Sunderland striker Darren Bent remains confident there is a place in the England World Cup squad for him.
With Peter Crouch, Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey and Jermain Defoe all looking nailed on, that leaves just one place up for grabs.
Bent told The Sun: "I feel more ready if the same thing happens this time. I know you can never count your chickens, no matter how many goals you score.
"This time I will be able to cope. Last time it felt like a bus had just hit me. All I can do is keep on scoring. I remember going to my mum's and you know that the World Cup squad is going to be announced. I was sitting there all morning, couldn't relax, couldn't concentrate.
"My dad was telling me to relax but I couldn't. He couldn't see me not being picked. But then the call came from Sven telling me I wasn't going to the World Cup. I just said "Oh, OK then" and put the phone down. My mum and dad weren't best pleased and then I started thinking 'why didn't I ask him why'.
"But I was so shocked that I was unable to go into all that stuff. I was just like "woah".
"I think I am a much better player than four years ago.
"Mentally I am much stronger, especially after the last two years at Spurs. When I first went there I was getting a lot of criticism and it was hard to take. It really affected me. I was playing it safe in games, doing things a bit differently, passing it because it was the safe option. I guess confidence was a problem."