Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Gerrard and Lampard have improved a lot though, haven't they? They seem to be fitting in to Capello's system and really performing now. I always thought Lampard got far too much grief for his England performances. Gerrard on the other hand possibly got off too lightly, some of his performances pre-Capello were woeful. Especially his cowardly and gutless performance as captain away in Moscow. He should never wear the captain's armband for England again (if the opportunity arose) after that night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Cole is the best in the world at LB, Ferdinand and Terry are the best international combination in the world on paper. Johnson is the weak link but he can be protected A weak link, but our best RB nonetheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Wes Brown is better defensively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Rio has been living on his rep for the past year. Last year, he was out injured for a long time and has made quite a few errors since returning. I also believe that he's lost some pace/strength because of the back injury so that's something that people will have to watch out for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 He's a central defender, he's entitled to making 2 costly errors per season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Green Johnson Rio JT Cole Lennon Lamps Barry Beckham Gerrard Rooney Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Green Johnson Rio JT Cole Lennon Lamps Barry Beckham Gerrard Rooney Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Gerrard and Lampard have improved a lot though, haven't they? They seem to be fitting in to Capello's system and really performing now. I always thought Lampard got far too much grief for his England performances. Gerrard on the other hand possibly got off too lightly, some of his performances pre-Capello were woeful. Especially his cowardly and gutless performance as captain away in Moscow. He should never wear the captain's armband for England again (if the opportunity arose) after that night. I wouldn't be surprised if Spain fans wished they had someone as bustling and direct as Gerrard... I agree he hasn't always been great for England but to say he should never be captain again is a bit much IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Gerrard and Lampard have improved a lot though, haven't they? They seem to be fitting in to Capello's system and really performing now. I always thought Lampard got far too much grief for his England performances. Gerrard on the other hand possibly got off too lightly, some of his performances pre-Capello were woeful. Especially his cowardly and gutless performance as captain away in Moscow. He should never wear the captain's armband for England again (if the opportunity arose) after that night. I wouldn't be surprised if Spain fans wished they had someone as bustling and direct as Gerrard... I agree he hasn't always been great for England but to say he should never be captain again is a bit much IMO. With the midfield Spain have they probably don't as they don't need him. I don't think he should be captain after that night in Moscow, he was disgraceful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Gerrard doesn't and will never suit a patient game. Lampard on the other hand would imo, with his magnificent vision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 The curse of Spain's midfield, and the reason I don't rate our coach, is that he seems to be trying to shoehorn them all in the same lineup, and that just won't work against decent opposition. Alonso, Iniesta, Cesc and Xavi can't play together. The way we worked in the European Championship, with Cesc as an impact sub, was perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Only two places up for grabs in the England team for me are RW and keeper. Personally I'd have Lennon and Green at this moment in time. The rest picks itself, and has been what Capello has been picking for every game that counts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Only two places up for grabs in the England team for me are RW and keeper. Personally I'd have Lennon and Green at this moment in time. The rest picks itself, and has been what Capello has been picking for every game that counts. Yeah, I reckon Lennon >> SWP at the moment, and I think Green deserves to keep his place for the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 At this moment in time, I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Only two places up for grabs in the England team for me are RW and keeper. Personally I'd have Lennon and Green at this moment in time. The rest picks itself, and has been what Capello has been picking for every game that counts. Yeah, I reckon Lennon >> SWP at the moment, and I think Green deserves to keep his place for the moment. For England SWP recently has looked really poor, ironically enough how Lennnon used to look, a fast player who hadn't grasped how to use his pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Wes Brown is better defensively But has spent most of his career on the sidelines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Only two places up for grabs in the England team for me are RW and keeper. Personally I'd have Lennon and Green at this moment in time. The rest picks itself, and has been what Capello has been picking for every game that counts. Yeah, I reckon Lennon >> SWP at the moment, and I think Green deserves to keep his place for the moment. Walcott's the interesting one, Capello won't have forgotten that hat-trick and playing at Arsenal he'll be suited to the crisp passing of international football. He'll be in the squad for sure, and can provide cover up front, but for the time being Lennon's in too good form to be left out imo. Green gets it by default for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Only two places up for grabs in the England team for me are RW and keeper. Personally I'd have Lennon and Green at this moment in time. The rest picks itself, and has been what Capello has been picking for every game that counts. Yeah, I reckon Lennon >> SWP at the moment, and I think Green deserves to keep his place for the moment. Walcott's the interesting one, Capello won't have forgotten that hat-trick and playing at Arsenal he'll be suited to the crisp passing of international football. He'll be in the squad for sure, and can provide cover up front, but for the time being Lennon's in too good form to be left out imo. Green gets it by default for me. Walcott will probably be in the next squad, as he's just come back from injury. SSN has just said Walcott got a "surprise" call-up to the U21's today, so maybe Capello wants Stuart Pearce to keep an eye on his fitness etc, and then add him to the squad if anyone drops out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Walcott will be a decent impact sub, he'll be there ahead of SWP and perhaps even Ashley Young Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Walcott will be a decent impact sub, he'll be there ahead of SWP and perhaps even Ashley Young Quite rightly so too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Green Johnson Rio JT Cole Lennon Lamps Barry Beckham Gerrard Rooney Strikerless...Rooney drops too deep to play lone striker role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 It's the Roma-style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 It's the Roma-style. Actually, good idea. We'll abandon the brilliant system that's worked perfectly throughout qualification, getting the best out of our previously underperforming big players and implement a new one now. Genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Green Johnson Rio JT Cole Lennon Lamps Barry Beckham Gerrard Rooney Strikerless...Rooney drops too deep to play lone striker role. completely agree, depends on who we play but Defoe or Heskey have to be there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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