To say Hargreaves is not up to it, is odd. He is about the only player to come out of the last World Cup with any credit.
He does the holding midfield role superbly, is fairly quick, strong, good in the tackle and retains the possession. Oh a bit like Makelle, yet nobody would call for him to be dropped for not being good enough.
Regarding the Canada comment, well he grew up there, but has a Welsh parent and an English parent, so has every right to play for England. He also could have played for Germany under the residency rules, hence why Sven brought him on in Munich at the end of the 5-1, so he was competitively capped by England.
We actually have Tony Woodcock to thank for bringing him to the FA’s attention.
Totally agree. I also remember before the last World Cup we two were among a very small minority of people who thought that Hargreaves was underrated by most England fans. I'm still disturbed by the thought though that fenech1ephick1 could be a football coach ...