Tottenham midfield duo Jermaine Jenas and Tom Huddlestone have both been surprisingly called up to the England squad by Fabio Capello despite neither being in great form in recent weeks. In fact, both put in pretty poor performances in the North London derby at the Emirates a fortnight ago so their inclusion is a bit of a shock to me.

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Whatever you think of David Beckham as a player, the fact that he has gained 109 caps is a fantastic achievement. Especially when you consider he has come back from the dead in international terms. David has kept himself fit and focused and not moaned to the press when he has been left out. In fact, he has been the model professional.

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England are now playing consistently well under Fabio Capello and as perfectly illustrated by the Slovakia game are well capable of scoring goals. It was another pretty good performance from the England team.

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Former QPR and Manchester United star Paul Parker has given his views on David Beckham’s role for England and why an assist against Slovakia is nothing to rave about whilst a guest on Chappers’ Premier League Podcast this week.

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Former QPR and Manchester United star Paul Parker has given his views onTottenham winger Aaron Lennon’s substitution for England, running style and why he shouldn’t be a postman whilst a guest on Chappers’ Premier League Podcast this week.

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Former QPR and Manchester United star Paul Parker has given his views on the exclusion of Michael Owen from the England squad despite a number of injuries whilst a guest on Chappers’ Premier League Podcast this week.

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Fabio Capello looks to have his thinking cap wedged well and truly on at the moment following his comments that some of his players again failed to perform to their training ground standards on the Caribbean stage last night.

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When Fabio Capello was appointed as England Head Coach it heralded an exciting new dawn for our disgraced and disinterested national team. However, after just 3 months in his new role, the much anticipated new beginning we were promised seems to have a consistent and worryingly familiar look to it.

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Fabio Capello’s much anticipated first game in charge of the English national team delivered the win that was expected but left many questions unanswered as to the future prospects of the so-called ‘golden generation’.

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I to-ed and fro-ed over whether or not to watch England last night and I suppose the main reason I tuned in was the same reason people look at car crashes - morbid curiosity.

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