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And then there were 21. Fabio’s first squad since World Cup banality has been hit by two resignations, but does this squad excite you? I have decided to pick my starting eleven from the now 21 to see how it looks on paper. Things needed freshening up as the public really didn’t care for many of his World Cup squad, and now unexpectedly there is renewed interest. [Read more...]

Fabio Capello has named his first squad since the lacklustre display in South Africa this Summer. Missing from the 23 that flew home from the Southern Hemisphere are James, Green, King, Carragher, Upson, Warnock, Carrick (injured), Lennon, Joe Cole, Wright-Phillips, Heskey (retired), Crouch and Jermaine Defoe. If there is a surprise in the names just listed it must be that he may not see Defoe involved in England’s future. Green goes out and is effectively replaced by Paul Robinson, the goalkeeper who cost England with his howler against Croatia. Joe Cole is possibly another surprise omission, but he has every opportunity to play himself back in to the squad getting regular game time at Liverpool. [Read more...]