked in there at the end. John Terry and Johnothan Woodgate would have gone but cheated themselves. (i dont see why england punishes itself by banning its players when other countries players accused of crimes play for there teams. John Terry and Bowyer should be there as neither has been proven guilty. Woodgate is debateable as he has actually been convicted.)
Why aren't they Theres (apart from the fact they don't play for Man Utd,liverpool or Arsenal):
David Dunn
Lee Bowyer
Andy cole
John Terry
Jermaine Defoe
Graeme Le Saux
Shearer-Should have been begged on hands and knees to go.
Emile Heskey-Andy cole,Defoe
Martin Keown-Very lucky to be in the squad sneaked in there at the end. John Terry and Johnothan Woodgate would have gone but cheated themselves. (i dont see why england punishes itself by banning its players when other countries players accused of crimes play for there teams. John Terry and Bowyer should be there as neither has been proven guilty. Woodgate is debateable as he has actually been convicted.)
Why aren't they Theres (apart from the fact they don't play for Man Utd,liverpool or Arsenal):
David Dunn
Lee Bowyer
Andy cole
John Terry
Jermaine Defoe
Graeme Le Saux
Shearer-Should have been begged on hands and knees to go.
Cole was the most inform striker towards the end of the premiership and I think he scored in each of his last 5 games.
The reasons i heard for Cole being left out is becasue he is not a very good "mixer". And apparently they dont want players like that in the England camp...But with Performances like the Sweden game it doesnt look like it made any difference...
It's probably got something to do with the fact that he's not at a big club, but his form at Blackburn last season was excellent - especially in the Worthington Cup Final!
He's also proven what a great striker he is over the years.
Not only with 5 goals in one match against Ipswich, but goals-galore for Newcastle, United and even Bristol City!
Then again, I just don't see him linking up all that well than anyone other than Dwight Yorke. Maybe that IS why he was left-out??
David Dunn - He was on standby just in case. Not enough experience and was looking dodgy in the U21 tournament.
Lee Bowyer - Discipline
Andy Cole - One word, CRAP
John Terry - We've got far better defenders so we don't need him.
Jermaine Defoe - Again, we already have enough strikers. Plus, if he were in, that would be 3 pace strikers, we need a mix of players.
Graeme Le Saux - Still injured i think. He tore his calf late on in the season.
Shearer - He's happy just playing for Newcastle. It wouldn't surprise me if Sven had asked him just in case.
Lee bowyer and john terry have been left out due to crimes that they have been cleared of or not yet convicted for and it is wrong to punish them if they are currently innocent.
he looked fine to me and had a brilliant assist with barry.
le saux was fine at the end of the season and during the friendlies
> mills....erm?
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> Lee bowyer and john terry have been left out due to crimes that they
> have been cleared of or not yet convicted for and it is wrong to
> punish them if they are currently innocent.
I agree with you, but we had no real other choices, it was that or Phil Neville. I'd play Wes Brown right back anyway. I wouldn't have Terry in the squad regardless, i think the defence we have there is better than Terry, we don't need him. As for Bowyer, it may not be fair, but his names been dragged through the mud, and mud sticks. I doubt we'll ever see him pull on an England shirt
Sven quote: If it was for his circumstances john would almost certainly be going
FA quote: I think we are looking at a player who could be england captain for 10years.
he is really dedicated and an excellent tackler. The U21 team missed him desperately in the u21 tournament and he is good at heading to.
"Sven quote: If it was for his circumstances john would almost certainly be going" Sven rates him, but i still feel our current defence is good enough.
"FA quote: I think we are looking at a player who could be england captain for 10 years." Note the important word "COULD"