ScottBF2 3,540 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 CAPELLO WILLING TO AXE SKIPPER FERDINANDRIO FERDINAND is facing a titanic three-week battle to prove he can lead his country to the World Cup.The Manchester United defender's spot in Fabio Capello's 23-man squad to South Africa is under serious threat despite his position as England captain.Ferdinand is set to miss United's potential title decider with Stoke at Old Trafford after missing training again yesterday.Boss Fabio Capello has already turned to Jamie Carragher to alleviate his concerns about an injury-hit defensive unit.Carragher will not only be named in the provisional squad of 30, he will make the cut for the final 23.With Ledley King also a certainty to travel - after showing he can handle the demands of three games in under a fortnight - Ferdinand will have to prove he is physically capable of coping with a four-week tournament.That will mean rigorous tests when the provisional squad convenes in just over a week's time and putting in committed performances in the friendlies against Mexico and Japan at the end of this month.We understand Capello has three central defenders already pencilled in his final 23.King, John Terry and Carragher have booked their seats and, under normal circumstances, Ferdinand would head a list of four.But there is increasing concern amongst the England coaching and medical staff over Ferdinand's fitness.And ruthless Capello would not hesitate to leave his captain at home if the Manchester United defender was not 100 percent healthy.The shock re-selection of Carragher has put Ferdinand's predicament into sharp focus.Carragher's inclusion will be confirmed on Tuesday and it is hard to imagine him agreeing to being available again unless there was a guarantee he would not be amongst those cut when Capello trims his squad at the beginning of June.That sends out a clear signal that the prospect of Ferdinand captaining England at South Africa 2010 is by no means a certainty.I'd take Dawson/King ahead of Ferdinand any day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1993 101 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 as long as he doesnt give the arm-band to gerrard im fine with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-Russell 0 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I think hes quite over-rated anyway...plus hes no had much of a season either! Watched Spurs beat Man City with Dawson & King and they were solid at the back, although King cant really play every game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 I think hes quite over-rated anyway...plus hes no had much of a season either! Watched Spurs beat Man City with Dawson & King and they were solid at the back, although King cant really play every game!I'd rather have Ledley King for half the games than Rio for all of them. But Dawson going is a must. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,611 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 rio cant go, he suely cannot be match fit enough for a world cupand i tell you something, if chelsea fuck it up on sunday, i dont think terry's mind will be properly tuned into it as well, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 A fully fit and on form Rio Ferdinand is better than Michael Dawson fit and on form. I love Dawson, he's a fucking fantastic CB, but he's bordering on overrated by some nowadays. John Terry, on form, is still the best English defender, not Ledley King. IMO of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 It doesn't matter who they throw out there, Conor Casey will destroy them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 as long as he doesnt give the arm-band to gerrard im fine with that.I hate the cunt, but who else would be a good shout mate? Gerrard's done it all with Liverpool. Captained them in two European finals, dragged them through so much shit when they've needed a leader. Lampard is a possibility but I'd say Gerrard is better suited than Lamps. If not Gerrard, I'd give it to Rooney. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Clearly Ledley King is flavour of the monthIf Ferdinand is fit he should be picked times 100 out of 100 over King Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allzo 91 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It doesn't matter who they throw out there, Conor Casey will destroy them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulRFC1 115 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Clearly Ledley King is flavour of the monthIf Ferdinand is fit he should be picked times 100 out of 100 over King Ability wise Ledley King is much better than RioThe only problem is his injury which restricts him from playing twice in a week and training Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Clearly Ledley King is flavour of the monthIf Ferdinand is fit he should be picked times 100 out of 100 over King Ability wise Ledley King is much better than RioThe only problem is his injury which restricts him from playing twice in a week and trainingNo chanceRio has won countless honours, Champions Leagues, Premierships etc He plays for a team who is required to win almost every week.King is a Spurs defenders. Berbatov looked brilliant for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,611 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Clearly Ledley King is flavour of the monthIf Ferdinand is fit he should be picked times 100 out of 100 over King Ability wise Ledley King is much better than RioThe only problem is his injury which restricts him from playing twice in a week and trainingNo chanceRio has won countless honours, Champions Leagues, Premierships etc He plays for a team who is required to win almost every week.King is a Spurs defenders. Berbatov looked brilliant for them.i'll have to disagree mateimo ferdinand has been carried by the fact that man united have vidic, plus in the last few seasons they have scored for funits like saying real madrid have a cracking defence when in reality, their strikers covers the defence's mistakes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM_72 4,065 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Clearly Ledley King is flavour of the monthIf Ferdinand is fit he should be picked times 100 out of 100 over King Ability wise Ledley King is much better than RioThe only problem is his injury which restricts him from playing twice in a week and trainingNo chanceRio has won countless honours, Champions Leagues, Premierships etc He plays for a team who is required to win almost every week.King is a Spurs defenders. Berbatov looked brilliant for them.i'll have to disagree mateimo ferdinand has been carried by the fact that man united have vidic, plus in the last few seasons they have scored for funits like saying real madrid have a cracking defence when in reality, their strikers covers the defence's mistakesTo be fair, I see where Scott-RFC is coming from.Raul Albiol looked a quality defender for Valencia but since he's moved to Madrid he's not been able to produce the type of form that won him the move there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxibear 0 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Hate the man with a passion and I hope he doesnt get to the world cup! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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