the way forward

[onthejazzin77]

if i were england manager the first 11 i would pin my hopes on winning euro 2008 would be as follows :-

1. robinson
2. gary neville
3. ashley cole
4. rio ferdinand
5. john terry (c)
6. owen hargreaves
7. aaron lennon
8. steven gerrard
9. wayne rooney
10. michael owen
11. stuart downing

on the bench - beckham, joe cole, anton ferdinand, defoe, dean ashton and michael dawson.

[TURKISH]

I would like to start off by saying im new and looking forward to interating ( sorry bout the spelling) with the best football fans in the world.

MY England team.

GK-ROBBO
RB-G.NEVILLE
LB-COLE
CB-KING
CB-TERRY
DMF-CARRICK....Not because im spurs but because he's more consistent than owen hargreaves ( but well done to the lad! he proved me wrong)
CM-GERRARD And captain
LF-SRP
RW-LENNON
CF-OWEN...If not fit ...DEFOE
CF-ROONEY.

SUBS...james, rio, joe cole, hargreaves bent and lampard.

[SurreySpur]

Robinson

Neville
Cole
Dawson
Terry

Lennon
Carrick
Gerrard
Downing(who Else Have We Got For The Left?)

Ashton
Rooney

Subs: Carson, King, Lampard, Owen, Defoe, Beckham, Hargreaves, Cole.

[Chinaman]

Robinson

Neville
Cole
Dawson
Terry

Lennon
Carrick
Gerrard
Downing(who Else Have We Got For The Left?)

Ashton
Rooney

Subs: Carson, King, Lampard, Owen, Defoe, Beckham, Hargreaves, Cole.

Too much brawn and not enough brain with the pairing of Terry and Dawes. You need a player with quick mind and quick feet to pair off with either one. So it should be King and Dawes/ Terry.

[highlander]

Robbo

A.Cole
J.Terry
R.Ferdinand
G.Neville

J.Cole
M.Carrick
S.Gerrard
A.Lennon

M.Owen
W.Rooney

[mjbmedia]

Robbo

A Cole
Terry
King
G Neville

Richardson
Hargreaves
Rooney
Lennon
Gerrard

Owen

subs James , Rio, Carragher, Bridge, Lampard, Crouch, Defoe.

[highlander]

Robbo

A Cole
Terry
King
G Neville

Richardson
Hargreaves
Rooney
Lennon
Gerrard

Owen

subs James , Rio, Carragher, Bridge, Lampard, Crouch, Defoe.
why is gerrard wide right and lennon central midfield, and why is Roney so deep

[sundancer]

Robinson
Neville
King
Terry
Cole
Lennon
Carrick
Gerrard (capt)
Downing
Rooney
Ashton ( the new Sheringham)

[TURKISH]

Robinson
Neville
King
Terry
Cole
Lennon
Carrick
Gerrard (capt)
Downing
Rooney
Ashton ( the new Sheringham)


Im sorry sundancer but you cannot put ashton and rooney up front as they both operate from deep and link up play. Ashton could well be the ideal replacement for rooney when his injured or suspended. I feel a bent, defoe or owen should partner rooney up front.

[mydadspants]

Robbo

Johnson King Terry Cole

Lennon Gerrard Lampard Cole

Rooney
Owen

The core of the team is good, the problem is the 2 central midfielders need to sort out who's hanging back and who's going forward oh and er...the manager!

[mjbmedia]

why is gerrard wide right and lennon central midfield, and why is Roney so deep
who said they were, that was the 5 midfielders in no particualr order, with Rooney the front most but all are interchangeable depending on situations, i like total fluidity in my teams .

[Shuggie13]

Robinson

Neville Rio Terry A.Cole

Carrick

Lennon Gerrard Walcott

Rooney

Defoe


How's that for an attacking line up. As for my shock inclusion of Walcott, as much as I hate to admit it I think he may well be a great player. However in a perfect world he would have faded into obscurity and playing up-front on his own for the scum in the coca-cola championship or whatever is called these days.

[highlander]

who said they were, that was the 5 midfielders in no particualr order, with Rooney the front most but all are interchangeable depending on situations, i like total fluidity in my teams .
wellwhen people list teams they are generally in order of position hence the conclusion i drew from ur post

[mjbmedia]

yeh i know really, sorry

[singapore spur]

i like a king dawson central defensive partnership , not just cos they are spurs , but i think clubmates can work better in that situation .
ideally have a central midfield duo from the same team , likewise 2 forwards , but cant see that happening whereas the defenxsive partnership is a viable option right now .

so

robbo

neville king dawson cole

lennon gerrard nolan/carrick j.cole

rooney

defoe/bent

joe cole only got as i couldnt come up with a better replacement at the moment but i dont think its his best position . nolan would like to see have a go , not the most skillful but would put a bite in the midfield which with lennon and cole playing think we would need.
strikers i would like to get away from the automatic picking owen and rooney if fit , i want to see defoe , bent , johnson involved more and then picked on current form and strike rate , with confidence high .