2) John Terry
One of the best defender’s of his generation, the English public are unlikely to ever know the full story regarding his premature international retirement, and whether Hodgson ever had any remote chance of talking him out of it. But surely, surely, with England light on defensive options it would have been worth a call to John Terry. The Chelsea captain had another excellent season as he helped his team reach the Champions League semi-finals, and with 78 caps to his name he could have brought some much needed experience and organisation to England’s back-line.
