da leao： Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has stated that Rio Ferdinand should not be recalled to the England set-up.
da 888casino： The Red Devils centre-half was omitted from the Three Lions’ Euro 2012 squad to avoid a personal clash with John Terry, but with the Chelsea man retiring it is believed that Ferdinand is in contention for a recall.
However, Neville feels that Roy Hodgson should concentrate on younger players in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
“He is a class defender but in the World Cup he’ll be 35, 36. Roy Hodgson has importantly said he’s not going to take 34-year-olds, 35-year-olds who are seasoned internationals, who have got 70-odd, 80 caps to sit in the stand. And it’s the correct decision,” the England coach stated in The Guardian.
“This is not a player who’s been playing for England for the last 20 months consistently by the way. This is not just a Roy Hodgson thing. How many games do you think Rio Ferdinand played for Fabio Capello in the last 18 months? Three. How many games do you think he played competitively?
“His last competitive game under Fabio Capello was 12 months before Roy Hodgson took charge. He played only three of Fabio Capello’s last 18 games. He’s not been playing for England for the last two years. Roy is looking towards 2014,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight