Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is the latest player to pull out of the England squad to face Germany at the Olympic Stadium tonight.
The nineteen year old dislocated his right shoulder during training, which is likely to keep him out of club fixtures for several months.
Top premiership managers - such as Rafa Benitez and Arsene Wenger - have been frustrated by the timing of this friendly, particularly when there are no international competitive matches for four months.
The nineteen year old dislocated his right shoulder during training, which is likely to keep him out of club fixtures for several months.
Top premiership managers - such as Rafa Benitez and Arsene Wenger - have been frustrated by the timing of this friendly, particularly when there are no international competitive matches for four months.
Club versus country
It is this frustration that drives club managers to intervene and withdraw their players from national squads if they show the slightest sign of injury.
Liverpool Football Club, for example, enraged England manager, Fabio Capello and the FA when they scheduled Steven Gerrard to undergo an operation on his groin injury during the World Cup qualifiers in September.
Liverpool manager, Rafa Benitez announced that Gerrard had carried the injury for awhile and had just been able to "play through the pain" for a full 120 minutes in the club's Champions League qualifier with Standard Liege.
Incidentally, the two week international break meant Gerrard was able to recover properly without missing significant club football.
Fabio Capello was quick to re-assert his authority as England manager this week when he insisted Gerrard be assessed by the FA's medical staff after the club withdrew him due to injury.
The 'club versus country' debate will continue to swell until FIFA intervene and re-assess the timing and number of games in the fixture list.
Liverpool Football Club, for example, enraged England manager, Fabio Capello and the FA when they scheduled Steven Gerrard to undergo an operation on his groin injury during the World Cup qualifiers in September.
Liverpool manager, Rafa Benitez announced that Gerrard had carried the injury for awhile and had just been able to "play through the pain" for a full 120 minutes in the club's Champions League qualifier with Standard Liege.
Incidentally, the two week international break meant Gerrard was able to recover properly without missing significant club football.
Fabio Capello was quick to re-assert his authority as England manager this week when he insisted Gerrard be assessed by the FA's medical staff after the club withdrew him due to injury.
The 'club versus country' debate will continue to swell until FIFA intervene and re-assess the timing and number of games in the fixture list.
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