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England fans missing out on a 'Thriller'?

Last month FourFourTwo.com used our sister site FootballTalentSpotter.com to help advice England boss Fabio Capello who to pick in his squad for the away matches with Andorra and Croatia.

Among the names we passed on in good faith were Swindon trio Jerel Ifil, Anthony McNamee and Simon Cox, Hereford defender Richard Rose and most ludicrously of all, Frank Lampard.


"Pssst, Fabio - Ashley Cole's rating is down to 5.5"

In a similar vein, using the magical tool that is TalentSpotter, we've plucked the top two goalkeepers, six defenders, six midfielders and four strikers who are eligible, fit and supposedly able to play for Fabio Capello's side on Saturday evening

HereâÂÂs what weâÂÂve cobbled together:

GK Scott Carson (West Brom)
RB Curtis Davies (Aston Villa)
CB Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd)
CB Michael Jackson (Shrewsbury)
LB Joleon Lescott (Everton)
RM Chris Eagles (Burnley)
CM Michael Carrick (Man Utd)
CM Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
LM Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
CF Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
CF Jermain Defoe (Portsmouth)

Yes, we know what youâÂÂre thinking... is Curtis Davies really going to be capable of filling in for the injured Micah Richards at right-back?

Well our Spotters say so, rating the versatile Villa defender at 7.5, as opposed to Gary NevilleâÂÂs 6.9 or Wes BrownâÂÂs 7.1.


Michael Jackson, your country needs you!

The inclusion of Shrewsbury journeyman centre-half Jackson (7.8) would be a headline writers dream, but you wonâÂÂt catch us making any cheap puns, no sir, that would be... Bad.

Meanwhile rookie Derby defender Addison (7.3) must be worth including if only because the only Premier League game he played last season saw the Rams concede just three goals, which as youâÂÂll recall was a relatively good day at the office by their standards.

Want to know how David James, John Terry, Joe Cole and co. rate? Well you'll just have to check out FootballTalentSpotter.com to find out.