England’s striking options- cause for concern?

If you were Fabio Capello, firstly you must be delighted at the message that greets you at your local cash point, but when you watch the current group of English strikers at your disposal- would you still be happy?

In the first 30 man provisional squad that Capello picked to play against Switzerland, five strikers were selected. Between these five (Heskey, Owen, Rooney, Agbonlahor and Crouch), they have, at the time of writing, scored 22 league goals this season. Most teams have played 28 games this campaign, and though obviously some players have had injuries- Owen and Heskey for example, this seems a very poor return. There isn’t an English player in the top 10 goal scorers this season- Steven Gerrard is at number 12 with 8 league goals. Cause for concern?

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