International Football: Frank Lampard to lead the English national team
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The match which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 9th of February, 2011 has been a subject of intense analysis in the British media as various players have pulled out of the English national team squad due to minor
injuries.
Some English fans have seen these pull-outs as signs of giving preference to club football over international football. However, others have already made their peace with the fact that players are not too bothered about friendly
international encounters.
Nonetheless, Frank Lampard is one of those players who are set to play for England in the friendly match against Denmark. Chelsea’s star midfielder has been out of form this season as the Blues have tumbled down the table since
November, 2010 but Lampard’s quality in the midfield area is beyond doubt.
The box to box midfielder has not only played in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final for Chelsea but also scored a vital goal for the Blues in the same match.
The ex-West Ham youth player was a part of England’s squad which played in the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Before that Lampard was an integral part of the English national team that failed to qualify for the European Championships of
2008.
After the World Cup, there was a lot of pressure on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 but the Italian coach has persisted with his favored players
thus far for the English national team.
The 32-year-old has been blamed for securing an unjustified spot in Capello’s plans but in his latest interview Lampard admitted that he will only play for England as long as he is wanted by his countrymen. Frank Lampard also stated
in his recent address to the media that it was his childhood dream to lead England out on the field.
Despite the fact that Lampard has been given the English national team captaincy for only a single friendly encounter, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 is still the English national team captain on a permanent basis.
Regardless, it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 who led the three lions in the FIFA 2010 World Cup due to Ferdinand’s knee injury.
Lampard has played under some of the most renowned coaches in world football so far. Managers such as Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink have held the English midfielder in high regard throughout his career.
Expanding on his views on the English national team, Lampard praised Arsenal’s youthful midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jack-Wilshere-c17463.
Wilshere has risen through the ranks at Arsenal F.C in the English Premier League. In the 2010-2011 season Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s manager, has given the Englishman a consistent place in Arsenal’s starting lineup.
Lampard said that Wilshere has been fantastic for Arsenal thus far and the young midfielder has the perfect mental attitude that is needed to fit right into the English national team.
He added that he would look forward to playing alongside Wilshere in England’s midfield area in the matchup against Denmark.
It will be interesting to see whether Capello plays Lampard and Wilshire in the same midfield area for England. The Italian manager has not played two playmaking midfielders in the same match for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 but he might be in a experimental
mood as England's match against Denmark is just a friendly encounter.
England will be hoping to get the 2011 calendar year off to a winning start with a favorable result against Denmark.
On the other hand, Capello might use a match to prepare for England’s upcoming 2012 European Championship qualification matches.
England face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wales-c3041 in their next qualification encounter in March of 2011.
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