Writer: OxfordSpur 
Date:Monday March 18 2013
Time: 2:46PM
Roy Hodgson has called Steven Caulker into the England squad to face San Marino and Montenegro, in place of Rio Ferdinand.
21 year old Steven, was initially selected for the Under 21 games, however, with the confirmation that Ferdinand has withdrawn from the squad, Caulker was selected and is in contention with Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling and Joleon Lescott for a starting place and though I would assume that Caulker will probably have to be content with a squad place for these games, I honestly don't see any real difference between his ability and the other three. Cahill and Lescott have far greater experience at this time, which perhaps gives them the edge. However with neither Lescott or Smalling playing every week, Caulker may yet get a start, especially if Roy Hodgson chooses to rotate his players and perhaps keep a few fresh for the must win game against Montenegro, who currently top the qualifying group.
Caulker has had an impressive season so far, playing 26 games so far. Though it would appear that the is being managed sensibly by Andre Villas-Boas, as he continues to learn his trade and will probably drop back down to the Under 21's for this summers European Championships in Israel, as Hodgson may look again at Ferdinand, who has stated he still has England ambitions, and Phil Jagielka or Michael Sawson, who are both currently injured.
Despite the withdrawals of Dawson and Aaron Lennon, Spurs still have Caulker, Jermain Defoe, Scott Parker and Kyle Walker, in the senior squad, whilst Tom Carroll, Danny Rose, Adam Smith and Andros Townsend are all in the U-21s to play friendlies against Romania and Austria...
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If Defoe is one of the best 4 strikers in England then, I wouldn't bother going to Brazil next year. The sad thing is, he probably is in the top 4. How can England not produce talented strikers????
levys own stubborness has cost him more .Siggy ,Adebayor were poor poor buys & knowing this in january should have acted .Defoe is Defoe & you don`t have to be a footballing genius to know he`s not the answer to anyones striking problems ,never has been at Spurs & never will be .
IMO & said it at the time ,Spurs should have went all out for Berbatov & ignored Adebayor .We cut off our nose to spite our face .Sugar backed down with Klinsmann & did what was right for Spurs ,Levy should have done the same ,Berbatov clearly preferred staying in England & giving him top dollar ,he`s worth it .Maybe he was already asked but said "NO" ,but i hope we did not miss out because Levy got personal .Berbatov is sheer class ( & Ruiz ) bargain at that price .
The nearest thing we have is pushing Walker up .We don`t miss Walker or lennon all together ,but the other options are not there .Bale plays bad we play bad ,we`d be 5th now if it wasn`t for his moments of brilliance getting us points we may not have deserved .And by his performance yesterday looked like it`s all gone to his head .
Another `mind the gap ` doormat outside Levys front door ,we never learn .Sometimes hindsight is great ,but was not needed here .
The writing was on the wall & despite never being anti Levy ,posters like Pelebro & frank are entitled to opinion on what they want & in some ways have a point ,speculate to accumulate .
difference between a fact & an opinion is an opinion is neither right or wrong ,just ones view on things .
If people are so right why aren`t they in AVB`s position ?
Foolish to dismiss Levys good work ,but just as equal not realise his faults .Levys arrogance & stubbornness can be an issue ,& millionnaire players far from need our sympathy .
IMO Levy should stick to the business plan & bring in a DOF who can identify the right targets & in the right areas .Despite some turnips Commoli also brought in some peaches.Levy is dictating far too much & for football matters you need a football brain .
On Caulker/Rio: £uck Ferdinand he is a total p4ick, should be good experience for Steven as long as he knows England are dog s4ite and doesn't get too excited.
Our problems go back to the days of the success we enjoyed when we spent lavishly to the point of near extinction. Sugar bailed us out and stabilized us, Levy & ENIC helped rebuild us. We're there or there abouts is that something to nail them for? Maybe time for new investors but they've come in & put us within spitting distance of our nearest & dearest so there's no need for some of the stick they get. New owners wanted? Maybe yes but at least give credit to those who've done a damn fine job keeping us going. The state we were in before Sugar then ENIC it's a surprise we never fell like others have & both deserve a bit of credit for keeping our club in good nick. Maybe it's just time for a change but some behave like spoilt children.
A good DoF is something I'd like but they have to want the job & Levy has to appoint them, now if he's clueless about football how can he spot a good DoF? Like I say, a little credit...
To all the gob$h1tes, back up your claims or shut the feck up please. If you were to justify your view, I wouldn't have a problem with it & you'd get my respect, but you don't, so you won't
I, like many, respect your opinion because you are more than happy to go into depth without the need to get stroppy. The scouting/DoF is the only way we can really move forward without new investors unless Levy puts his trust into AVB 100% but I can't see that.
I read that about Aubameyang but I get the feeling that he was being hassled by independent agents trying to broker a deal between him & us. The whole thing as he describes it is totally illegal, yet we've not been done? Strongly doubt that's how we do business. Every agent in England knows we're in the market for a striker so they'll all want a piece of the pie. Why would we send in an agent to work on our behalf? Sounds more like an agent doing a deal telling his parents he'll get their son a move to Spurs. Language barrier may have confused the matter perhaps? We have good relations with St Etienne due to dealings with Commolli & Zokora so I'd be shocked if we'd go behind their backs like that. Can't recall any previous dealings we've had where we've brought in an agent to represent our target.
The "risk we were willing to take" could that be due to us seeing a better deal in the summer maybe? Rather than rush out & pull our pants down over someone we weren't 100% sure on why not wait until we get the right deal for the right ST? That list has strikers of completely different styles, surely we need the right one for our system & style of play? Just because a bangs them in for one club doesn't mean he will for us. We need the right one not just any one.