Thread: Why not Daws or Wodders?

I think the only reason capello don't pick woodgate is because of his time at real Madrid when capello was manager. He didn't play much under him then and I don't think capello rated him.

As for Dawson I don't think he has played enough recently to get a place.

Originally Posted by Spurs_Pete

I think the reason that neither Woody or Daws got the call up to replace Ledders is that he was called up as a direct replacement for Rio. Capello just wanted to get him into the squad to get to know him, but Harry threw his toys out of the pram. Ledders was never going to play so he wasn't going to be replaced.

Maybe not being English gives me a different perspective on this but I don't think Harry was throwing his toys out of the pram. Ledley can't train and hasn't for a long time so if he was never going to play how was Capello going to get a look at him? From the sounds of it if he made him train the knee would be swelling up and need to be rested again.

If it means Spurs are without Ledley for even one game then I don't agree with it. If he had been capable of training without the knee flaring up then fair enough but he's not. As others have stated Ledley will never play a full International tournament so they should focus on a CB for the future.

Originally Posted by Beats

Maybe not being English gives me a different perspective on this but I don't think Harry was throwing his toys out of the pram. Ledley can't train and hasn't for a long time so if he was never going to play how was Capello going to get a look at him? From the sounds of it if he made him train the knee would be swelling up and need to be rested again.

If it means Spurs are without Ledley for even one game then I don't agree with it. If he had been capable of training without the knee flaring up then fair enough but he's not. As others have stated Ledley will never play a full International tournament so they should focus on a CB for the future.

I just see it as Capello wanting King to be in and around the squad. He's not spoken to Ledders before and just wants to get to know him and asses his injury problem. Let's face it Ledders has been pretty impressive of late and if I was the Engalnd manager I'd like to know how a bloke who can't train can manage 90 minutes of football once a week.