If you follow the English Premier League you would know that Gerrard has just come back from injury and Heskey can't even get a game for his club! Beckham has club commitments with LA Galaxy (do you think he can play in a cup final today then fly to Doha in time for tomorrow's friendly?!) I believe Theo is also injured and hasn't featured for his club for a while.
As for the others, the manager wants to see some of the 'maybe' players in action for England to decide on his full squad for the World Cup - as an England fan I'd much prefer to see the players he's brought here and for his squad to be perfect for the World Cup than him bring all the players he knows will travel to SA here and then some rubbish end up in the SA squad.
If you follow the English Premier League you would know that Gerrard has just come back from injury and Heskey can't even get a game for his club! Beckham has club commitments with LA Galaxy (do you think he can play in a cup final today then fly to Doha in time for tomorrow's friendly?!) I believe Theo is also injured and hasn't featured for his club for a while.
As for the others, the manager wants to see some of the 'maybe' players in action for England to decide on his full squad for the World Cup - as an England fan I'd much prefer to see the players he's brought here and for his squad to be perfect for the World Cup than him bring all the players he knows will travel to SA here and then some rubbish end up in the SA squad.