Inform
Hughton has fingers crossed for Coloccini
9th March 2010
Chris Hughton is hoping defender Fabricio Coloccini can still fulfil his World Cup finals dream by helping Newcastle win promotion.
The 28-year-old did not make the Argentina squad for last week's friendly in Germany, unlike club-mate Jonas Gutierrez, and faces a race against time to persuade national boss Diego Maradona that he can do a job for him in South Africa.
However, Hughton is backing Coloccini, who is rapidly achieving cult status at St James' Park after an intensely difficult first season in English football, to give his legendary compatriot plenty to think about during the remaining weeks of the campaign.
The Magpies boss said: "He has been outstanding. He has had a very good season.
"I desperately hope he is on that plane to South Africa with Argentina because certainly his performances have warranted it, I have no doubts about that.
"But the important thing for us is that he continues to do the things for us that he has been doing."
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|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Harper |
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini |
| 3 | Sanchez Jose Enrique |
| 4 | Kevin Nolan |
| 5 | Fitz Hall |
| 6 | Mike Williamson |
| 7 | Joey Barton |
| 8 | Danny Guthrie |
| 10 | Wayne Routledge |
| 10 | Marlon Harewood |
| 11 | Peter Lovenkrands |
| 11 | Damien Duff |
| 12 | Danny Simpson |
| 13 | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 14 | Patrick Van Aanholt |
| 16 | Ryan Taylor |
| 17 | Alan Smith |
| 18 | Jonas Gutierrez |
| 19 | Xisco |
| 20 | Leon Best |
| 20 | Geremi |
| 21 | Fabrice Pancrate |
| 22 | Nicky Butt |
| 23 | Shola Ameobi |
| 24 | Andrew Carroll |
| 25 | Kazenga LuaLua |
| 26 | Tim Krul |
| 27 | Steven Taylor |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 28 | Tamas Kadar |
| 30 | Nile Ranger |
| 31 | Frank Wiafe Danquah |
| 32 | Wesley Ngo Baheng |
| 33 | Ole Soderberg |
| 35 | Ben Tozer |
| 37 | Callum Morris |
| 41 | Shane Ferguson |
| 42 | Ryan Donaldson |
| 44 | James Tavernier |
| 45 | Darren Lough |
| 46 | Haris Vuckic |
| 47 | Bradden Inman |
