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England vs Ghana: Capello To Put Reserves, An Insult Or A Fab Idea?

Angela Asante, March 29 2011,
The first ever England vs Ghana match at the senior level won’t expose the real strength of both teams. Accuse or thank Capello for that, as he’s decided to feature a reserve team against Ghana.
Fabio Capello has just disappointed millions of fans around the globe.
Fabio Capello has just disappointed millions of fans around the globe.
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The highly anticipated England vs Ghana friendly has lost some of its light already, with Fabio Capello the absence of England’s biggest stars. Captain John Terry, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Dawson and Wayne Rooney have all been dropped by the coach for Tuesday’s international game. So while Capello is apparently showing a lot of respect to the tough European agenda of these players’ respective clubs, is he also insulting the importance of England vs Ghana?

Supporters have paid a lot of money to fill the seats of Wembley’s 90,000 capacity crowd stadium. If they’ve mainly contributed in generating around £2M already, it’s certainly because of the attraction factor that got created at the confirmation of a match-up between the struggling Three Lions and African giants Ghana.

How will World Cup flops Rooney, Terry and company fare against the likes of 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists Muntari, Ayew and Asamoah Gyan? How will the greatness of England rank against their former colony?

These were the kind of questions that got fans anxiously waiting for Tuesday’s friendly match to take place at Wembley. But on Sunday, England manager Fabio Capello made statements that forced everyone to look forward to the match in a altered manner.

“I will make 11 changes [to the team that defeat Wales in the Euro 2012 qualifiers],” FIFA.com quoted the Italian boss as saying.

“We have to wait a little bit to see what the team will be [against Ghana], but I want to respect the clubs and I need to look at different players.”

Is Fabio Capello right to view England vs Ghana as an opportunity to try out new players? Either way, the opinion of most supporters won’t change. The excitement has suddenly turned into disgust at the idea of watching England’s reserves playing at Wembley.

England vs Ghana

Date: Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011
Time: 15:00 ( US/Eastern )
Competition: Friendly
Live/Repeat: Live

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