Well England have done it again. They have named a squad, called up a couple of players who are terrible and some have missed out.
Here is the 23 man squad, and the “standby” players.
Goalkeepers - Joe Hart, Robert Green, John Ruddy.
Defenders - Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, John Terry.
Midfielders - Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young.
Strikers - Andy Carroll, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck.
Standby - Jack Butland, Phil Jagielka, Jordan Henderson, Adam Johnson, Daniel Sturridge.
No places for: Rio Ferdinand, Daniel Sturridge, Adam Johnson or Micah Richards.
The big talk was who was going to be picked, Rio or John Terry, and they have gone for John Terry once again. I am not quite sure how he manages to get into squads, he should not have gone to the last World Cup with the Wayne Bridge fiasco, now the situation he is in now, and he still gets picked to represent England!?
Rio is not fit enough to play, so I suppose England can use that as an easy excuse for picked Terry, but why did they not pick Micah Richards over him? Or even Phil Jagielka?
Another laugh is Downing and Carroll, they have been TERRIBLE this season. For some reason the media are saying Carroll has “found some form” but he hasn’t really, and he isn’t a proven goalscorer at the highest level who is out of form, like Fernando Torres for example. I don’t understand how Downing can be picked over Adam Johnson, who is a far better player.
I really like Daniel Sturridge, he is worth a place in the squad. The only bright spark in the squad is Oxlade-Chamberlain, if he plays I think he will do well.
Steven Gerrard is the Captain of the team.
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