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CAPELLO PICKS GERRARD TO MISS CRUCIAL WORLD CUP PENALTY |
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FABIO Capello has picked Steven Gerrard as the man who will miss England's crucial World Cup semi-final penalty in 2010.
 Yes, that's the idea
He added: "I know these players have the right mix of high salaries and grinding mediocrity to create a very real sense of false hope.
"When I took this job I knew I would be expected to not only take them to a World Cup semi-final, but to ensure they lost that semi-final in the most catastrophic way imaginable.
"I am certain that Steven Gerrard is the right man to instill confidence before sending the ball high into the stands."
Capello has also singled out the normally mild mannered Owen Hargreaves to lose his cool when England are 1-0 up in a tense quarter-final against Holland.
"The England fans just love it when a key player is sent off in the second last minute of extra-time in a crucial game against incredibly tough opposition."
FA chairman Lord Triesman said: "Some may say that it's wrong to set targets in this way.
"But I think England fans deserve an unbearable penalty shoot-out where Steven Gerrard - the sort of player you can absolutely rely on in these situations - balloons it over the bar like a total arse.
"Let's just hope it's against Germany."
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