Euro 2012 line up

[ACE2M]

defence and strikers seem fairly easy with a reasonable pool of players

what confuses me is midfield

Lampard, gerrard, parker and barry

as far as i can tell we have no back up players for these 4 at all?

[Horneris]

Great point, theres no-one, we will miss Wilshere big time.

Personally, I think Parker is overrated. Hes a great leader but apart from that his main attribute seems to be blocking shots. Saying that, he probably still gets in my team if Lampard isn't firing/fully fit.

Barry is crucial. Wish we had someone younger in the Sandro/Tiote/Song mould aswell. Huddlestone never really threatened to be good enough.

Think we may have to take Carrick because of the lack of options that you've highlighted, so the 11/8 with coral on him making the squad could be big.

[Horneris]

Guess Phil Jones can fill in if things get desperate.

But thats not really what you are looking for at a International Competition, someone who has placed the position about 4 times.

[ACE2M]

scholes? if they ask him, he will go

[Horneris]

scholes? if they ask him, he will go

Probably should

[ACE2M]

good shout. carrick is going fo sho. maybe we'll see him make a forward pass.

[Pawprint]

Aren't those four enough ?

I always thought, in simplistic terms, that a 23 man squad meant 2 players per position, with an extra keeper.

The more worrying thing is that I really don't see any of the four playes mentioned actually being able to force an international football match when it really counts.  They all 'do a job', but are not really the impact player from midfield that often makes the difference in these competitions.

[The Baron]

Scholes has to go imo.

[bobby1]

Hands up if you have backed Paul Scholes to captain England in the first game at the Euro's at an average of about 230/1  

Those four listed above really show how far behind we are and the fact we all thinks its a given that a once retired footballer should deffo get in the England squad shows how poor out lot are., and prob shows how daft I am to have backed him to be captain!

[FUN4FRASER]

Chelsea won the FA cup yesterday so we had to watch & listen as John Terry wallowed in his own racist muck.

I am not a violent person ,however the very sight of his smug face and high pitch "its all about me" voice just makes me want to projectile vomit and smash up my own TV.

Rather than undermine the whole of The England camp Roy Hodgson should stamp his authority  and tell him he wont be going to the Euros.


PS.... Anybody got a cheap TV for sale ?
 

I posted this on The John Terry thread this morning...If he does go to the Euros I sincerely hope Roy doesnt re instate him as captain

Gerrard seems the obvious (only) choice to me , with Parker as vice

[anthonyl]

--------------------hart
walker----richards------terry-------a cole
-------------------parker--------------------
---------lampard----------gerrard----------
chamberlain-----------------------downing
------------------welbeck-------------------

- rio is pretty shocking too, maybe cahill in for richards, as terry and him developing good relationship now
- parker been off form, but barry doesn't have the pace to play at international level
- lampard back in form
- gerrard not really sure about, dunno how joe cole is doing. would love scholes there.
- young been way off it since november, and walcott is just tez

[vegaslover]

Gerrard wayyyy past it, as yesterday cleary showed, would be a liability in the team

[pleno1]

carrick > gerrard atm. gerrard did fuck all in his peak, now hes past it.

[The Camel]

It surely can't be Lampard, Gerrard, Barry and Parker.

4 central midfielders and none of them creative?

Lampard and Gerrard have proved on many occasions they can't play together.

Who is better though?

Johnson?
Ox?
Young maybe?

[kinboshi]

carrick > gerrard atm. gerrard did fuck all in his peak, now hes past it.

Gerrard did fuck all at his peak?