CAPELLO EXAMINES FRESH OPTIONS
Bent one of Italian's call-ups
FABIO CAPELLO has called up Darren Bent, Tom Huddlestone and Stephen Warnock for England's friendly with Brazil next weekend.
The Doha fixture allows the Italian to assess a few fresh options and he has taken the opportunity to test out Sunderland striker Bent rather than Manchester United's Michael Owen.
Bent missed a penalty in his side's defeat to former club Tottenham on Saturday but his sharpshooting exploits have caught Capello's eye. Tom Huddlestone, who scored Spurs' second goal, has also earned a place in the squad along with Aston Villa defender Warnock.
There is no David James, Rio Ferdinand, Emile Heskey, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Aaron Lennon, Ashley Cole or Steven Gerrard in the party.
Jermaine Jenas is included while David Beckham will be withdrawn if LA Galaxy win on Sunday night and progress in the MLS play-offs.
Goalkeepers:
Ben Foster (Man Utd), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Birmingham).
Defenders:
Wayne Bridge (Man City), Wes Brown (Man Utd), Gary Cahill (Bolton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Man City), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfielders:
Gareth Barry (Man City), David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Michael Carrick (Man Utd), Tom Huddlestone (Spurs), Jermaine Jenas (Spurs), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
Forwards:
Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Spurs), Jermain Defoe (Spurs), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).
This article has 3 comments
what has agbonlahor done wrong scored saturday happy to see warnock get in yet another villa england international
By chris nicholls (australia). Posted November 9 2009 at 12:01 PM.
no agbonlahor ? that is a very very strange decision.at least he had the sense to pick ashley young this time
By mark . Posted November 9 2009 at 10:16 AM.
Huddlestone??? The most immobile midfielder in England? Hilarious. This guy is terrible!
By mikey. Posted November 9 2009 at 5:31 AM.