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Originally Posted by Scucca  For England I'd go with the following team (although admittedly I'm half cut on cheap plonk):
GK: Kirkland
LB: Cole
CB: King
CB: Terry
RB: Richards
LM: Cole
CM: Gerrard
CM: Barry
RM: Beckham
CF: Rooney
CF: Crouch |
I'd love England to play that team
Seriously, Rio Ferdinand might be a general prick off the football pitch, but how anyone could contemplate leaving him out of the England side is well beyond me. He's the complete modern player and there's no team in the world he wouldn't start for.
Crouch shouldn't be in the England squad, very limited player, lacks agility, movement, pace and general footballing ability. Owen should start against lesser teams when England can afford to play 4 in midfield. Against the best teams I'd play a 4-3-3 style formation with Cole and Gerrard supporting.
This is probably the team I'd go for if I were English:
GK:Robinson
LB: A.Cole
RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Terry
CM: Hargreaves
CM: Lampard
CM: Carrick/Barry
LW: J.Cole
RW: Gerrard
CF: Rooney
Front three interchange at will though.
Of course Gerrard would probably end up wandering anywhere with no regards for the shape of the team like he always does, if he did that too much I'd put SWP on. Gerrard can't be trusted in a two man central midfield against world class opposition.
Edit - Oh and btw you Yanks were pretty poor, lots of passion and energy but you seemed to lack technique and confidence to pass the ball. Reminded me a bit of Scotland
I think you miss a player like Reyna who could put his foot on the ball and slow the game down a bit.