Should Fabio Capello Tempt Paul Scholes with a World Cup Recall?

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Published: May 7, 2010

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With the 2010 World Cup now just five weeks away, England manager Fabio Capello is expected to name his provisional squad for the tournament next Tuesday.

 

The Italian has already divulged that this squad will compromise 30 players of which 23 will eventually be selected to travel to South African in a couple of week’s time after the final preparation games have been played.

 

Young and in-form players like Adam Johnson and Michael Dawson are being tipped for a late call-up but one man who would undoubtedly make any list of the 23 most talented English players definitely won’t be there: Paul Scholes.

 

The Manchester United veteran is enjoying something of a renaissance in the twilight of his career, flourishing in a rich vein of form in the title run in.

 

The most obvious example of this was three weeks ago in the Manchester derby when Scholes not only popped up with a pinpoint header in the dying seconds of injury time to revive the title race, but also demonstrated that his range and accuracy of passing remains as marvellous as ever.

 

Gary Neville made arguably his most uncontroversial statement of the past few years when he declared after the final whistle that Scholes had “passed them to death from the first minute until the last.”

 

Scholes’ international career finished six years ago when he retired after Euro 2004, aged 29 with 66 caps and 14 goals to his name.

 

The midfielder was believed to be disillusioned at being played out of position on the left-hand side of midfield and keen to spend more time with his family during international breaks whilst also seeking to prolong his career at club level at Old Trafford.

 

Steve McClaren was reported to have attempted to persuade Scholes out of retirem...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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