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6 English players on the pitch!
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Kippax.
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i feel the blood through my system
BoyBlue_1985
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SWSB said:will Capello pick our City players though? Apart from Richards who is out of favvour,we have 5 who could easily get in the England team.
No because they are not Spanish
cucumberman
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Their ages combined would be equal to Scholes+Chuckle.
Fried Onions
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I'm glad this has been brought up, coz I noticed the 'English 6' last night aswell.
To have a virtual team of foreigners doesn't sit greatly with me, esp, when homegrown/local lads are elbowed out of the squad/club.
So, last night, it made me very proud to have over half the team with English blood in 'em.
To have a virtual team of foreigners doesn't sit greatly with me, esp, when homegrown/local lads are elbowed out of the squad/club.
So, last night, it made me very proud to have over half the team with English blood in 'em.
Yaya Toure had a boot in the move, so too did Nigel de Jong but the pass that undid Roy Hodgson’s side was delivered by Adam Johnson, taken on by James Milner and finished with aplomb by Gareth Barry.
It was a goal that would have done little to improve the mood at Villa Park but ought to have had Fabio Capello purring and led to those who reckon City are somehow to blame for England’s dropping standards to choke on their words.
from the official site http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Match-reports/2010/August/City-v-Liverpool
Like all the best teams of old a solid backbone in Hart, Kompany, K Toure, Y Toure, Dejong & Tevez, with squad players slotting in around this spine and a good spattering of young english talent to boot.
johnny crossan
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Our Henry supports City's England Youth policy!
Mikel Arteta's England call-up would be a step into heart of darkness
If Fabio Capello decides he wants to call up Mikel Arteta, the Football Association will talk to the England manager about the wider implications of selecting a 28-year-old San Sebastian-born player ignored by Spain. The words “developing’’, “English’’ and “youth’’ are bound to feature.
By Henry Winter
Foreign influence: Mikel Arteta may have been born in San Sebastian but he could be selected for England Photo: AFP
Capello is not believed to be so convinced of the Evertonian’s gifts to risk an internal debate at the FA or the wrath of sections of England’s support.
Good. It would be another dispiriting lurch into the heart of darkness for the national team if Capello did summon a player who now qualifies under residency rules.
Eligibility requirements may be looser in cricket and rugby union but football needs to stand firm on this issue and the FA is right to have reservations. England must nurture players not nick the world champions’ cast-offs.
Capello seems to be focusing more on Paul Scholes, although it would be a major surprise if the 35 year-old ended his six-year international retirement.
Andy Carroll, the Newcastle United No 9 due in the city’s Crown Court in October to answer an allegation of assault in a Quayside nightclub, is definitely available for selection for England after the FA confirmed that guidelines regarding picking players facing court cases are no longer in place.
In the past, Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer, Alan Smith, James Beattie and Steven Gerrard were deemed unavailable during their legal travails, while Carroll has continued to play for the under-21s.
Mikel Arteta's England call-up would be a step into heart of darkness
If Fabio Capello decides he wants to call up Mikel Arteta, the Football Association will talk to the England manager about the wider implications of selecting a 28-year-old San Sebastian-born player ignored by Spain. The words “developing’’, “English’’ and “youth’’ are bound to feature.
By Henry Winter
Foreign influence: Mikel Arteta may have been born in San Sebastian but he could be selected for England Photo: AFP
Capello is not believed to be so convinced of the Evertonian’s gifts to risk an internal debate at the FA or the wrath of sections of England’s support.
Good. It would be another dispiriting lurch into the heart of darkness for the national team if Capello did summon a player who now qualifies under residency rules.
Eligibility requirements may be looser in cricket and rugby union but football needs to stand firm on this issue and the FA is right to have reservations. England must nurture players not nick the world champions’ cast-offs.
Capello seems to be focusing more on Paul Scholes, although it would be a major surprise if the 35 year-old ended his six-year international retirement.
Andy Carroll, the Newcastle United No 9 due in the city’s Crown Court in October to answer an allegation of assault in a Quayside nightclub, is definitely available for selection for England after the FA confirmed that guidelines regarding picking players facing court cases are no longer in place.
In the past, Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer, Alan Smith, James Beattie and Steven Gerrard were deemed unavailable during their legal travails, while Carroll has continued to play for the under-21s.