yeah upson was a little bit of a surprise, but fabio had to make do with what he had, people are still ticked off about picking heskey over bent.
walcott and lennon are very much alike, but walcott is just not playing well, out of form due to injuries.
I think fabio had to factor in experience as well, thats why he had been holding off until he heard about barry’s health. brining in carragher as well, Beckham was a loss, Owen kinda fizzled.
as far as 5 defenders, king will not play every game I think, and upson, was the an of the match when england beat germany in 2008 2-1. he is injury prone and has been throughout his career, but he is versatile and can plug in left or right as needed. he probably will not be starting many games though.