Not Making the Final Cut Would Be a Devastating Setback for Cats Striker ; Darren Bent Fully Deserves His Call Up Into England's Provisional World Cup Squad but Chief Sportswriter Luke Edwards Fears It has Only Set Him Up for Another Fall

The Journal › May 12, 2010

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FABIO Capello is flirting with the idea of taking Darren Bent to the World Cup in South Africa, although he is just as likely to break his heart as he is to start a summer romance.

Capello has taken a shine to Bent after a hugely successful first season at Sunderland which has seen the club's record signing score an incredible 25 goals for a team which finished just five places above the drop zone. But like a teenage heartthrob, the England manager's feelings are worryingly fickle.

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Not Making the Final Cut Would Be a Devastating Setback for Cats Striker ; Darren Bent Fully Deserves His Call Up Into England's Provisional World Cup Squad but Chief Sportswriter Luke Edwards Fears It has Only Set Him Up for Another Fall

While Bent has done enough to edge out Fulham's Bobby Zamora for a place in the 30-man provisional squad - an achievement in itself given his role in the Cottagers magnificent run to the Europe League Final - he has plenty more to d...

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