Pearce ponders options ahead of Holland test
ENGLAND interim manager Stuart Pearce will today name his first senior squad ahead of next week’s friendly against Holland at Wembley.
The Under-21 boss has avoided having to handle one potential hot potato after John Terry, stripped of the armband last month, was ruled out for two months on Tuesday with a knee injury that requires surgery.
Pearce must decide whether to recall Rio Ferdinand, omitted from the last squad by Fabio Capello, who resigned earlier this month over the Terry affair, while other senior stars Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard will be sweating on their inclusion.
Pearce is expected to promote the likes of Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley, recently returned from injury, and Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from his Under-21 squad.