Yet another Savage attack!

Savage on the offensive, Lehmann hopes Superman does not exist and Ashley Young fails to recognise boss.

Blackburn midfielder goes on the offensive

Savage goes on the offensive again, Jens Lehmann hopes Superman does not actually exist and Ashley Young was not expecting an England call-up.

Just when you think that Robbie Savage can keep his opinion to himself, he has yet another dig at Wales boss John Toshack - who incidentally guided his troops to a fine 5-2 win over Slovakia on Wednesday.

The fiery Blackburn midfielder simply will not let it go that Toshack does not deem him good enough to contribute to his international squad.

While Wales' chances of qualifying for Euro 2008 are looking bleak, Savage has written off their hopes of kicking a ball in the next World Cup as well.

"There's more chance of me flying Concorde to the moon blindfolded than there is of (Toshack) taking Wales to the South African World Cup," he blasted.

Hopefully Savage does not harbour hopes of piloting the splendid Concorde as the last one was decommissioned back in April 2004.

Wind-up

Aston Villa's promising star Ashley Young had no idea he was in England manager Steve McClaren's thoughts that when he DID get the call - he did not believe it.

Half expecting prankster Rio Ferdinand to say he'd been 'merked' Young opted against thinking McClaren was genuinely calling.

Young stated: "I was surprised at the phone call. The manager said 'It's Steve McClaren' and I thought it was a wind-up."

Confident keeper

Meanwhile, Arsenal's temperamental German keeper Lehmann is confident of regaining The Gunners' number one shirt when fit - providing Arsene Wenger fails to bring in Superman in the next transfer window.

"If he is a superman who stops everything, then I may not play again, but from experience, I know I have played constantly and I am not worried that I will not play again when I am fit," said Lehmann.

And finally....

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has his side so well-drilled that no speed bump could stop the Group E leaders from securing the chequered flag.

"I neither like nor follow Formula One but I will compare our position to that of a race car needing no pit stops, refuelling or tyre changes to cross the finish line first," he said following their convincing 6-0 thrashing of Andorra.