Yes or No, the Euro 2016 squad

[Longines]

Find it interesting that 9 of the top 10 teams in the PL are represented in the squad - ties in with the comments elsewhere about the 'mid table' tables now being able to attract and retain the top talent due to their budgets.

[dino1980]

lets accept he'll start rooney up top. i know, but lets accept it

he then has to pick three of the following behind, two wide once central

vardy, kane, sturridge, welbeck, alli, barkley, sterling, lallana, walcott, milner

depending on what combination he wants, how narrow he wants to play, whether he wants defensive help in front of the full backs

i wouldn't have Ox ahead of any of these

Ralph are you seriously saying you would?

that said, i have just checked and ralph has a point, ox started in 7 of the euro2016 qualifiers

Almost certain Roy will pick Rooney in the no 10 role, so behind whoever plays as the central striker.

To that end it'll be interesting to see if Kane leads the line in the friendlies or plays behind Vardy or any other striker.

[TightEnd]

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[anthonyl]

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not enough pace.

Need Vardy in for Rooney.
Also Stones is very overrated.

[POWWWWWWWW]

Think you can only play one of Ali and Barkley.
Drinkwater>Milner
Kane, Vardy, Wellbeck could work as a front 3. Lots of pace and workrate.
If Sturrdige is fit we've got to play 2 upfront surely?

[TightEnd]

its all academic fellas

if fit rooney is the first name on roy's team sheet and the team/formation fits round him. yes?

vardy will be on the bench

dier +1 in holding midfield

smalling +1 at centre back

etc etc

[exstream]

Cahill captain vs Germany
Maybe he starts

[Evilpengwinz]

Zero mention of Defoe in the thread. 20/1 to make the squad suggests clicking the post button will expose my shocking football knowledge, and result in me looking like a right knob.

Re: OP list - Drinkwater, Noble, Lallana all in for me. 3rd goalie idk, West Brom doesn't even register in my brain due to being irrelevant, like a few of their players exist but that's all I know about them lol. Flip with Forster I guess? Dunno about the LB after Baines, is Shaw even going to be fit in time? :S

I'd also not have Rooney or Wilshere out of the first 17, but doubt that's happening. Gonna be a decent % of people in the final game of the season hoping that Rooney pulls a hamstring IMO.

[TightEnd]

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[TightEnd]

Zero mention of Defoe in the thread. 20/1 to make the squad suggests clicking the post button will expose my shocking football knowledge, and result in me looking like a right knob.

i think the difficulty with this is that six strikers are currently in the frame

rooney, kane the certainties

vardy, sturridge, welbeck and walcott as well

only 5 of these can go, so one misses out

thats before you consider someone elese like Defoe

[Tommo]

Alli impresses me more and more with each time I see him play, in this system Roy likes to play it is him or Barkley , Ithink Barkley could have an important role coming off the bench this summer though.

forwards wise I think Rooney and Kane are 100% going if fit, I think Welbeck will almost certainly go as well if fit, he has done well for Roy in the past and again fits in to this system that Roy likes. Then I think it will be 1 from sturridge and Vardy.

[nirvana]

England not world beaters but good to watch them with a decent 1 - 11 without any real so-called big names.

Rooney would, I think, make this team worse

[DungBeetle]

Hodgson should be building his team round the Spurs prospects rather than going back to the old flops.

[JohnCharver]

Hodgson should be building his team round the Spurs prospects rather than going back to the old flops.

Was just thinking they should totally build it around kane.

[JohnCharver]

Hodgson should be building his team round the Spurs prospects rather than going back to the old flops.

Was just thinking they should totally build it around kane.

and vardy, what a boss