Alan Pardew today hit out at England boss Fabio Capello as he continues to overlook United stars Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan for the England squad. Pardew has accused Capello of constantly looking to build for the future rather than picking the form players.
Unfortunately for Nolan he is not in the right age group as far as Capello is concerned - he is looking for players who can be in and around the squad for years to come. I can see the merit in this, however the squad should be picked on current form. Capello suggested he would leave the door open for any play who is doing the business, however this has never really happened and we continue to see the same old faces represent England - and they continue to let our country down.
Nolan is currently the highest scoring midfielder in the premiership and he deserves a squad call up. Joey Barton is a different story as he is being overlooked for his past problems - a lot like Lee Bowyer who would of surely collected many caps during his years at Leeds if it were not for his off field issues.
Carlton Palmer, Seth Johnson, David Nugent, and Steve Guppy
All lads who have England caps - it is almost laughable that Kevin and Joey are over looked. We can only hope that future England managers are not so short sited and then maybe we will have a team that can seriously compete on the world stage.
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