WITH less than 24 hours before Fabio Capello unveils his World Cup squad, Roberto Martinez believes England will never have a better chance of repeating their 1966 triumph.
The action in South Africa gets underway in just 11 days, and Capello is putting the finishing touches to his 23-man pool of talent.
Former Latics striker Emile Heskey is keeping his fingers crossed he’s made the final cut, while Leighton Baines is set to be the first graduate of Wigan’s youth system to appear on the biggest stage of all. And despite his native Spain being the favoured choice of a number of experts, the Wigan manager feels his adopted country need fear no-one under Capello.
Martinez told the Evening Post: “England probably have as good a chance as they have ever had in the World Cup. There is a group of four teams that could all win it – Spain, Brazil, Argentina and England – and they are all a step ahead of the rest.
“I think we would all agree that probably England’s biggest weakness is in goal, and it is a position where all the other teams are a little bit stronger. But in all the other areas England are definitely as strong as every other team.”
