Delap certainly has the ability to command a regular place in the international team and has performed well for Saints in recent games. He is a very versatile player who can play anywhere down the right hand side and in the centre of midfield. Such variation is a rarity and will no doubt be capitalised upon by McCarthy.
Full squad: Given (Newcastle), Kiely (Charlton), Colgan (Hibernian), Harte (Leeds), Breen (West Ham), Kelly (Leeds), Cunningham (Birmingham), O'Shea (Manchester United), O'Brien (Newcastle), Babb (Sunderland), Holland (Ipswich), Healy (Celtic), Kinsella (Aston Villa), Carsley (Everton), Delap (Southampton), McPhail (Leeds), Kilbane (Sunderland), Keane (Tottenham), Morrison (Birmingham), Duff (Blackburn), Doherty (Tottenham), Kenna (Birmingham).