England squad being announced

[Soy]

Everyone seems to think it's Heskey or Bent. But surely if you were to drop someone for Bent it would be Defoe. They're similar players and Capello gets to stick to his system with a big man upfront. I'm gutted for him, but not for Sunderland. A fully rested, more determined Bent will be coming back to us. No injuries, no fatigue. He has never really had a chance for England, and this should show him how close he came. Hopefully this will give him heart, rather than make him feel gutted that no matter what he does, Capello will always be a hypocrit and will pick people playing worse over him. Bent has scored more goals, in less games for a team 9 places below Tottenham. Defoe hasn't played a full 90 minutes in the past 3 months. Form and fitness, Capello?

Defoe has performed well for England, first to be dropped would obviously be Heskey because of his goal scoring record + condition.

I like bent but he hasn't performed for England.

[immense]

4pm official announcement.

[Browney]

Defoe has performed well for England, first to be dropped would obviously be Heskey because of his goal scoring record + condition.

I like bent but he hasn't performed for England.

He's played 6 times for England. 2 of which were only a half each. Defoe has scored 11 goals in 60 games. Bent has scored 0 in 6. Give Bent a chance and who knows. He could still smash Defoe's goalscoring ratio.

[Soy]

4pm official announcement.

they've delayed it twice now

He's played 6 times for England. 2 of which were only a half each. Defoe has scored 11 goals in 60 games. Bent has scored 0 in 6. Give Bent a chance and who knows. He could still smash Defoe's goalscoring ratio.

Yeah but Defoe recently for England has been on form, I think the Japan game ruined Heskey's and Bent's chances of getting into the squad easily

[Browney]

Bent played the first half, when Rooney was actually worse than him. I swear to god, Rooney's passing was awful. Then, the team performed in the second half. Bent hasn't played the last 45 minutes for England in atleast 12 months. And the second half is when he will stretch teams. He's quick, so will rape tired legs, he's sharp on set pieces, so will rape tired minds. I wish we could've seen a full 90 minutes from Bent to decide from. Instead Capello sees him get through on goal, with a difficult chance where Bent was unlucky to score and takes him off. Big, big, shame.

[immense]

4pm is the first time the fa have officially announced, rest was speculation. they haven't delayed it. just later than the press expected.

[Hmmmm]

Bent has been the best English striked (but Rooney) this year.
He may have a bad record for England but he's in form.

[immense]

that's all well and good but if you can't turn it on for england then

[Hmmmm]

that's all well and good but if you can't turn it on for england then

But he hasn't even been given a chance - he was better than Rooney in the first half against Japan.
He's had 6 caps but has hardly had a proper length of time on the field.

[W00TZEH]

Rooney, Crouch, Defoe are all ahead of Bent imo, and when rooney has played with heskey he's scored 9goals, without its something like 2.

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• Forwards Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
  
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  Midfielders Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips
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  Defenders Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock
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  Goalkeepers Robert Green, Joe Hart, David James