2010 South Africa Squad

With the FIFA World Cup now only a mere 224 days away, and with England having successfully qualified-the hot topic of discussion has now changed. Who exactly is going to be in the 23 man squad on the plane to South Africa?!

Of course every man(or woman) in England will have their personal predictions for the squad and each to their own I always so-you'll be wrong, but points for trying at least.

In this weeks blog I am going to offer you my (well) educated guess at who I feel will be on that trip to possible World Cup glory.

Goalkeepers: Green, James, Foster

Defenders: Johnson, Terry, Ferdinand, A Cole, Bridge, Upson, Lescott.

Midfielders: Lampard, Gerrard, J Cole, Barry, Lennon, Walcott, Beckham, Carrick.

Forwards: Rooney, Crouch, Defoe, Owen, Agbonlahor.

(Starting 11 in Red-provided Capello sticks with his diamond)


Now, I know exactly where and about who people will debate in this team so I'll do it for you.

Owen- I still think he can perform at the top level and playing a bit more regularly for United will only help his cause.
Beckham-purely in the squad for being such a leader, to have him there, along with Owen will really help some of the younger, less experienced players.
Agbonlahor/Lennon/Walcott-all players i think can make a huge impact from the bench, i don't think these players are quite good enough to start but what's better to have on the bench than three ridiculously quick players that can come on and rattle defences in the closing stages of games.
J Cole- Although injured for the last nine months, i feel he provides a lot more than the other players we've tried on the left wing during qualifying.

I know that there is a huge amount of time left before the World Cup kicks off, but fingers crossed that they all stay fit, this team could have a really good chance at getting that Trophy back to England.