Aston Villa star Heskey faces being rested at Wembley

Jun 9 2009 by Bill Howell, Birmingham Mail

“It went to 1-1 at the time. Someone’s got to take the blame. It could have been someone else but it was me.

“It could have been dealt with a bit better, but he [Eriksson] did have a lot of players to talk to, so it was difficult to say he was going to speak to 30 or 40 players individually.”

Heskey has no bones to pick with Eriksson and revealed he always knew a return to the international fold would come.

“I don’t complain. Complaining? You get on with your game and let that do the talking.

“I don’t think I should have gone to the 2006 World Cup at the time.

“The lads had established themselves in the qualifying campaign, and they deserved to be there. I never gave up, though. I always wanted to get back into the squad and always knew I would.”