LESCOTT FOR ENGLAND, PART II

SO FINALLY, shorn of all other options and desperation kicking in, McLaren has come calling to Goodison.
Despite what I have written earlier, it was surely only a matter of time before Lescott got the call.

So while I’m pleased for him, I’m just hoping he doesn’t get injured.
Moyes has played the right game with Lescott i.e. touting him as an international sporadically but not kicking off when he wasn’t selected.
It was getting pathetic though when Sol Campbell and Nicky Shorey were getting a look-in first.
Let’s hope the days are gone for good when Goodison yelped for one of its own to play for England.
I’ll never forget Nick Barmby.

Below, McLaren states the bleeding obvious:
"Joleon has been looking very solid for Everton this season, and has also scored a couple of goals, too.
"He is big and strong and is a threat at set-pieces as well, but as a defender he makes life very difficult for strikers.
"His versatility also means he is a good option as he can play in the middle of the defence or at full-back.
"He came on as a sub for the 'B' team at Burnley in May and looked assured and I think he's very capable of making the step up to the full team."

Here’s what he might have said:

Joleon has been looking very solid for Everton this season and last, and has also scored a couple of goals, including one televised game which I attended.
This made it harder for me to ignore him, but not impossible.
"He is big and strong and is a threat at set-pieces as well, but as a defender he makes life very difficult for strikers.
“Still he’s no Nicky Shorey hey?
"His versatility also means he is a good option as he can play in the middle of the defence or at full-back.
“And after Jamie Carragher blanked my calls, I needed someone to play out of position regularly, give thankless tasks to and force to travel half way round the world to play two minutes or not at all.
"He came on as a sub for the 'B' team at Burnley in May and looked assured and I think he's very capable of making the step up to the full team."
“Any more injuries and I’ll be calling up Phil Jagielka....Actually......anyone got his number?”

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