By Football Talk.
England manager Fabio Capello has named his provisional 30-man training squad ahead of this years World Cup. Manchester United have three representatives, Chelsea have four, Tottenham have 6, Liverpool 3 and Arsenal just the one. Many players have missed out such as Owen Hargreaves and Gary Neville from Manchester United, but Chelsea’s Joe Cole will be delighted to have made the cut and Tottenham’s strong presence highlights the improvement they have made this year.
The full 30 players:
Goalkeepers
Robert Green (West Ham)
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
David James (Portsmouth)
Defenders
Rio Feridnand (Manchester United)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Matthew Upson (West Ham)
Leighton Baines (Everton)
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
Michael Dawson (Tottenham)
Ledley King (Tottenham)
Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa)
Midfielders
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
James Milner (Aston Villa)
Aaron Lennon (Tottenham)
Shaun Wright Phillips (Manchester City)
Gareth Barry (Manchester City)
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)
Adam Johnson (Manchester City)
Scott Parker (West Ham)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham)
Strikers
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham)
Peter Crouch (Tottenham)
Emile Heskey (Aston Villa)
Darren Bent (Sunderland)
Patrick T. Kenyor
May 12, 2010 at 9:40 am
Capello should include Sol Campbell in the squad as he has the experience.
Afeez nigeria
May 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Heskey,crouch,parker,adam johnson,warnock,baines,barry,upson wil be out of the list to mak it 23 man squad 4 the worldcup
roop
May 13, 2010 at 9:47 am
you honestly think they will drop Crouch and Heskey??
Heskey shouldn’t even be in the 30 man squad, he has been shite for 10 years and got away with it for some reason,
Crouch will stay, I personally hope Bent gets a go although I think it unlikely
Phil Dickinson
May 13, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Heskey has indeed been poor for Villa this season and has maybe struggled for confidence at club level for a good 3 or 4 years, but if you can’t see his value to England and the important role he plays in Capello’s tactics then you haven’t been watching Capello’s England very closely during qualifying. He helped England get to the finals and deserves his place.
Who the 7 are who miss out will largely depend on Barry’s recovery from injury over the next month. If Barry is fit enough I think the ones to miss out will probably be Warnock, Dawson, Parker, Huddlestone, SWP Johnson and Bent…. although, personally, I don’t think Upson and Carrick should go, on current form.
Eddy Webb
May 14, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I think it’s quite a good squad, really dissapointing Zamora’s out with an achilles injury. I think that Heskey was a big risk after his recent lack of form. Joe Hart is a brilliant player and I think will play a big role in England’s World Cup road. Personally, I cant wait to see Darren Bent and Wayne Rooney link up. I think they are a brilliant partnership and we could see many goals through them. Well done Capello, nearly.