Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterFormer England goalkeeper Joe Hart admits he felt 'unwelcome' as part of the national squad during Fabio Capello's time in charge.The Italian served as England boss from 2007 to 2012, leading the country to a poor showing at the 2010 World Cup - where they scraped through the group and were then battered by Germany in the round of 16 - before abruptly quitting ahead of Euro 2012.Capello handed a 21-year-old Hart his first cap in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in June 2008 and went to the World Cup two years later, but did not feature, only becoming England's number one after the tournament.Article continues below You may like 'I was in London having lunch, and decided to ring The FA, I asked "Is Sven Goran-Eriksson there? Can I come and see him?"' Joe Cole on the random afternoon when he confronted the England manager in his office and asked for more international game time 'I loved playing under Ange' Ex-Celtic goalkeeper hails Australian's straight-talking style Ill always be grateful to Venables for involving me in the England squad, but I knew I wasnt quite at the level of Tony Adams and co Colin Coopers honest admission over his brief Three Lions career Joe Hart: I never felt welcome in Fabio Capello's England squadHart is grateful for getting his first World Cup experience under Capello, but admits that he never really felt like he was wanted in the squad.Nonetheless, the ex-Manchester City goalkeeper says he only saw that as a challenge to live up to.Speaking on 'The Breakdown: England' on TNT Sport - which has just migrated over to HBO Max - Hart said of his experience in South Africa: "When I first came into the squads and I was that I was almost fourth, fifth choice."It was when the third choice like Chris Kirkland had a bad back or one of the boys didn't want to be there, I'd come up as an under-21.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over."I wasn't even getting acknowledged - maybe I was in his mind."But he went with Greenie [Rob Green] and then Jamo [David James] played. But I just remember being from Shrewsbury and I was number 23 of a 23-man squad."Hart added: "I felt like Fabio Capello was [testing me]. I felt unwelcome - but at the same time, like the sicko part of me loved it, so obviously I was standing up to that test."He made you feel unwelcome. But I also now look at it, he wasn't the kind of guy who'd acknowledged you if he didn't care."Hart ultimately went on to earn 75 caps in total for the Three Lions, playing his last game in 2017.The Breakdown: England, featuring Glenn Hoddle, Joe Hart, Joe Cole, is available to watch on-demand via HBO Max.'TOPICSJoe HartFabio CapelloEnglandSteven ChickenSocial Links NavigationSteven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication,WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
