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Sol Campbell Left Fuming After Being Snubbed by Capello

goonerlad — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:35:02 +0000

Campbell left fuming after Capello snub

Sol Campbell has some harsh words for England boss Fabio Capello after he failed to make England’s World Cup squad.

The likes of Rio Ferdinand, Matthew Upson, Ledley King and Jamie Carragher were picked ahead of the Arsenal man, and due to a mixture of poor fitness and poor performances this season from those players, Campbell believes he was the in-form man and should have been picked.

The former Spurs and Portsmouth defender made a shock return to Arsenal in January, but was one of the team’s best players in the closing stages of the season.

The 35-year-old is not sure yet whether he will be wanted by Arsenal next season, but is angry that he wasn’t wanted by England this summer.

He said: “I would have put my heart and soul into playing for England again. The way I have been playing for Arsenal, don’t you think I should be? I do, for sure.

Wenger Ready to Get the Cheque Book Out

goonerlad — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:27:58 +0000

clipped from www.arsenalinsider.com

Wenger Ready To Splash The Cash

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, criticised by fans after his young side failed to win a trophy since 2005, is to splash out £30million on building a squad to end the drought.

Wenger will make the club’s biggest impact on the summer transfer market for more than a decade, with Everton defender Phil Jagielka the latest target, along with Chelsea’s England midfielder Joe Cole, Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and Lorient defender Laurent Koscielny.

Wenger is finally ready to make major signings after almost 10 years of being constrained by the club’s move to the Emirates Stadium.

Driving force: Arsene Wenger wants Everton’s Phil Jagielka to steer his Arsenal defence next season

And Everton centre-half Jagielka, controversially left out of Fabio Capello’s 30-man preparation squad for the World Cup finals, is the latest player to be targeted by the Frenchman, although Everton manager David Moyes will fight to keep the 27-year-old defender at Goodison Park.

Beckham backs Walcott

goonerlad — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:03:10 +0000

David Beckham last night backed Theo Walcott to come through the toughest test of his fledgling England career.

The Arsenal winger was substituted at half-time in Kazakhstan as Fabio Capello showed he can be ruthless even towards England’s best young stars.

Walcott, 20, burst onto the world stage with his stunning hat-trick which tore Croatia apart in Zagreb last September.

But since dislocating his shoulder before the friendly against Germany in November and missing much of the season through injury, he has struggled to play such a key role for Capello.

Arsenal’s disappointing domestic run-in saw his form dip and he now faces a battle to keep his place in the starting line-up for England’s World Cup qualifier with Andorra on Wednesday.

But Beckham had words of encouragement for his young protege as Walcott looks to follow in the former England captain’s illustrious foot steps down the right wing.