Fabio Capello Announces Latest England Squad
Must admit I find it quite amusing how a fringe player like Wes Brown is recalled to the England squad yet Michael Owen misses out once again.
Below is the England team who will face Slovenia in a friendly and a World Cup qualifier with Croatia at Wembley. A win against Croatia will kill two birds with one stone. One it will atone for England’s defeat in Euro 2008 qualifiers and more importantly it will also clinch a World Cup birth for the Three Lions.
Goalkeepers
Ben Foster (Manchester United), Robert Green (West Ham United), Paul Robinson (Blackburn Rovers)
Defenders
Wayne Bridge (Manchester City) Wes Brown (Manchester United) Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Glen Johnson (Liverpool) Joleon Lescott (Manchester City) John Terry (Chelsea) [captain], Matthew Upson (West Ham United)
Midfielders
Gareth Barry (Manchester City), David Beckham (LA Galaxy) Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City) Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Forwards
Carlton Cole (West Ham United), Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)