Euro 2012 line up

[mondatoo]

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been excluded from new England manager Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad to be announced tomorrow.

The paper says "a dismayed Ferdinand is convinced it is directly linked to his issues with [John] Terry and the potential divisions that might have been caused" within the squad over Terry's upcoming trial where he faces charges of allegedly racially abusing Rio's brother Anton during a match.

The Guardian also claims that Stoke striker Peter Crouch and Man City right back Micah Richards have been told they are being left out.

This suggests that Terry goes? FFS what does a guy have to do to be excluded from representing his country, rape a granny? Firebomb an orphange?

This - I despise the guy, if Chelsea win Saturday, which I hope they do, I just prey that despicable excuse for a human being doesn't collect the trophy, horrible, horrible man on every level

I always support Eng teams in Europe but him and a couple others are such huge twats, him especially, that I hope Bayern win.

[mondatoo]

Sammy Ameobi is the betfair list!

 

No Shola ?

[anthonyl]

I'd like to see Joe Cole, Cleverley, and Chamberlain go, but I doubt that will happen

[claypole]

I think the Ox goes

[The Camel]

I don't know why Rooney doesn't play the Olympics instead of the Euros.

I assume his ban wouldn't count for that and Team GB has a much bigger chance of winning than England does at the Euros.

[mondatoo]

I don't know why Rooney doesn't play the Olympics instead of the Euros.

I assume his ban wouldn't count for that and Team GB has a much bigger chance of winning than England does at the Euros.

Hardly anyone cares about football at the Olympics and Fergie wouldn't let him play anyway.

[The Camel]

I don't know why Rooney doesn't play the Olympics instead of the Euros.

I assume his ban wouldn't count for that and Team GB has a much bigger chance of winning than England does at the Euros.

Hardly anyone cares about football at the Olympics and Fergie wouldn't let him play anyway.

I think the football will massive at this Olympics.

Beckham, Giggs, Bale all playing.

He'll never have the chance to play a major tournament in his country apart from this.

[mondatoo]

I don't understand Downing>>>>>>Johnson/Lennon or basically anyone, he's abs terrible. Very suprised Lennon doesn't go.

Richards isn't even in the 5 back up players, bizarre.

Carroll is a good decision, could have huge summer.

[TightEnd]

Henderson is the back up player for midfield, Carrick nowhere to be seen?

Who is reserve RB if Johnson goes down? Phil Jones?


Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), Rob Green (West Ham), John Ruddy (Norwich)

Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man United), John Terry (Chelsea), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton)

Midfielders: Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Gareth Barry (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Man United), James Milner (Man City)

Forwards: Wayne Rooney (Man United), Danny Welbeck (Man United), Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)

Birmingham keeper Jack Butland is among the list of five standby players, which also includes Manchester City winger Adam Johnson, Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, Everton defender Phil Jagielka and Liverpool midfielder JordanHenderson.

[Ironside]

I don't know why Rooney doesn't play the Olympics instead of the Euros.

I assume his ban wouldn't count for that and Team GB has a much bigger chance of winning than England does at the Euros.

His ban would of been served ny then anyway if he missed the euros but no way on.this planet would Ferguson let him play am under 23s comp

[mondatoo]

Henderson is the back up player for midfield, Carrick nowhere to be seen?

This is just as strange a decision as Downing, Henderson has had a terrible season, strange.

[TightEnd]

It's an odd one

Micah Richards, Sturridge, Lennon maybe, A Johnson, Carrick can all feel hard done by

I do think I would have liked to have seen a much younger squad (no Barry, moving on from Lampard etc) and prepare for future champs but I don't suppose Roy felt he had the luxury of that

[david3103]

Looks like 4-4-2 then?

Hart
Johnson Terry Cahill Cole
Milne/r Gerrard Barry Young
Welbeck Carroll


Quarter Finals as a target IMO

[mondatoo]

Team v France ?

Hart
Johnson
Terry
Lescott
Cole
Parker
Gerrard
Lampard
Young
Barry/Carroll
Defoe

[TightEnd]

                    Hart

Johnson Cahill Lescott Cole

            Parker Barry

Walcott/welbeck/Milner (pick one) Gerrard  Young

              Carroll


for me until Rooney is available. I can't have that Terry is better than Lescott these days, and I want two holders in front of the back four.


Not too enthused by prospects.