Euro 2012 line up

[TightEnd]

Jagielka in, Barry out


Parker and Lampard behind Gerrard?

[superwomble]

I had wondered what the point of Saturday's game against Norway was. Then I read this :-) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18232535

Barry out!

[outragous76]

cant believe carrick isnt in this squad

[anthonyl]

cant believe carrick isnt in this squad

Why? he openly said he doesn't want to be considered.

[The Baron]

cant believe carrick Scholes isnt in this squad

[Waz1892]

Jagielka in, Barry out


Parker and Lampard behind Gerrard?

Not sure SG's best position is in the hole, I'd rather seem him running into space from middle of the park, where he can also rake the ball around.

I'd go for the 4-5-1.  3 of them in Midfield, 2 wide players that stay high and wide, Rooney up front. 

Gives Rooney the space to roam like he likes to do, but also be the target man in the middle. He likes the high energy game.

Gives the wide players, Walcott, Ox, downing (to less of a degree) licence to attack the full backs high up and spread the play
Packs the midfield against teams that play through the midfield (general European football), whiel at the same time give the likes of Gerrard and Lamps the freedom to push forward to give options going forward/support Rooney with the safety of Parker, who on his day is one of the best defensive midfielders in the business.

All 3 midfielders have great engines to get up and down too.

[pleno1]

Jagielka in, Barry out


Parker and Lampard behind Gerrard?

Not sure SG's best position is in the hole, I'd rather seem him running into space from middle of the park, where he can also rake the ball around.

I'd go for the 4-5-1.  3 of them in Midfield, 2 wide players that stay high and wide, Rooney up front. 

Gives Rooney the space to roam like he likes to do, but also be the target man in the middle. He likes the high energy game.

Gives the wide players, Walcott, Ox, downing (to less of a degree) licence to attack the full backs high up and spread the play
Packs the midfield against teams that play through the midfield (general European football), whiel at the same time give the likes of Gerrard and Lamps the freedom to push forward to give options going forward/support Rooney with the safety of Parker, who on his day is one of the best defensive midfielders in the business.

All 3 midfielders have great engines to get up and down too.

he cannot do this, he isnt in the same league as xabi alonso when it comes to this

[horseplayer]

please dont give gerard even more licence to rake the ball around than he already has

[FUN4FRASER]

please dont give gerard even more licence to rake the ball around than he already has

rake ?

[horseplayer]

spraying the ball around

[TightEnd]

England's 23 squad numbers for Euro 2012 have been confirmed today after the final squad was submitted to UEFA ahead of the tournament which begins in just over a week's time.

The Three Lions have one more preparation game, against Belgium at Wembley on Saturday, before they kick-off their Finals campaign on 11 June in Donetsk.

For fans also looking to get kitted out in the right colours to support Roy Hodgson's team for their Euro 2012 matches, here’s what they will be wearing for their three Group D games: 11 June v France: White, White, White; 15 June v Sweden: Dark Blue, Light Blue, Dark Blue; 19 June v Ukraine: White, White, White.

The Squad Numbers
1 JOE HART
2 GLEN JOHNSON
3 ASHLEY COLE
4 STEVEN GERRARD
5 GARY CAHILL
6 JOHN TERRY
7 THEO WALCOTT
8 FRANK LAMPARD
9 ANDY CARROLL
10 WAYNE ROONEY
11 ASHLEY YOUNG
12 LEIGHTON BAINES
13 ROBERT GREEN
14 PHIL JONES
15 JOLEON LESCOTT
16 JAMES MILNER
17 SCOTT PARKER
18 PHIL JAGIELKA
19 STEWART DOWNING
20 ALEX OXLADE CHAMBERLAIN
21 JERMAIN DEFOE
22 DANNY WELBECK
23 JACK BUTLAND


Some clues in those squad numbers, perhaps

[pleno1]

looks like..

                  hart


johnson   cahill   terry   cole


walcott gerrard parker ashley young

               lampard

               carroll

[AndrewT]

The Three Lions

*sicks up a little bit in mouth* - no one has ever refers to the England team as this.

For fans also looking to get kitted out in the right colours to support Roy Hodgson's team for their Euro 2012 matches, here’s what they will be wearing for their three Group D games: 11 June v France: White, White, White; 15 June v Sweden: Dark Blue, Light Blue, Dark Blue; 19 June v Ukraine: White, White, White.

YES, THIS IS WHAT WE WILL ALL BE DOING IN OUR TWO FRESHLY BOUGHT ENGLAND KITS DOWN AT THE PUB.

The FA just make me sick with their marketing bullshit.

[mondatoo]

Meh at reading anything into numbers, isn't Downing always 19

[david3103]

For fans also looking to get kitted out in the right colours to support Roy Hodgson's team for their Euro 2012 matches, here’s what they will be wearing for their three Group D games: 11 June v France: White, White, White; 15 June v Sweden: Dark Blue, Light Blue, Dark Blue; 19 June v Ukraine: White, White, White.

why?

Why the blue? What's wrong with the red we won the World Cup in?



And why were we in any sort of changed strip on Saturday?