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Cahill Arteta Rodwell

How about the normal 3 in Chelsea's midfield, Essien Obi and Lampard. Or maybe Arsenal's preferred three of Fabregas Nasri and Diaby. Or maybe Song. A left footer in there is fine, but not essential and not necessarily beneficial, given you're likely playing a lesser player to accommodate the needless wish for a left footed centre mid.

I wonder where the left footed player was in the Argentinian midfield 3 who beat Brazil yesterday?

Left side of midfield is still centre midfield. He's not out of position at all.

So now you're shoe-horning players into positions they're not suited to. Regardless of it being a midfield 3 you still want a left-footer on the left, which leaves you with Gareth Barry. It's the same problem again - we might have the front men to fit into a 4-3-3 but we don't have the midfielders. That's a load of crap like, who cares about footedness in centre midfield?

FIFA rajis suspended for various amounts of years. Not done for corruption though.

I would love to see an England midfield with balanced midfielders in. No more Barry sat in defence, Gerrard upfront, wingers hugging the touchline and Jordan Henderson in the centre all alone on his debut. The French midfield was dynamic, they pass and then move into space, it isn't rocket science. The only player who stayed fairly prone was M'Vila, who was significantly more attacking than Barry in that when he got the ball, he looked for a pass, pinged it into feet and then made himself available. Barry bottled the pass, turned around and gave it to a CB/GK to hoof it up the pitch. Total shite.

I'm SURE he never used to be this prone and useless. No passing, no tackling, no movement.

Major hints in spoiler... ffs youve already done em

Why is this?

Textbook Titus.

I enjoy it. The best part is watching Bolo Zenden try to join in with the dancing.

Will be replaced by Pardew. nailed on. Might lob a few k on.

DANCE

fucking magical goal from Onuoha

Johan Elmander's goal yesterday

Jay Bothroyd is in the England squad hmm? A few more injuries and I'll be keeping an eye on my phone.

Pervert

I don't think Nolan did much, but they didn't exactly overrun us in the midfield so he can't have done that badly...

Krul - 7 Simpson - 7 Enrique - 8 Coloccini - 7 Williamson - 7 Guthrie - 6 Jonas - 6 Nolan - 6 Tiote - 6 Carroll - 7 Lovenkrands - 3

Eddie Johnson?! I didn't realise we were playing FM 2007

Another world class Lovenkrands performance. I suppose it was fault of the rest of the team for not making enough chances, if he was playing for Man Utd he'd be on triple figures by now.

well that's reassuring. As long as Lovenkrands is in the right place to miss, he's got a place in the XI