England World Cup squad/11

[Waz1892]

Subs were strange. Even more so with Lampard and Lambert still sitting on it when we needed a goal

[kinboshi]

Hate linking to the mail, but:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2658203/Steven-Gerrard-won-penalty-hed-wearing-yellow-shirt-claims-former-Brazil-star-Elber.html

[TightEnd]

thought Baines was v poor, but hopelessly exposed. still no natural left sided midfielder after all these years to play ion front of whoever we have at left back. not sure ashley cole would have looked as bad, but thats a bit of a cheap point.

thought wilshere was a very odd sub, unless henderson was carrying a knock, and when he came on he was poor

very encouraged by sturridge, sterling, welbeck

roy has his head in the sand about rooney. play him central, obviously hates playing left in a three, or drop him

[pleno1]

because of baines weaknesses i guess roy will play welbeck ahead of him as hes the most "willing"

@tighty, if you dont put wilshire on in that game theres just no real point taking him to the world cup at all (i wouldnt take him fwiw, having carroll as a sub >>>. having wilshire)

[TightEnd]

because of baines weaknesses i guess roy will play welbeck ahead of him as hes the most "willing"

@tighty, if you dont put wilshire on in that game theres just no real point taking him to the world cup at all (i wouldnt take him fwiw, having carroll as a sub >>>. having wilshire)

we're chasing a game, and one of the three subs is one of the two holding midfielders for like for like?

stick lambert on, give them something to think about.....

[mondatoo]

No idea why Lambert wasn't brought on.

[millidonk]

No idea why Lambert wasn't brought on.

[Ironside]

I have no idea why lallana wasn't on left instead of Rooney , play Rooney through Middle or he doesn't fit

[mulhuzz]

Who starts at 10? Stirling or Rooney?

[kinboshi]

because of baines weaknesses i guess roy will play welbeck ahead of him as hes the most "willing"

I thought Baines was more exposed with Welbeck in front of him - the second goal being a case in point. But that aside, thought it was Welbeck's best game for England and he linked up well with Sturridge and Sterling, and he did some excellent running off the ball.

[TightEnd]

Who starts at 10? Stirling or Rooney?

the urugay full backs/back four are either old, suspended or on the evidence of yesterday not very good

stick rooney behind sturridge, and set sterling down one flank and let him get at them.

oxlade should be fit for game 2, and if we need him he'll be ideal as a second half sub down the other flank...start with welbeck

[George2Loose]

Agree with tighty. Shift Rooney back in. Back him or drop him. Sticking him on the left seems silly.

Lambert should deffo been thrown on. I'd be tempted to go with Barkley for Welbeck but could leave us pretty exposed

[Ironside]

has everyone discarded lallana on the basis of coming on for 10 minutes at the end of the game
i think he has a role to play and is more natural on the left than any of the other players mentioned

personally i hope he doesnt play cause if he does play well it will make him more likely to leave the saints

[TightEnd]

like Barkley, terrific talent but i don't think roy quite trusts him yet to do the dirty stuff when we don't have the ball

if, big if, suarez is fit to play alongside cavani then we need that little bit of hard work that welbeck will offer to cut those supply lines off


think it could be a high scoring open game, don't fancy either back four much, especially as we have no natural protection in front of baines

[TightEnd]

has everyone discarded lallana on the basis of coming on for 10 minutes at the end of the game
i think he has a role to play and is more natural on the left than any of the other players mentioned

personally i hope he doesnt play cause if he does play well it will make him more likely to leave the saints

not discarded him but thought last night's selection was the right three behind sturridge, albeit i wouldn't have rooney on the left

sterling has to play, roy won't drop rooney, welbeck had his best england game and can get back in to help....it won't change for uruguay