Capello Use a Friendly in the Desert to Take It Easy? Forget It ; It's Just Not Fabio's Style to Compromise with Half-Fit Players Special Report [Eire Region]
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ON THE shores of the Persian Gulf and in a country on the tip of the Arabian peninsula, England's World Cup preparations will take on an added degree of intensity next Saturday. Their clash with Brazil at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar might look like a corporate jolly to an oil-rich land alien to the traditions of football -- and it is certainly a travesty to auction off such illustrious fixtures to the highest global bidder -- but, to paraphrase Bill Shankly, Fabio Capello doesn't do friendlies.
A jaunt to the desert with no competitive points at stake would seem the ideal opportunity to bring back Michael Owen from exile, given that Carlton Cole is injured, or to take a look at Joe Cole, who has been out of the international game for 14 months.See the full content of this document
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Capello Use a Friendly in the Desert to Take It Easy? Forget It ; It's Just Not Fabio's Style to Compromise with Half-Fit Players Special Report [Eire Region]
Yet, barring an extraordinary spate of injuries this weekend, Capello will call up neither, which means the Manchester United striker can safely start planning a lengthy summer holiday for June somewhere a long way away from South Africa.
Owen has played a part in all six of U...See the full content of this document
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