King with dodgy knees would still do a better job then Carragher and Upson (and even Terry tbh). Ferdinand was badly out of form anyway so no big deal.
Thats ridiculous,he only plays once every two weeks.I wouldn't have taken him at all because of this and the fact he was awful against Mexico.Carragher for all of his faults is a safer option.
Would rather alternate King and Dawson tbh. Carragher is about 3 years past a level of acceptability.
...but he looked good against Mexico whereas Rio was abysmal. The difference at CB between the two halves was huge.
Not happy Rio's injured, and I don't expect Dawson to play, but I'm not too worried about this injury. The only one that would really fuck us over would be Rooney (or possible Ashley Cole) and even with Rooney missing we might surprise a few teams with an orthodox 442. Crouch can be an absolute nightmare for oppos if the refs don't do him over.
Dreadfully at fault for Mexico's goal and was found wanting far too frequently in the first half,I agree Rio's defending was shambolic too,indeed it was only when Carragher came on when the defence looked more secure.