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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

England boss Capello baffled by the booing Lescott

On the eve of a game in which England can secure their participation in the World Cup, Fabio Capello has asked why the public to Wembley again hostile to boo as Joleon Lescott at the weekend.



England 2-1 easy victory over Slovenia was marked by a strange episode where the new Manchester City signing Lescott was loudly jeered by some sections of the crowd, who replaced Matthew Upson to West Ham after 64 minutes.

Confirmation of Ashley Cole as the man-of-the-match was met with a response that does not appreciate, echoing the treatment, the left side received following a mistake against Kazakhstan in October 2008. Moreover, in recent years, both David Bentley and Frank Lampard, have been targeted by English fans.

With England winning seven heats in succession to leave Capello requiring three points against Croatia to book their flights to South Africa, it was thought that the hostility of the people was subsiding. But the Italian has puzzled to hear the reaction of a minority satisfied on Saturday...[source]

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