Source: Telegraph
Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster in line for England callup
The Italian was highly impressed with Foster in United's recent Carling Cup final triumph over Tottenham, when the 26-year-old made the crucial save in the penalty shoot-out, and in the FA Cup win at Fulham on Mar 7. [LNB]Although the young goalkeeper has been marginalised from the United first team this season by Edwin van der Sar, playing only in cup competitions, Capello has trusted in youth before - notably in selecting Manchester City's Joe Hart - and disclosed he has overlooked Foster until now solely because of a long-running cruciate ligament injury. [LNB] Related ArticlesAshley Cole needs to repay Capello[LNB]Beckham sets sights on 2010 World Cup[LNB]Titus Shambles for England?[LNB]Quotes of the week[LNB]Something for the Weekend[LNB]'This time I want to select Foster, because this time he is fit whereas always before he was injured,' Capello said. 'When I arrived here, everybody told me that Foster was a very good goalkeeper. I watched him at Wembley [in the Carling Cup] and he surprised me, in confidence, in everything.'[LNB]While England so far have a flawless Group Six record in their World Cup qualification campaign, Capello is poised to have a tough test of his transformative influence in the friendly with Slovakia next Saturday and the critical group match against Ukraine. [LNB]'We will be a little bit more tired because of having played more games,' Capello admitted. 'For that reason I will make six substitutions against Slovakia. This time the fans will be the 12th player on the pitch, I'm sure, after our victories. I feel that the crowd will be with us. We need them.'[LNB]
