Hargreaves out of Croatia game.

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Owen Hargreaves has been ruled out of England's Group B game against Croatia on Monday because of a stomach upset.

The Bayern Munich midfielder played as a substitute in Thursday's win over Switzerland but has not trained since.

Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson told BBC Five Live: "Owen is not very well. I'm almost sure he is not available - he's not eaten for 48 hours."

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

thats a blow as butt is out as well could mean with see phil and gary in same team at some point tomorrow

 

[spidey]

Anything but Dot Cotton

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Doh! Should be in for Scholes anyway, class player

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

give them all immodium - then pas de probleme

 

[CAFC Matt]

I don't rate him anyway

 

[John Dorian]

good. i don't rate him at all either.

 

[Trigger]

For the people who are saying good they don't rate him just think of the alternative... Next in line is Miss P. Neville.

 

[saltash seagull]

I don't rate him anyway

totally agree matt he never impresses me but to continully gey in the squad and the bayern team he must be a decent player

 

[Stumpy Tim]

For the people who are saying good they don't rate him just think of the alternative... Next in line is Miss P. Neville.

Not necessarily true. If Scholes is out then I would play Dyer & Ledley King ahead of Neville. In fact, I would play Ian Walker ahead of Phil Neville

 

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Not necessarily true. If Scholes is out then I would play Dyer & Ledley King ahead of Neville. In fact, I would play Ian Walker ahead of Phil Neville

That last bit was well said!

I was just getting very worried during the Switzerland game when he seemed to be the player always in view warming up on the sidelines, it really worries me that Sven may use him at some point!

 

[Beach Hut]

Disagree - think he could actually produce the goods finally

 

[saltash seagull]

Disagree - think he could actually produce the goods finally

hehehe!!!


that was a joke beach hut wasn't it?

 

[graz126]

dyer would surely be next in line, as he played on the left in the world cup.

 

[zefarelly]

Dyer please P Neville is a feckin liuability . . ..Charloi

a shame as I think OH is good, he runs, is very fit and can tackle without getting booked. unlike some other hoofing ginger midfielders I could mention.

 

[Citrus]

OH is good, he runs, is very fit and can tackle without getting booked. unlike some other hoofing ginger midfielders I could mention.

 

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Phew... No Miss P. Neville...


England midfielder Owen Hargreaves has recovered from a stomach upset and will be on the bench for Monday's crunch Group B game against Croatia.

Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson ruled the Bayern Munich man out on Sunday after revealing he had not eaten for 48 hours and was "not very well".

But Hargreaves has improved overnight, giving Eriksson a valuable option on the bench in the absence of Nicky Butt.

England need one point from Monday's game to qualify for the quarter-finals.

 

[zefarelly]

good news indeed

 

[saltash seagull]

good news indeed

yet to be convinced of that hopefully will be tonight