We're around 3 months away from the start of Euro 2016 in France, and as there's quite a few English players who are in form and have been consistently good this season, I thought it'd be interesting to get some opinions on England's 23-man squad.
Are Sturridge, Welbeck and Walcott all on the plane? Are any of the West Ham or Leicester lot going to get a look in? Is Phil Jones FEC still a FEC?
Rashford + 22 randoms.
Hart
Forster
Butland
Clyne
Walker
Rose
Shaw if fit
Smalling
Stones
Cahill
Dier
Milner
Henderson
Alli
Barkley
Drinkwater
Lallana
Sterling
Barkley
Welbeck
Kane
Vardy
Sturridge/Rooney
The last one fitness dependent, favouring Rooney.
Jimmy must really rate Barkley.
Connor Wickham.
Oxlade and walcott will find themselves in the squad im sure. As long as they are fit.
Jim's looks short on leaders and experience but I think that's mainly because we don't really have any. I would put Carrick in there though. An eleven of something like this, and get Hodgson to ring Ranieri for tips on how to play:
Hart
Clyne, Smalling, Cahill, Rose
Sterling, Carrick, Drinkwater, Milner
Vardy, Kane
It really looks disconcertingly short of experience but if the likes of Lampard and Gerrard were in there I'd be thinking "Why would those twats turn up this time?" so what the hell.
Jesus christ. That's probably the worst England XI I've ever seen.
Carrick is appalling. If just being experienced is a qualification, we should take Nobby Stiles.
All those experienced players have really done us proud recently, helped our tournament performances no end.
Or not.
He's really not. Compare van Gaal's record with Carrick in and out of the team, and it's like Real Madrid vs Wycombe Wanderers.
It's not that bad, SvN, and I'd pick it to beat the last World Cup team. A lot of those players are in great form (Smalling, Vardy etc being among the best in the league). It's just not full of big names.
Edit- Disco, read my whole post.
The pool is so tiny these days unless you delve into the second tier. There's only about one more plausible option per position outside the ones I picked. Left backs, for example, if Shaw is unfit you're looking at the over-the-hill, proven shrinker Baines or the atrocious Gibbs. Ryan Bertrand, I guess, but Jesus.
Deeney for Welbeck and Jimmy's squad.
Centre backs as well. How many are getting a regular top flight game?
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Don't forget Sir Jack of Wilshere either.
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Hart
Clyne
Cahill
Smalling
Rose
Dier
Henderson
Milner
Walcott
Vardy
Sterling
Full on counter attack.
The likes of Ramos and Pique having to defend againt that front three.
They wouldn't have a fucking prayer.
That is provided Raheem Sterling decides he wants to be a footballer again. If not, we can just switch him with Andros Townsend and get similar results.
Walcott would be more suited to a glue factory.
I'm amazed that James fucking Milner is still a starter in 2016.
Work rate, init.
If I wanted an actual footballer in the middle, I'd have Barkley in there.
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Sterling's had about 3 good games this season. Maybe Guardiola can teach him how to strike a ball properly.
Milner's underrated as fuck. Work-rate aside, he's a tidy footballer. Glad we didn't buy him and went with our current mob of fucking spineless cunts.
Your opinion is about 6 years out of date. He's shit now.
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Nah, always rated him and watching last night he seems to still be at it. For some reason he's never been seen as fashionable.
I'm with Dav. Milner's a good player. Intelligent mover and his technique is underrated as he's just seen as a grafter.
I fear him being a United player might have something to do with this. They still play better with him in the side (this latest run of form has coincided with him coming back).
I was excited about Euro 2016 until I actually started to think about the England team...
Subs; Butland, Smalling, Milner, Sturridge, Rooney, Rose
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It's still better form.
He's played a lot of games, easily enough to show the effect of him in the side. The record is much better with him.
"Last two years" is an odd timescale given that most people thought he and de Gea were their best players last season.
What formation does Roy Hodgson play these days?
I'm a twit
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lol at everyone leaving Wayne Rooney out. He's shit and should be left out, but we're probably contracted to play him like Ronaldo in 1998.
Fair play. Their record without him last season was terrible.
I still think he's pretty much the same player as he was three, four years ago (in a much worse team).
As I said, I'd have him in largely for experience over the others. Look at that team of John Arne's for instance. Dier and Alli. They could do well, but it doesn't sit right having a team full of players with no international experience who might be too worried about themselves failing to even think about leading others.
Stones has been average this season besides that ronaldinho in his own penalty area. Smalling should be ahead of him.
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Yeah, it could work either way. We'll see I guess, if Hodgson goes with the younger players.
Wales have Bale and that might well be enough to be better than England.
Just like we'll never beat Germany when it matters, we're not going to lose to Wales in a tournament. It just won't happen.
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Steven_Taylor_For_England
The dream is still alive.
Carrick should have more caps than he does but now? Nah.
Hart
Clyne Smalling Cahill Bertrand
Henderson Alli Milner
Rooney
Sturridge Kane
Walcott and Chamberlain shouldn't be anywhere near the squad.
If Vardy finishes on 72 goals, will you put in him?
Put what in him?
Oops.
I wouldn't pick Vardy, he's all legs and no class. He's had a good season in a team where he's the main man. Can't see him doing the same for England.
As a bit of an outside bet id take Antonio, he's been scoring goals for a few seasons, versatile and he'd be a real impact player. Rather have him in the squad than Chamberlain or Walcott.
He scores goals - that's enough for me.
He sets up a fair few, too.
Yeah he's been good this season and probably deserves the fourth striker spot. Worth remembering Austin scored 18 last season and he's no way near good enough to play for England.
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