England Squad

[Broner]

Not sure about the old Christmas tree

Look beyond the Christmas tree formation man, it''s arguably England's best eleven players.

I'd love to see how it would work.

As i say it might leave the defence vulnerable but Milner has a great engine and can help Barry out...
Gerrard and Lampard are also capable of helping out defensively if needs must.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

My England team was this but due to unforseen circumstances it can't happen.

James

Carra
Rio
Terry


Johnson
Cole


Barry


Lampard
Milner


Gerrard


Rooney

[PTP]

a 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 -1 formation

[Neil Young]

My England team was this but due to unforseen circumstances it can't happen.

James

Carra
Rio
Terry


Johnson
Cole


Barry


Lampard
Milner


Gerrard


Rooney

There's no width there at all.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

johnson and cole would attack attack attack.

[Kenneth]

a 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 -1 formation

A work of genius I'm sure.

[BrooklynRed]

Come on USA!

That said, England 3-1 USA.

[SK]

I honestly think Capello should try this team in the group stages:

-------------- Green ------------------

Johnson ---------- King --------- Terry ---- Cole

---- Milner ----- Barry(if fit) ---- Lampard

------- Gerrard ---------- J.Cole

------------- Rooney -------------


On paper at least that's packed with flair and quality... Maybe vulnerable defensively but tbf they're playing 2nd rate oppisition
and should sail through to the last 16.

What's everyone think?

i hope to Fowler you lot keep thinking that, has arrogance ever got the english any trophies?

you have a team that should easily beat anyone from group C, but you also have a team that can easily **** things up if it starts to think it's better than everyone.

Cappello won't let that get in the players minds though, at least i think he'll try his best, which is why i think you lot will at least get to the qtrs, and from then on, it's a matter of luck for any team concerned

[dww]

i hope to Fowler you lot keep thinking that, has arrogance ever got the english any trophies?

you have a team that should easily beat anyone from group C, but you also have a team that can easily **** things up if it starts to think it's better than everyone.

Cappello won't let that get in the players minds though, at least i think he'll try his best, which is why i think you lot will at least get to the qtrs, and from then on, it's a matter of luck for any team concerned

To be fair Broner/Marky is Irish.

I'm not convinced our team/squad is all that balanced and we certainly have too many stupid/arrogant players.

I think Capello gets frustrated with that in our squad. The tales of how pissed of he got at half time in the recent friendly implied that a lot of the players aren't as determined to keep doing what he says as they make out in the interviews they give.

[red g]

I agree Dave, its quite obvious this team i believe dont have the heart and desire to go all the way and Cappello sees that. they have a tremondous sense of there own worth i imagine they would be the highest earning squad in the World Cup, and not sure winning a world cup means as much to them as it does others

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Listening to Talksport,Language problems maybe?with Fabio not being able to get his point across to them.
How good is the baldy guy at Chelsea with his Italian?

[Neil Young]

Listening to Talksport,Language problems maybe?with Fabio not being able to get his point across to them.
How good is the baldy guy at Chelsea with his Italian?

Talksport really is ****e. I wouldn't believe anything on there.

Although I suppose they would know all about language problems. Half of them can't even string a coherent sentence together.

[Craig_H]

Come on USA!

That said, England 3-1 USA.

Your lads will put men behind the ball and try to stifle the life out of England - so i cant see there being that many goals.

1-0 or 2-0 to England at most IMO.

[Shaggy]

1-0 England I reckon. It'll be dour.

[wiw]

I think they might do us..we plod far too much, it's a bit like watching Liverpool at times. They could quite easily pull off a shock like the Spain final, just hit us on the break