Beckham has been left out of England squad

[Neil Young]

You could also argue that Chomsky is unimportant..

You could but I think history will probably judge him as more significant than most of us, including Beckham.

[carheex]

You could but I think history will probably judge him as more significant than most of us, including Beckham.

Not in the sporting world, so keep it relevant.

[merv]

oh nooo England have appointed a manager that won't let the press pick his team... ye might actually start to win a few games now

[Matt]

Take away the fanfare and you've got a player who hasnt played a game for a couple of months so no, he shouldn't be considered for the squad on that basis but he is a good professional and he didn't have to go and train with Arsenal.

A good decision from Capello and people will realise he wont pander to the media. If Beckham wants another cap, he'll need to earn it.

[merv]

Take away the fanfare and you've got a player who hasnt played a game for a couple of months so no, he shouldn't be considered for the squad on that basis but he is a good professional and he didn't have to go and train with Arsenal.

A good decision from Capello and people will realise he wont pander to the media. If Beckham wants another cap, he'll need to earn it.

He moved to america to keep his stick insect of a wife quiet, and in doing so ruined any chance he had of being picked for England regularly, and the fact he went training with the arsenal reserves is too little too late! fair play to capello for being his own man and not listening to sly sports...

[Shaggy]

One IN THE FACE of all those goon Crouch-haters who said Capello wouldn't pick him. Yet another top manager who rates him.

'Postman Pat' thinks he's **** though, so that's that!



Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Scott Carson (Liverpool on loan at Aston Villa), Chris Kirkland (Wigan Athletic)

Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom on loan at Aston Villa), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicky Shorey (Reading), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Joleon Lescott (Everton), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur), Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Stewart Downing
(Middlesbrough), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)

Forwards: Emile Heskey (Wigan Athletic), Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Liverpool)

[dww]

Interesting keeper selection. the first two were odds on but Kirkland is a bit out of left field - not that I have watched him that much of late.

How the **** has Davies got in the squad?

Interesting selection of Jermain Jenas - another top manager rates him. He has improved of late but where I still don't see how you fit him into a balanced formation and I'm unconvinced he is any good at all. He looked promising at first at Newcastle but I've not seen anything in him to suggest class in the last three years.

[peterstannard]

One IN THE FACE of all those goon Crouch-haters who said Capello wouldn't pick him. Yet another top manager who rates him.

'Postman Pat' thinks he's **** though, so that's that!



Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Scott Carson (Liverpool on loan at Aston Villa), Chris Kirkland (Wigan Athletic)

Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom on loan at Aston Villa), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicky Shorey (Reading), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Joleon Lescott (Everton), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur), Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Stewart Downing
(Middlesbrough), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)

Forwards: Emile Heskey (Wigan Athletic), Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Liverpool)

Current or ex LFC in bold.

[Imy]

Pretty much the same old faces in the squad.

I hope Ashley Young/David Bentley get a chance.

[Neil Young]

Not in the sporting world, so keep it relevant.

The relevance is the sporting world is unimportant.

[Red Chilli]

Close this thread

[Matt]

Probably one of the best squads he could have picked under the circumstances but seeing it written down, its laughable how some Ingurlund fans think we have a world class team that should blow any opposition away.

[Neil Young]

Probably one of the best squads he could have picked under the circumstances but seeing it written down, its laughable how some Ingurlund fans think we have a world class team that should blow any opposition away.

It's poor.

[Assassin]

FLMAO

Capello has named a squad of 30 and 15 of them are defenders and goalkeepers

[Diego]

It's poor.

despite it being poor i don't think it's much worse than alot of other big countries out there. Italy won the world cup and didn't have the best team, far from it their squad wasn't as good as france, or spain let alone brazil. with the right coaching right mentality and a compactness to the team that hasn't been there before i reckon they have a good shot at making things happen.