Saturday, February 2, 2008

England vs Switzerland Friendly 2008: Curtis Davies Included in England Squad

Curtis Davies is not a star player whom everybody knows about. He has not played any international match for England. The Aston Villa center defender has played three matches for England U 21. He is now playing in Aston Villa on a loan deal from West Bromwich Albion and Davies has appeared in 8 premier league matches so far for Aston Villa. So, you can see there is nothing special in his career.

No, you are not right at all. The 22 year old defender has attracted Aston Villa fans already for self-criticism. For say, in his first match for Aston Villa against Leicester City which Aston Villa lost, his performance was miserable that forced him to consider himself a pub team player. Do you think that there was any other way of self-analysis of one’s performance as honestly as he did?

Davies has recently been named in the provisional squad of Fabio Capello which came to him as a surprise. He also admitted honestly that he may not be in the 23-men final squad for the friendly match against Switzerland.

Guardian reported:

Seven years on from stacking shelves at Sainsbury's in Chingford, after being released by Wimbledon, Davies believes his own brand of self-criticism, following a miserable debut against Leicester City in September, has been the catalyst for his quick-fire promotion as a potential international partner for his idol Rio Ferdinand. "I have not heard from Carlsberg but I am available," said Davies, who has played only six Premier League games for Villa. "I don't regret saying the pub team thing. That has been the driving force."

Well, Fabio Capello has a pair of eyes to find out the potential players. He must have seen something special in him before including his name in the squad. I think, he has a long career ahead of him. Now, let us see if Fabio Capello keeps him in the 23-men final squad for the friendly match against Switzerland.

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