Wright-Phillips starts as Becks out to prove point

SVEN-Goran Eriksson insisted David Beckham would prove he is 'not finished' as an England player in tonight's friendly against Holland.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2005 - 00:00
Mark Bradley

Rather than replacing Beckham with Shaun Wright-Phillips, he has found a way of including them both at Villa Park.

Rather than asking Wright-Phillips to play out of position on the left, he will again try out a 4-3-3 formation, just as he did against Holland three years ago.

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