MX23RW : Saturday, January 4 10:42:42| >> :60:2610:2610:

James Collins: 'Andy Carroll should be in Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad'

West Ham United defender James Collins says that England need Andy Carroll in their World Cup squad.

West Ham United defender James Collins believes that his club teammate Andy Carroll should be in the England squad for the 2014 World Cup.

The striker has struggled with injury this season and was left out of Roy Hodgson's squad for the friendly against Denmark.

However, Collins says that the Three Lions need Carroll's qualities when they travel to Brazil this summer.

"He is a different option to what they have – he's a handful and if he's playing like he did at the end of last season he would be a massive hit for England," Collins told The Express.

"I think he should go. He's got such a presence about him, even in the tunnel before the game you look at him and know you're in for a tough game. He has that effect on people."

Carroll has scored twice for England in nine caps.

ID:141738: cacheID:141738:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2052:
Written by
Gary Peters
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Andy Carroll of West Ham United looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion on March 30, 2013
Read Next:
Allardyce backs Carroll for World Cup spot
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool18143145172845
2Arsenal19116238172139
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1911442619737
4Chelsea19105438231535
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle1995532211132
6Manchester CityMan City199463226631
7Bournemouth198652923630
8Fulham197842825329
9Aston Villa198562831-329
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton196942928127
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1973941281324
12Brentford197393335-224
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham196582335-1223
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd196492126-522
15Crystal Palace194872027-720
16Everton183871524-917
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1944113142-1116
18Ipswich TownIpswich1936101833-1515
19Leicester CityLeicester1935112242-2014
20Southampton1913151239-276


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!