Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Apparently its as you would expect with the addition of Ruddy, Shaw, Jagielka and Lambert over Forster, Cole, Terry and Carroll. Agree with the Cole omission but personally I would have taken Forster, a lad who's excelled against Champions League opposition, over Ruddy, a bloke who has just been relegated and will be playing in the Championship next year. Lambert is never international class. Carroll isn't outstanding either but at least he offers you something different and foreign defences may struggle with him. All in all it could be a half decent squad though with the likes of Shaw, Barkley, Oxlaide Chamberlain, Sterling in. My Starting XI would probably be Hart Baines Jagielka Cahill Johnson Henderson/Wilshere Gerrard Sterling Sturridge Barkley/Oxlaide Chamberlain Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I hope he plays the kids. Sturridge up top on his own for me. Rooney on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I think for the first time ever I might give more of a shit about England than Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I hope lumping the ball up to carroll isn't our defining tactic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 He's not in the squad apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4156 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 No Lallana? Should easily get ahead of the likes of Wilshere imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Aye, Lallana is in too. The likes of Sterling, Lallana, Barkley etc. beats the usual shit of Adam Johnson, Stewart Downing, Ashley Young and Agbonlahor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17274 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Lallana starts for me, in front of Wilshire. That mackem does too tbf, Liverpool have fallen to bits whilst he was suspended. Rooney up front, Sturridge on bench although I think Hodgson will make the same mistake as most other England managers and try to shoehorn the best 11 players into the side instead of the best balanced side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Same defence as OP but a front 6 of -----Henderson ----Gerrard Barkley -------Sterling -----Lalana ---------Sturridge Genuine pace and inexperience. Fuck the likes of Rooney. Put him on the bench, make him hungry to prove himself in a major tournament for once. Who cares of theyfail? At least it'll be experience for the younger lads for next time. The Germans did it a few tournaments ago and look at them now. Expectations at an all time low so nothing to lose really. I'll be disgusted if lampard and Gerrard are on the field at the same time at any point. They've had more than enough chances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't be adverse to trying that team, but it's an awfully inexperienced front 4 Edited May 11, 2014 by TheRollingStones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I hope he plays the kids. Sturridge up top on his own for me. Rooney on the benchAgree with that. :thup: Then have two of Sterling, Lallana and Welbeck either side of him. Rooney lets us down constantly in tournaments and is tactically too indisciplined when playing for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't be adverse to trying that team, but it's an awfully inexperienced front 4True, but fuck it - we're not going to get anywhere near winning it. Give the next generation a go. Edited May 11, 2014 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hart Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines Henderson Gerrard Sterling Rooney Lallana Sturridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Shame for Cole, as I think he's been excellent and always put a shift in for England where others in his generation have been inconsistent in internationals. I do understand it mind, Baines is brilliant and Shaw fully deserves his place and he's the future of the team for that position so it's good experience for him. I like the idea of the teams a few of you have posted, if we see Gerrard and Lampard lining up together I'll be switching off tbh. Our first game is going to be near the equator so a pair of plodding 30+ year olds that have had plenty of attempts wont be much to watch. Hopefully we see a young team and just go for it, our chances of winning it are slim anyway so may as well use it as experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoslingBeast 0 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hart (gk) Smalling (cb) Jones (cb) Cahill (cb) Henderson (dplm) Lallana (wng) Gerrard (bx2bx) Rooney © (advplm) Baines (attwb) Lambert (target man) Sturridge (fast striker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30616 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I would definitely take Carroll.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobamorisRevenge 0 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) `Carroll isn't outstanding either but at least he offers you something different and foreign defences may struggle with him.` refs abroad have a thing about physical contact. IF you recall france 98* the refs penalised our big players for so called fouls....eg sol campbells goals disallowed for no good reason etc. Carroll relies on being a big lad, and will be wrongly penalised by dodgy refs at the wc. Personally I would take him, but in reality hes using up a slot, as he wont get played very often. roy will know what refs are like at these tournaments ( *might been the next one ? Edited May 12, 2014 by TobamorisRevenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30616 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Carroll is on the standby list apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30616 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 And apparently Forster is going ahead of Ruddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobamorisRevenge 0 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 beeb say `defender Phil Jones should be fit,` am stunned....hes been tragic for manu this season. who is he cover for? RIght back? guess ill try and keep cal till 2pm and then blow a gasket) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Walker's been told he's not going either, so I guess Jones and/or Smalling will be going as both RB/CB cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Squad announcment being made in a car factory and not Wembley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11387 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) The Vauxhall factory in Luton.... Edited May 12, 2014 by Sonatine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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