Nigel Martyn: Leighton Baines can still make England World Cup trip
Sep 29 2009
By Nigel Martyn, Liverpool Echo
IF you were in Fabio Capello’s position, knowing that your place at next summer’s World Cup finals was secure, what would you do?
Would you use England’s final group games to hone the talents of the 11 men that would be expected to start the first match in South Africa? Or would you experiment and give some players on the fringe a chance to shine?
Should Capello opt for the latter, he must give Leighton Baines an opportunity to see if he can carry his top class club form on to the biggest stage of all as, in my view, he’s playing well enough to book himself a ticket to the World Cup.
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