England squad for 2014 World Cup: top 23 players who deserve a place on the plane to Brazil

15. James Milner

Yorkshire grit.

Mr. Reliable.

James Milner.

Described by Guardian writer Barney Ronay as “a man stubbornly doing lengths of a swimming pool while a water polo match goes on around him,” Milner isn’t going to be the best nor most memorable player at next summer’s World Cup, but he won’t let anyone down – whatever position he is played.