Fabio has continued his theme of making some very odd decisions.
*Green's exclusion seems like a knee-jerk reaction. Is Robinson really any better or any more likely to have an international future?
*What is the sense in including Gibbs in the party? The lad only has 11 Arsenal appearances to his name. Is there a lack of left backs to cover for Ashley Cole? What about Baines, Warnock and Kieran Richardson? What has Gibbs done to earn a fast-track promotion? It seems like Capello needs to back up the positive spin that the FA made him put out that the future is rosy.
*I would question the wisdom of including Wilshere too. Surely the likes of Parker, Huddlestone and Rodwell are ahead of him in the pecking order.
*Bobby Zamora is 29 and has had one decent season at the highest level, thanks largely to an excellent manager. He'll be 31 by the time the Euros come around. Really? What has Crouch done wrong?
Personally I would have made this an unofficial B interntational to look at the fringe players around the ages 24-26.
*Richards looked impressive at right back for England for a spell. Lets have another look at him as back up for Johnson. His versatility would be useful in tournament football. Ditto his clubmate Onouha. Admittedly they won't play much for City, but what other options do we have at right fullback? I'm not a big fan of Brown.
*Cahill and Jags are certainly worth a look. Shawcross possibly is too. Maybe even Smalling. We know what Terry can do.
*Scott Parker isn't in the ideal age bracket, but we're short of mature holding midfielders. He was awesome for West Ham and should have had more international recognition before now.
*Huddlestone and Rodwell are both capable of holding or playing further forward. With Hargreaves persistently injured, the only anchor we have is Barry. There's much more urgency to cover this role than to groom Wilshere to deputise for Gerrard.
*Bentley looked like Beckham's heir-apparent for a while. Whilst we're making up the numbers, let's give him another shot.
*If we're looking to test out new strikers then Gabby Agbonlahor has to be in with a shout. He's lightening quick, he's still only 23 and he does it consistently for Villa. Sturridge from Chelsea could be worth closer inspection too.
This would be my squad to play Hungary (excluding anyone who had featured in the World Cup):
Hart, Foster, Robinson, Richards, Onouha, Jagielka, Dawson, Cahill, Shawcross, Baines, Richardson, Parker, Huddlestone, Rodwell, Bentley, Young, A. Johnson, Walcott, Wilshere, Agbonlahor, C. Cole, Sturridge, Bent.
