England World Cup squad/11

[muckthenuts]

Tell me if you think i'm cray but (provided ox is ok) i'd go for the same back 5 as pleno and

            Barkley Gerrard
        Sterling Rooney Ox
               Sturridge

Nobody is giving England a chance in this comp, but we might pack a few surprises on the break with that pace.

[pleno1]

like it but <33333 henderson

[Waz1892]

I love hendo and he was superb this season, but watching the last 2 games and thinking in general of how we'll play i think I'm startimg to favour either Ox or Barkley ahead of hendo.

Much more attacking line-up, gives us a better chance going forward, the opposite food for thought too. Hendo can come off the bench if Stevie legs go as he can play that role comfortably.

The difference in his passing (hendo) and general play to what we got last night was chalk and cheese, and much easier on the eye.

Not many people are giving us hope (I'm not one of them!) so with a more "lets go for it" style might surprise a few, but if we did fail, at least we went for it, rather than the fear I think we all have is, we draw 0-0/1-1, lose 1-0, etc and dribble out.

[dino1980]

I wouldn't play Barkley as one of the two midfielders in front of the back four, if he plays he has to play as the number 10 or at least somewhere in the attacking three behind a striker. That's where his qualities lie, don't think he's defensively disciplined enough to play in the midfield two and you want him going forward where he can hurt teams.

[mondatoo]

Milner had a poor game obv, wouldn't give up on him yet though, would play him RB again on Sat.

Ox and Barkley both put in really good performances, Ox more so pushing for a start than Barkley just on that performance.

If our defence wasn't so awful I'd be pretty excited.

[mulhuzz]

Tell me if you think i'm cray but (provided ox is ok) i'd go for the same back 5 as pleno and

            Barkley Gerrard
        Sterling Rooney Ox
               Sturridge

Nobody is giving England a chance in this comp, but we might pack a few surprises on the break with that pace.

And with that team, who is gonna control pirlo in Manaus? At a slow paced heavy sweaty game you really need someone to stick like glue to pirlo or he'll just take the piss.

[TightEnd]

Tell me if you think i'm cray but (provided ox is ok) i'd go for the same back 5 as pleno and

            Barkley Gerrard
        Sterling Rooney Ox
               Sturridge

Nobody is giving England a chance in this comp, but we might pack a few surprises on the break with that pace.

And with that team, who is gonna control pirlo in Manaus? At a slow paced heavy sweaty game you really need someone to stick like glue to pirlo or he'll just take the piss.

Ox won't play now anyway

you mustn't lose the first game. not a hope in hell barkley will play next to gerrard, hodgson was critical of him losing possession a lot last night

got to keep the ball away from itlay, slow paced game

got milner written all over it. fans will hate it but as a one off can see him picked. the only feasible alternative is wellbeck, who i would think will be picked there


henderson  gerrard

milner  lallana  rooney

  sturridge

[mulhuzz]

i think milner is a slam dunk to play first game to shackle pirlo.

[horseplayer]

Will most probably pick Milner to shackle Pirlo

The good thing Milner wont stop doing it after 20 minutes because he fancies do his own thing,

The bad thing Pirlo does not really do being shackled

[pleno1]

come on england

[Waz1892]

come on england

Buffon out!!

[Eso Kral]

come on england

Buffon out!!

Pads is no buffoon!!

[mondatoo]

Just once can we play close to our best in a major tournament plzzzzzz

LETS DO THISSSSSSS

[pleno1]

expecting

            hart


johnson cahill jagielka baines

      henderson gerrard

lallana rooney welbeck

        sturridge

think its probably a lock.

big question is subs.

if after 60 minutes we are

1-0, what does he do?
1-1,
0-1?

[Waz1892]

Lets just for once go for it!! Attack, not worry about them, let them worry about us!

Unleash the cubs!!