Gerrard injured ? - Just a precaution ?
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:21 amGerrard pulls out of England game
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands because of a groin injury.
Gerrard's withdrawal follows that of Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster on Monday.
"Steven Gerrard will not travel to Amsterdam this morning for England's friendly with Holland on Wednesday," said the Football Association.
"Gerrard has returned to Liverpool as a precaution due to a tight groin."
Foster, 26, picked up a knock during his side's FA Community Shield defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.
Manchester City's Joe Hart - currently on loan at Birmingham City - has been called up as a replacement.
First-choice goalkeeper David James was left out of the England squad by coach Fabio Capello because of a knee injury.
West Ham's Robert Green and Blackburn's Paul Robinson are the other two keepers in the squad, one of whom is now likely to start at the Amsterdam Arena.
Lampard looking forward to Holland test
Green, who has four caps, started England's last two matches, the World Cup qualifying wins against Kazakhstan (4-0) and Andorra (6-0) in June.
Robinson won the last of his 41 caps in a 2-1 European Championship qualifying defeat by Russia in Moscow in October 2007.
Foster has played twice for England, the first in the 1-0 defeat against Spain in February 2007 and the second as a second-half substitute in the 4-0 win over Slovakia in March this year.
He is expected to be first-choice for Manchester United in the absence of regular number one Edwin Van der Sar, who will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand.
Foster started the Community Shield match against Chelsea on Sunday, but was unable to prevent United losing 4-1 on penalties.
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England has no decent keeper. this is an area of concern for our world cup chances
RockingTheJoint
Following seven successive qualifying wins, England are on the cusp of qualifying for the World Cup next summer in South Africa, while the Dutch, who have also notched up seven victories, are assured of a place in the 2010 finals.
After playing the Netherlands, Capello's England face Slovenia in a friendly on 5 September, before facing Croatia in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley on 9 September.
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Not good news at all, dont expect him to miss the Tottenham game but what if he does ? We dont have any decent options to go with 2 upfront and with Benny seemingly bound to play the leftwing role atleast until Riera is back we seem desperately short on quality in depth for our attacking positions.. If i were Rafa id take this as a warning sign and work on getting those backup worries sorted out asap...
On the injury, does anyone have any updates or know if hes out of the starting game ?
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands because of a groin injury.
Gerrard's withdrawal follows that of Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster on Monday.
"Steven Gerrard will not travel to Amsterdam this morning for England's friendly with Holland on Wednesday," said the Football Association.
"Gerrard has returned to Liverpool as a precaution due to a tight groin."
Foster, 26, picked up a knock during his side's FA Community Shield defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.
Manchester City's Joe Hart - currently on loan at Birmingham City - has been called up as a replacement.
First-choice goalkeeper David James was left out of the England squad by coach Fabio Capello because of a knee injury.
West Ham's Robert Green and Blackburn's Paul Robinson are the other two keepers in the squad, one of whom is now likely to start at the Amsterdam Arena.
Lampard looking forward to Holland test
Green, who has four caps, started England's last two matches, the World Cup qualifying wins against Kazakhstan (4-0) and Andorra (6-0) in June.
Robinson won the last of his 41 caps in a 2-1 European Championship qualifying defeat by Russia in Moscow in October 2007.
Foster has played twice for England, the first in the 1-0 defeat against Spain in February 2007 and the second as a second-half substitute in the 4-0 win over Slovakia in March this year.
He is expected to be first-choice for Manchester United in the absence of regular number one Edwin Van der Sar, who will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand.
Foster started the Community Shield match against Chelsea on Sunday, but was unable to prevent United losing 4-1 on penalties.
606: DEBATE
England has no decent keeper. this is an area of concern for our world cup chances
RockingTheJoint
Following seven successive qualifying wins, England are on the cusp of qualifying for the World Cup next summer in South Africa, while the Dutch, who have also notched up seven victories, are assured of a place in the 2010 finals.
After playing the Netherlands, Capello's England face Slovenia in a friendly on 5 September, before facing Croatia in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley on 9 September.
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Not good news at all, dont expect him to miss the Tottenham game but what if he does ? We dont have any decent options to go with 2 upfront and with Benny seemingly bound to play the leftwing role atleast until Riera is back we seem desperately short on quality in depth for our attacking positions.. If i were Rafa id take this as a warning sign and work on getting those backup worries sorted out asap...
On the injury, does anyone have any updates or know if hes out of the starting game ?
Nice judgie, you being a medical man were straight onto it 