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Rooney must be due for his injury which doesn't rule him out of the tournament but makes him unfit and under pressure to rescue the campaign when he comes back in the second or third group game by now, right?

 

Serious question: would anyone take Crouch? Rodriguez doesn't look international quality, Welbeck... the jury is out, AC9 hasn't played any football, Lambert is possibly not what we need... and PC does have a class international record, offers something different.

 

I'm not saying I definitely would, but I'd consider it.

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While there is obviously a need for grass roots reform and so on, I think currently we should take advantage of the fact we have good young forward thinking players in our squad. Lallana, Barkley, Sturridge, Sterling, Ox, Wilshere provide me with hope for the future. We're not a possession side, but we have good young talent coming through. Let's utilise that and play to their strengths. That starts with Sturridge playing in his best position.

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Rooney must be due for his injury which doesn't rule him out of the tournament but makes him unfit and under pressure to rescue the campaign when he comes back in the second or third group game by now, right?

 

Serious question: would anyone take Crouch? Rodriguez doesn't look international quality, Welbeck... the jury is out, AC9 hasn't played any football, Lambert is possibly not what we need... and PC does have a class international record, offers something different.

 

I'm not saying I definitely would, but I'd consider it.

 

Have you just said you're considering Peter Crouch? Am i reading this correctly?

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Far rather take Carroll than Crouch like.

 

Wouldn't be in question were it not for the disaster of a season Carroll has had. We see every two years what happens when you take forwards who aren't fully fit/are coming back from an injury (Rooney every tournament, Owen '06, Heskey '10... etc)

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:lol: am I being patronised by the shittest poster on the forum? f***ing christ.

 

My pondering of Crouch comes from the distinct lack of other "different" options, FYI.

 

Exactly, that should be an indicator to how mental you sound when i'm shocked!  :laugh:

 

'PC' (as you call him) should never in a million years be considered for another international friendly let alone a major tournament. Maddest post i've ever seen from you, even if it was only for a different option type player :lol:

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Not sure what the 'accepted quota' is for strikers in an England squad, but I would be tempted to take a bare minimum and take more attacking midfielders.  For example, I would much rather take Sterling, Lallana, Barkley, A.Johnson, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Townsend than a load of strikers who aren't very good.

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Go on then. What's your starting XI for the WC and rest of the squad (assuming there are no new injuries / retirements etc). Pick mine apart...

 

                  Hart

Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines

          Gerrard Wilshere

Oxlade      Rooney      Lallana

              Sturridge

 

Keepers: Fuck knows. Foster & Forster?

Defenders: Jones, Cole, Dawson

Midfielders: Henderson, Lampard, Sterling, Carrick, Townsend

Attackers: Welbeck, AC9

 

Fuck that was hard with the squad. Special mention goes to picking a 3rd choice centre half, I would go Lescott but he hasn't played in god knows how long. I think Smalling will come good but haven't been impressed this season and despite not really rating him at least Dawson plays every week for a decent team and can shout a bit. Jones gets in on the basis he's my 2nd choice RB, 4th choice CB, 3rd choice DM and hopefully won't get a game.

 

I'd like to have Barkley but Lampard is a safer bet if you need a goal, Carrick can cover the holding role if Gerrard gets injured and Henderson's been class this year. Townsend's a bit shit but can run, play on both sides and was ok for England. Was unsure about Carroll but he offers something different and at least stands a chance when Gerrard starts cunting the ball 60 yards at head height when we're losing, I was very tempted by Rodriguez though.

 

go on then you bloody piss kidneys. someone else play, put me out of my misery. this took me minutes.

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While there is obviously a need for grass roots reform and so on, I think currently we should take advantage of the fact we have good young forward thinking players in our squad. Lallana, Barkley, Sturridge, Sterling, Ox, Wilshere provide me with hope for the future. We're not a possession side, but we have good young talent coming through. Let's utilise that and play to their strengths. That starts with Sturridge playing in his best position.

 

Lambert is a lot more what we need than Crouch like.

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                      Hart

Johnson - Cahill - Jagielka - Baines

                    Gerrard

        Henderson  Lallana

Sterling                              Rooney

                    Sturridge

 

Keepers: Forster, Foster

Defenders: Smalling, Jones, Cole

Midfielders: Carrick, Ox, Wilshere, Townsend,

Strikers: Welbeck, Carroll, Rodriguez

 

J-Rod and Welbeck basically become left forwards in this system anyway, and the Ox can be a much better Boring James Milner in terms of cross midfield cover. Ultimately you need to have a nucleus of players used to playing with one another and Liverpool provide the blueprint with which we need to utilise.

 

 

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While there is obviously a need for grass roots reform and so on, I think currently we should take advantage of the fact we have good young forward thinking players in our squad. Lallana, Barkley, Sturridge, Sterling, Ox, Wilshere provide me with hope for the future. We're not a possession side, but we have good young talent coming through. Let's utilise that and play to their strengths. That starts with Sturridge playing in his best position.

 

Lambert is a lot more what we need than Crouch like.

 

I err, agree? :lol:

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While there is obviously a need for grass roots reform and so on, I think currently we should take advantage of the fact we have good young forward thinking players in our squad. Lallana, Barkley, Sturridge, Sterling, Ox, Wilshere provide me with hope for the future. We're not a possession side, but we have good young talent coming through. Let's utilise that and play to their strengths. That starts with Sturridge playing in his best position.

 

Lambert is a lot more what we need than Crouch like.

 

I err, agree? :lol:

 

Agree also do I :lol:

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