Brown Replaces Injured Upson
By David Hobbs
February 6 2005
Wes Brown has received a late call-up by England boss Sven Goran Eriksson to solve his defensive problems ahead of Wednesday's international friendly with Holland at Villa Park. With injuries to Sol Cambell, Rio Ferdinand and now Matthew Upson, Brown will now join up with the squad on Monday.
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Manchester United's Wes Brown has received a late call-up by England boss Sven Goran Eriksson to solve his defensive problems ahead of Wednesday's international friendly with Holland at Villa Park. With injuries to Sol Cambell, Rio Ferdinand and Birmingham City defender Matthew Upson, Brown will now join Old Trafford team-mates Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney in Eriksson's 24-man squad. Upson sustained a hamstring injury in training last week with the Blues. Holland are also struggling to field a full-strength squad due to injuries to the likes of Arjen Robben, Pierre van Hooijdonk and Red Devil Ruud van Nistelrooy. Deserved international debuts beckon for Crystal Palace's Andrew Johnson and Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing, who are the only two new faces in Eriksson's fleet.
Goalkeepers: Robinson, James, Green. Defenders: G Neville, A Cole, G Johnson, Carragher, Bridge, King, Terry, Brown. Midfielders: Beckham, Lampard, Hargreaves, Jenas, J Cole, S Wright- Phillips, Gerrard, Downing, Dyer. Strikers: Owen, Rooney, Defoe, A Johnson.
Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar, Henk Timmer. Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz, Wilfried Bouma, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Nigel de Jong, Jan Kromkamp, Joris Mathijsen, Mario Melchiot. Midfielders: Mark van Bommel, John Heitinga, Denny Landzaat, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart. Strikers: Romeo Castelen, Dirk Kuijt, Roy Makaay, Ugur Yildirim. |
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