This may be Joleon's last opportunity to grace world phase with England a' and 30-year-old can't waste next year on the Etihad seat Robert Hewitt Joleon Lescott has admitted he doubts his World Cup goals might be shattered a' until he regains his status as a regular at Manchester City. Lescott, 30, has lost his automatic starting position at City this year and the England defender says he needs to play first-team basketball to get to next summeras finals in Brazil. The centre-half was only a last-minute call-up as a result of injuries and withdrawals but is currently likely to start against Montenegro after completing the 8-0 demolition of San Marino carrying the captainas armband. It is in keeping with Lescottas topsy-turvy year as he enjoyed a very good Euros for England and yet lost his place in the City first team, that might also bring about him leaving the Etihad come early july. Lescott said: aIf youad asked me a year ago about my chances of planning to the Planet Cup then Iad have said, aYeah, pretty good.a Nevertheless you donat know. If I can play more frequently at club level then I feel Iall be there. aTowards the conclusion of the season, Iall handle that. But also for now, Iam entirely dedicated to England and what England should do. Iam not saying Iam a guaranteed in full starter or any such thing but I feel fit and sharp. aI havenat been playing as much as Iad like but I have confidence within my capacity. I havenat been wounded because I havenat been playing so I feel sharp enough to conform to anything they give. aOff the trunk of last time, winning the league and going to the Euros, and then maybe not playing regularly at City, anything can happen in baseball. I get nothing for granted. aAnd no disrespect to the Euros but you donat grow up dreaming about them a' itas the World Cup you grow up dreaming about. Thatas the exact same for everybody. aIt would be good to play in any World Cup but places like England and Brazil may disagree about who the founders of baseball so it would be special.a Lescott has played more for City in recent weeks but there's no escaping that his omission from Roberto Mancinias line-up has seen him fall down the Three Lionsa pecking order. Scott Hewitt / Getty San Marino v England, World Cup Qualifier Group H - Picture unique England manager Roy Hodgson just gave Lescott the call after Michael Dawson pulled out injured, and Rio Ferdinandas withdrawal meant he began against San Marino and is set to help keep his place against Montenegro. But Lescott admits he was always hoping the call might come and that his wife Debbie was convinced it'd a' even though it meant they'd lose out on a romantic visit to Paris consequently. Lescott said: aI was Adisappointed to not maintain the first squad. But I comprehended the reason why. aBut then I obtained the phone call asking me to step in after Michaelas injury. I was just delighted to be concerned. Town had given us some time off and I was going away with my partner to Paris for a few times. aBut she guessed that I would get called up. I said, aI trust soa and she was right. I'd no inkling, but she called it right. Iall need to get the lottery numbers to be picked by her next week! aObviously I was not playing as frequently since the other people. so I grasp the reasons for maybe not being in there.a jordan and Rio were playing regularly and playing well Dollar stars: Mario Balotelli of Italy and Joleon Lescott of England during the UEFA EURO 2012 quarter-final match Claudio Villa Lescott even admits that John Terryas Aretirement and Athe absence of Ferdinand have resulted in a decline in Englandas defensive criteria. However the ex-Everton person is confident he and central-defensive partner Chris Smalling could gel again in Montenegro tomorrow evening. Lescott added: aJT and Rio played almost all their jobs at top clubs and, with no disrespect to the clubs Iave played for, that hasnat been the situation with me or Chris. The Apairingas probably not as strong as then but that doesnat suggest it canat be as Aimportant moving forward. aMontenegro would be a good test for almost any partnership as they are good players. But weare confident we could cope with that. aWe canat guarantee a clean linen but we can guarantee that weare likely to be professional and start our work well. aMontenegro will be described as a test, we know that. Earning the Group is huge. Weare confident we can win the Group. Itas inside our hands.a
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