Sport 10-11-2000 Taylor Unveils England Youth Team who: Leicester City manager Peter Taylor what: Unveils England squad for friendly against Italy when: Yesterday snippet: "If Peter Taylor manages England for only one match in his lifetime," comments Matt Dickinson in The Times, "he has done a good job of making sure that it will be remembered long after he has gone". Taylor "took a machete to England`s over-30s" when he announced his squad for the friendly international against Italy in Turin next Wednesday. The caretaker coach has made David Beckham his captain and has left out Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Paul Ince, Andy Cole, Steve McManaman, Teddy Sheringham and Graeme Le Saux. The one-time coach of England Under-21s has picked 12 youngsters from his old squad, including Michael Ball, Nicky Butt, Seth Johnson and Frank Lampard. It`s the right decision to bring in new blood, agrees Ron Atkinson in The Guardian, although he grumbles that Lee Hendrie and Ashley Cole have not been given a chance. "One player I`m particularly excited about is Paul Robinson," he says, singling out the Leeds goalie who joins his team-mate Alan Smith in the fresh-faced squad. "I`m not convinced by Richard Wright and we could put Robinson on a fast track and find out we have a top-class keeper we didn`t realise we had a couple of months back." [... more]

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