Carragher returns, Totti misses out
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May 12, 2010, Wednesday
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UNCAPPED Manchester City midfielder Adam Johnson and Tottenham Hotspur center-back Michael Dawson were surprisingly named in England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad yesterday.
Manager Fabio Capello also recalled Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher three years after he retired from internationals.
Also included were midfielders Scott Parker, Joe Cole and Gareth Barry, who had been a doubt after an ankle injury had ruled him out of action for the next three weeks.
There is a strong Spurs presence with Dawson joined by fellow defender Ledley King, midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon plus strikers Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe.
Darren Bent, who was third-top scorer in the English Premier League last season with 24, is also among the forwards bidding to accompany first choice Wayne Rooney, who netted 26 league goals, but there is no place for Carlton Cole or Bobby Zamora.
Capello, who will cut the squad for South Africa to 23 at the end of the month, will take his 30 players to a high-altitude training camp in Austria and has friendlies against Mexico and Japan to help him make his final decision.
Johnson, 22, who moved to City from Middlesbrough during the January transfer window, has impressed Capello with his confidence, maturity and ability to beat a man.
He faces a tough battle to make the final 23, however, with Lennon, Theo Walcott, Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips all in contention for places on the flanks.
Often overlooked
The experienced Carragher, 32, seems certain to be on the plane having been persuaded by Capello to return to the fold. He retired from international football in frustration at not being selected in his preferred center-back position and then being often overlooked at right-back.
With Carragher likely to join John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the final 23, Dawson and King will fight it out with West Ham United's Matthew Upson to accompany them.
Meanwhile, Francesco Totti was left out of Italy's provisional 30-man World Cup squad yesterday after coach Marcello Lippi decided against bringing the World Cup winner out of international retirement.
AS Roma captain Totti, who quit Italy after its 2006 World Cup triumph, had been considering making himself available for the June 11-July 11 tournament in South Africa and the inconsistent Azzurri will now have to do without his creativity.
The inclusion of Villarreal forward Giuseppe Rossi at the expense of Juventus center-back Nicola Legrottaglie provided the only other element of surprise.
Legrottaglie has not been a regular for a struggling Juve this season but his omission means Italy lack experienced cover for center-backs Fabio Cannavaro and Giorgio Chiellini.
Defenders Salvatore Bocchetti, Leonardo Bonucci and Mattia Cassani have just six caps between them.
"Obviously, against some teams it will be necessary to make selections with great care, especially in defense. At the moment, I think it's the area that there are most doubts about," former Italy midfielder Stefano Fiore said.
Manager Fabio Capello also recalled Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher three years after he retired from internationals.
Also included were midfielders Scott Parker, Joe Cole and Gareth Barry, who had been a doubt after an ankle injury had ruled him out of action for the next three weeks.
There is a strong Spurs presence with Dawson joined by fellow defender Ledley King, midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon plus strikers Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe.
Darren Bent, who was third-top scorer in the English Premier League last season with 24, is also among the forwards bidding to accompany first choice Wayne Rooney, who netted 26 league goals, but there is no place for Carlton Cole or Bobby Zamora.
Capello, who will cut the squad for South Africa to 23 at the end of the month, will take his 30 players to a high-altitude training camp in Austria and has friendlies against Mexico and Japan to help him make his final decision.
Johnson, 22, who moved to City from Middlesbrough during the January transfer window, has impressed Capello with his confidence, maturity and ability to beat a man.
He faces a tough battle to make the final 23, however, with Lennon, Theo Walcott, Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips all in contention for places on the flanks.
Often overlooked
The experienced Carragher, 32, seems certain to be on the plane having been persuaded by Capello to return to the fold. He retired from international football in frustration at not being selected in his preferred center-back position and then being often overlooked at right-back.
With Carragher likely to join John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the final 23, Dawson and King will fight it out with West Ham United's Matthew Upson to accompany them.
Meanwhile, Francesco Totti was left out of Italy's provisional 30-man World Cup squad yesterday after coach Marcello Lippi decided against bringing the World Cup winner out of international retirement.
AS Roma captain Totti, who quit Italy after its 2006 World Cup triumph, had been considering making himself available for the June 11-July 11 tournament in South Africa and the inconsistent Azzurri will now have to do without his creativity.
The inclusion of Villarreal forward Giuseppe Rossi at the expense of Juventus center-back Nicola Legrottaglie provided the only other element of surprise.
Legrottaglie has not been a regular for a struggling Juve this season but his omission means Italy lack experienced cover for center-backs Fabio Cannavaro and Giorgio Chiellini.
Defenders Salvatore Bocchetti, Leonardo Bonucci and Mattia Cassani have just six caps between them.
"Obviously, against some teams it will be necessary to make selections with great care, especially in defense. At the moment, I think it's the area that there are most doubts about," former Italy midfielder Stefano Fiore said.
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