Thursday, May 12, 2005
England set for US
England's announced their squad for the tour of the US later this month:
GK
Green (Norwich)
Carson (Liverpool)
James (Manchester City)
DF
Campbell (Arsenal)
Upson (Birmingham)
Brown (Manchester United)
G. Neville (Manchester United)
A. Cole (Arsenal)
P. Neville (Manchester United)
Johnson (Chelsea)
MF
Jenas (Newcastle)
Downing (Middlesbrough)
Beckham (Real Madrid) [COL only]
Carrick (Tottenham)
J. Cole (Chelsea)
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich) [COL only]
Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)
FW
Smith (Manchester United)
Owen (Real Madrid) [COL only]
Crouch (Southampton)
A. Johnson (Crystal Palace)
Defoe (Tottenham)
Ticket holders will no doubt be disappointed that several big names are not on the list, but this is still a squad with quality talent and, most importantly, youth. Many of these players are top flight performers in the EPL who will be looking to impress Eriksson and get a leg up on selection for the WC06 squad. Several will also be making moves up the food chain this summer to bigger clubs.
I'll be at the England-Colombia match at Giants Stadium. This means that I'll catch Becks and Owen, but I'm most looking forward to seeing Defoe, Carrick, Downing, Wright-Phillips, and the Cole boys.
GK
Green (Norwich)
Carson (Liverpool)
James (Manchester City)
DF
Campbell (Arsenal)
Upson (Birmingham)
Brown (Manchester United)
G. Neville (Manchester United)
A. Cole (Arsenal)
P. Neville (Manchester United)
Johnson (Chelsea)
MF
Jenas (Newcastle)
Downing (Middlesbrough)
Beckham (Real Madrid) [COL only]
Carrick (Tottenham)
J. Cole (Chelsea)
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich) [COL only]
Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)
FW
Smith (Manchester United)
Owen (Real Madrid) [COL only]
Crouch (Southampton)
A. Johnson (Crystal Palace)
Defoe (Tottenham)
Ticket holders will no doubt be disappointed that several big names are not on the list, but this is still a squad with quality talent and, most importantly, youth. Many of these players are top flight performers in the EPL who will be looking to impress Eriksson and get a leg up on selection for the WC06 squad. Several will also be making moves up the food chain this summer to bigger clubs.
I'll be at the England-Colombia match at Giants Stadium. This means that I'll catch Becks and Owen, but I'm most looking forward to seeing Defoe, Carrick, Downing, Wright-Phillips, and the Cole boys.
