Davies' England dream dwindles

07 October 2009 21:23
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Bolton captain Kevin Davies does not believe that he will be given the opportunity to play for England.[LNB] The forward has been a consistent performer over recent seasons and Three Lions boss Fabio Capello was at the Reebok Stadium for last weekend's draw with Tottenham.[LNB]Davies scored in the 2-2 share of the spoils with Spurs, but he was not a selected in Capello's squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Belarus.[LNB]The 32-year-old was not surprised by his latest international snub and has resigned himself to concentrating on his club football.[LNB]"It's not something I am really thinking about," he told the Bolton News.[LNB]"There was a stage last season where I was in a couple of long squads and, in one of the games, six or seven strikers were injured and I wasn't used.[LNB]"For me, if there are that many strikers out, then it's not really going to happen. It is nice to be in his thoughts but I am not really thinking about it. [LNB]"For me it's about my performance at Bolton."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports