Mourinho Opens Door For Unhappy England Men

World Cup Latest report that Jose Mourinho is willing to let his frustrated England hopefuls move on. The exact (unsourced) quote is:

Anyone who isn't happy here can leave. I know Wayne Bridge needs to play football, but Chelsea need to win matches. A Chelsea manager chooses, in his opinion, the players who are in better condition to play matches. Of course I want to help Bridge and give him some matches because he is a very good player who wants to come back to a high level. But if I feel that Gallas or Del Horno are the best options for me I cannot think with my heart.

The same presumably applies to Shaun Wright-Phillips - who has fallen behind Arjen Robben, Damien Duff and Joe Cole - and to Glen Johnson, who has fallen behind just about everyone.

Glen Johnson's suicidal England performances mean his immediate future will not concern Sven-Goran Eriksson too much. Johnson has been linked with a move back to West Ham, a sinking ship he abandoned two summers ago only to see it re-emerge like some heavenly life raft.

An in-form Bridge and Wright-Phillips are England's second string left-back and right-mid respectively. Latest rumours link Bridge with a move to Newcastle, though Toon boss Graeme Souness's future looks uncertain*. Wright-Phillips would be an asset to any Premiership club (except Chelsea, apparently) though Chelsea would struggle to recoup the £20million plus they handed to Man City last summer.

*by uncertain we mean he will be sacked any day now.