The Grass Is Greener...

So the legend that is Rob Green has finally won a place in the England squad. Well done Greeny, much deserved and long overdue. Cappello must have finally changed his glasses. Whether he will start or not is another question, he will most likely see James and Robinson in front of him - this I have problem with. James, although decent, is getting on a bit, there's no way he could possibly represent the future for England, and will have a tough time staying number 1 for the next World Cup. That just skims the surface, as we all know James' record on making some really silly decisions.

Robinson got 4 stuck past him this weekend, and in my books is very overrated. Whilst a decent shot stopper, his positioning on crosses is far from good as we exposed on Saturday. Add on to that his record with calamity moments as well and we should surely see that Green is by far the better keeper.


Upson makes another return to the lineup, as justifiably so, The Rock has been solid for us over the last year.

A surprise is seeing Ashton not feature, especially considering the inclusion of Heskey. Ashton though, has done himself very few favours, his brace against Wigan may have been watched by Cappello, but you must admit that his performances since have been average at best. He is a big boy, but I'd say his frame is no larger than a Heskey or a Rooney, and if he wants to break into the England set up then he has to become more mobile. As aforementioned on this site though he can be a game changer, plucking genius out of nowhere, which is more than can be said about Heskey - but football is a game of percentages I suppose, and you can guarantee that Heskey will work his arse off, even if it does get little accomplished. Maybe Cappello was just a Les Ferdinand fan, and likes the big man for intimidation factors - who knows. But from my standpoint, I think Ashton or Crouch would have been a far better pick to get you goals.

I guess I should change my questionnaire now too!

Squad...
Robinson (Overrated), James (Not the future), Green (Legend); Lescott (decent, but not on form), Bridge (Does he even get a game?), A Cole (I used to work with a bloke that looked just like him), Terry (Scum, but solid), Brown (Decent), Ferdinand (Should be captain), Johnson (More adventurous than Brown), Upson (The Rock); Barry (Good), J Cole (Wish he was still with us), Lampard (Overrated), Bullard (Happy he was picked, really pulling the strings at Fulham and certainly in form), Beckham (Not the future, but looks better than anyone else on the right), Downing (He's ok), Bentley (Not in form), Jenas (Never fulfilled his potential); Walcott (Is he really a striker, where do you play him?), Rooney (Quality, but not on form), Defoe (Always a pest, performance depends on who lines up next to him), Heskey(Bit of a donkey but you can't question his commitment).