you can visibly see his smile on his face during training with england squad yesterday. england will come up against 98 world cup champions france in stade de france this wednesday. whether or not will he take part in the starting XI remains to be seen as capello seems unsure which player running the right wing. some suggest capello prefers 4-5-1 and playing wayne rooney as lone striker and steven gerrard as his sidekick upfront. perhaps, capello is trying to break englands old tradition playing 4-4-2 for their national side. they, mostly, come good playing the formation. however, changes need to be made and tomorrows friendly against france holds the answer. i forgot to mention that becks will not be honored with the armband like all previous 100th cap gainers in the past. looks like capellos is unnerved by all this tradition. some claim that capello is unsure who is right for the position. contradictory to these reports, according to a close source, capello has decided that no one should replace john terry as captain. hes done marvelously with chelsea and he should carry on as national captain. thats what the source has said not me. if only becks had played for an english club, he could have had a chance to retain his armband. but his loyalty to man utd is above our sense. arsenal had the chance to snatch him off real madrid squad 2 or 3 yrs ago, esp when things didnt go too well in madrid. but wenger knew too well that becks would have never betrayed man utd, his old club. for your information, arsenal are man utd fierce rival since decades ago. theres no way becks could have easily sneaked into arsenals dressing room without creating too much controversies. its just too much for him and the family. playing for a club in a country where football is nothing but a high school sport, has caused him a place in the england squad. most of people think his move to US as semi-retirement decision and no one believes he will surpass 100th cap for england. once hes given out the milestone record, he will be removed from capellos minds. but i doubt this will be the scenario. capello, the england manager, has stated before that a player will only be graded based on merit, not even lesser than that. there are two players who, according to a newspaper, need to be worried about their place in the squad. these players are david beckham and frank lampard. i disagree with the statement. if they play well, theres no reason for them to be frightened as the coach has said before, play well and you'll be selected. last time round, lampard played like a 12 yrs old compared to gareth barry. but ste-c refused to back down and continued his service. anyway, all players entitled a second chance including frank lampard. lets wait and see. i hope i will able to watch this match....hoping....hoping....