The barmy Italian claims that tired players pick up injuries easily but who should be feeling most leg weary at the moment, Frank Lampard who has missed a great chunk of the season and who plays in a well oiled machine, or Parker who has carried West Ham on his back since August, hardly missing a game?
Add in the fact that Parker's Dad died last week, and you have to wonder at the absurd inconsistency of Capello. Parker is potentially both physically and emotionally exhausted. This is clearly a case of the crazy Italian cowtowing to the big clubs and saying to Hell with the smaller fry.
What right has he to release one club's players and not another's? Rooney is back at Man Utd as we speak, resting and preparing for the battle at Upton Park on Saturday; whilst Parker is confined in Capello's prison, facing a potentially bruising encounter with Ghana tomorrow. Rooney has started 26 club games this season, Parker 36. So who is more in need of a rest exactly?
This is truly outrageous and West Ham should lodge an official complaint. If Parker is ruled out of Saturday's game and Rooney scores the winner, will we be compensated? Not a cat in hell's chance. Sullivan should get on the blower and order Scotty home and Capello should be hauled before the FA to explain his crass inconsistency!
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Totally right HF! It is a disgrace and very unfair on West Ham. We have sufferred from key players being injured in international duty more than any other club (Ashton, Hitz and many others). He can't possibly release Rooney and not release the West Ham players who he will be playing against in next few days! This match is probably more critical for our survival than the Champions League match Rooney may play the following week. How do they make these judgments?!!!
...not only that, but he knows I'm going to watch so makes my favourite player Barry captain!
Will be intresting to see who is given the advanced position if Parker and Barry play in a three man midfield. Will Jarvis start?
...probably, but just to piss of McCarthy.
I reckon he'll give it to Barry. He used to play it at Villa right?
I so badly wanted to shout to Terry that he's a c*nt....whilst proudly displaying my 1930s hammers top
I agree with every word HF what does FA stand for f'cking awful
I totally agree. Capello's reasoning, as useless and transparent as it is, is that players who have to play Champions League fixtures the next week need the rest. So what?! Those teams have squads big enough to field the whole of MLS! Total nonsense.
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