▁of ▁at ▁all ▁in ▁England ▁now , ▁it ▁is ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁for ▁whom ▁ex clusion ▁be ck ons . ▁Given ▁his ▁status ▁at ▁Real , ▁England ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁squad ▁should ▁be ▁comfort ably ▁within ▁his ▁grasp ▁but ▁Mc Man aman , ▁bef itting ▁someone ▁who ▁pat rol s ▁the ▁fl anks , ▁is ▁dr ifting ▁towards ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁S ven - G or an ▁Erik sson ' s ▁rad ar . ▁The ▁question ▁is ▁not ▁whether ▁Mc Man aman , ▁ 3 0 ▁a ▁month ▁ago , ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁force ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Erik sson ' s ▁consider ations ▁but ▁whether ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁will . ▁In ▁England ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁Alban ia ▁at ▁St ▁James ' ▁Park ▁last ▁September , ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁Mun ich , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁fle eting ▁appearance ▁of ▁such ▁apparent ▁a path y ▁that ▁even ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁ab ack , ▁never ▁mind ▁Erik sson ." ▁That ▁performance ▁saw ▁Mc Man aman ▁ban ished ▁from ▁Erik sson ' s ▁team , ▁as ▁that ▁was ▁his ▁final ▁game ; ▁making ▁just ▁one ▁substitute ▁appearance ▁after ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁critical ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁Greece ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁stated ▁in ▁his ▁bi ography ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁struggling ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁working ▁out ▁if ▁Erik sson ▁r ated ▁him , ▁saying ▁that ▁although ▁he ▁could ▁see ▁reasons ▁why ▁the ▁coach ▁dropped ▁him ▁( E rik sson ▁picked