Zinedine Kilbane
Midfield
The last time we had a player genuinely worthy of being called up to the squad for a world cup he was told by the then manager to leave our club to further his England career. It's been downhill for Sunderland ever since Darren Bent was encouraged to leave. This was also after the manager categorically stated players would be picked on current form and not the club they played for or reputation. Darren Bent scored 24 premier league goals in the season leading up to the 2010 world cup. Emile f***ing Heskey went instead. Why should any SAFC fan give a damn about an organisation who encourages this behaviour is beyond me.
The English national team and the FA can suck my plums. SAFC til I die. England? Meh.
That was Capello, a top class wanker. Hodgson has picked players on merit, look at the Southampton mob and in the influx of youth. If your holding a grudge about something Capello said 4 or 5 years ago you need to grow up