Will Sol be going to the World Cup?

[Mono]

Sol Campbell must be carrying an injury..... Been a while since I've seen a top class player in such poor form!

He didn't even wait at the ground for the second half of Arsenals game last night after being replaced by a kid.

 

Arsene excused him due to his mental state at the moment or some lame excuse.....

 

Sven couldn't have helped but notice him last night too as he was at the game. With the quality of English centre halves currently to choose from I expect Sol has gone way down the pecking order.

[Gilps]

He's just not at all right at the moment. God knows what happened to him. England could certainly use his experience if he sorts himself out, but it looks like time's running out. They're not exactly short of options at centre back are they?

 

and talking of Arsenal centre halves, Tony Adams has reportedly left Utrecht already. That went well then.

[PaulLFC]

Judas is past it, simple as that.

[Owen1978]

Carra & Terry would be my defensive pairing for the WC

[crisps]

Carra & Terry would be my defensive pairing for the WC

 

 

with rio in the holding role i take it ?

[MarkD]

Definitely more Titus that Carra at the moment

[Hassony]

Definitely more Titus that Carra at the moment

i don't think Sol has a titus if you belive the romours

[Ombudsam]

Arsene excused him due to his mental state at the moment or some lame excuse.....

 

I'm not sure that is a lame excuse. He's been awful recently. His head's f*cked

[Skillz]

with rio in the holding role i take it ?

After his game last night the bench is as close as he should get. Carra and Terry are stand outs on form.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Skillz

[Guest Scot]

He'll go. Sven lacks the imagination to do otherwise.

[Mono]

He'll go. Sven lacks the imagination to do otherwise.

 

I'd have Michael Dawson in the squad before Sol at this moment in time

[Cobs]

I'm not sure that is a lame excuse. He's been awful recently. His head's f*cked

either that or he's hit the wall and aint coming back - happened to Kevin Radcliffe and Des Walker.

 

 

I've rated him as THE top centre back in the premiership for a long time now but his current form is dreadful and if it continues he has to be doubtful of making the WC, simply cos Wenger wont play him if he continues like that.

[Stevie H]

I'd have Michael Dawson in the squad before Sol at this moment in time

 

terry, carragher, ferdinand, woodgate, king, upson are all ahead of dawson.

[Hassony]

terry, carragher, ferdinand, woodgate, king, upson are all ahead of dawson.

i would be very surprised if woodgate goes to the WC, as he has to stay fit from now until june

[Ombudsam]

terry, carragher, ferdinand, woodgate, king, upson are all ahead of dawson.

 

I'd have dawson ahead of upson. Woodgate needs to keep fit to state the obvious

[Gilps]

Terry, Ferdinand and Carra are certainties. There'll either be one or two more, depending on number of full backs and central midfielders taken. Could see him possibly gambling on 3 specialist full backs with Carra as LB cover, which would free up more midfield options. Depends on whether he sees King as a serious option for the holding role.

 

I see G Neville, Young, A Cole, Carra, Terry, Ferdinand, King plus one of Woodgate/Campbell/Bridge. Campbell's probably last in line of those three as it stands.

[Guest Scot]

Terry, Ferdinand and Carra are certainties. There'll either be one or two more, depending on number of full backs and central midfielders taken. Could see him possibly gambling on 3 specialist full backs with Carra as LB cover, which would free up more midfield options. Depends on whether he sees King as a serious option for the holding role.

 

I see G Neville, Young, A Cole, Carra, Terry, Ferdinand, King plus one of Woodgate/Campbell/Bridge. Campbell's probably last in line of those three as it stands.

 

I'm not sure Carra's a certainty.

 

He should be but I'm not sure he is.

[Cobs]

I'm not sure Carra's a certainty.

 

He should be but I'm not sure he is.

he is by virtue of the fact he covers every defensive position

[Guest Scot]

he is by virtue of the fact he covers every defensive position

 

Hope you're right, it'd be a f*cking disgrace if he were left at home.

[Earl Hafler]

with rio in the holding role i take it ?

 

I cannot believe i've been reading that in the national press. Ferdinand for midfield.

Fergie must have passed his bottle of poppers around.

[Cobs]

Hope you're right, it'd be a f*cking disgrace if he were left at home.

the only way he wont go is if he's injured

[Guest Scot]

YOU SAID GUARANTEED YOU LYING RAT!

 

[Cobs]

no, i didn't

 

 

you blind tool

[Bootle Buck]

Sounds like Sol has lost it. He was excused from training and won't play Saturday despite the fact that the @rse don't have a fit CH. Maybe the News of the World has an exclusive ready to come out about him. He can't became a bad player overnight.

[Knox_Harrington]

either that or he's hit the wall and aint coming back - happened to Kevin Radcliffe and Des Walker.

I've long had the theory that a fair few centre halves just go. There's no noticeable decline as such, they just go. It happened to Glenn Hysen and Stephane Henchoz as well.