TheFA.com - New faces for England >> Kieran Richardson(Man United), Peter Crouch(Southampton) and Andy Johnson(Crystal Palace) will all get their England dubuts and start tomorrow in the international frendly against the Americans at
Soldier Field in ChicagoInterestingly enough, Peter Crouch and Andy Johnson are both now 1st division championship strikers now after Palace and Southampton went down. Interesting because if England get a poor result in the USA friendly, the press and the radio talkshows will be abuzz with talk of England manager Sven Goran Eriksson errantly fielding mediocre players, therefore cheapening the England shirt somehow. The fact Crouch and Johnson need a run or two or a few to find out if they are good enough to operate on the international stage effectively, will be lost in the furore.
Anyway, the England team is picked >>
Announced England Team 11 To Face The USA
David James - Manchester City
Glen Johnson - Chelsea
Wes Brown - Manchester United
Sol Campbell - Arsenal (captain)
Ashley Cole - Arsenal
Joe Cole - Chelsea
Michael Carrick - Tottenham Hotspur
Jermaine Jenas - Newcastle United
Kieran Richardson - Manchester United
Peter Crouch - Southampton
Andy Johnson - Crystal Palace
Posted at 6:03 PM, Friday, May 27, 2005