guardian if you want to do it. Here's my team, 4-4-****ing-2 Banks Neal Moore Adams Cole Gerard Charlton Edwards Barnes Greaves Shearer Pace and strength at full back. Two tough centre backs who read the game superbly. The two greatest players in English history, one didn't get the chance to fulfill his massive potential. The other did. The greatest goal scorer England have ever produced up top with the most lethal outside the box striker I've ever seen. Pick away gentlemen
Can only really do my team based on 86 onwards, so tough I'd have to have Linker in there, only ever golden boot winner and he shat on the pitch. Excellent. Seaman Neville, Adams, Campbell, Cole Beckham, Robson, Scholes, Barnes Gazza Linekar
Team with players from my era (ish) Seaman Neville Adams Butcher Pearce Waddle Robson Scholes Barnes Lineker Gascoigne
Tom Finney has to get a shout. George Cohen & Johnny Haynes too. If it hadn't been for WW2, our own Raich Carter would have been in my all-star team.
Not something that is easy to do, as the 1966 team proves, it is not a collection of the 11 best players, but a balance of players that fit into the system you want to play.
Shearer, Lineker, Rooney and Gascoigne all have to be in there somehow. Harry Kane will likely join that list over the next few years. Semen Neville Maguire Ferdinand Cole Scholes Lampard Gascoigne Rooney Lineker Shearer
Is it an all time England 11 or World Cup England 11? If World Cup how can anybody pick a team without Lineker? In fact struggle to pick anything outside 66 and Italia 90
Gone for players from my era: Shilton Neville Butcher Adams Pearce Beckham Gerrard Scoles Gascoigne Lineker Shearer Watched Return to Turin: Italia 90 the other night. Lineker, Parker and Butcher telling their stories about the tournament was great.
Based on world cups? You have shoehorned a central midfielder down the right wing , ahead of a right winger who has scored more World Cup goals than your strike force
A lot of love for John Barnes. He was a smashing player in the first division but didn't do enough for England imo. I know that's a bit of a trendy opinion amongst 'experts' but it's true.
Started at rb for Liverpool and player right mid early days. Superb crosser of the ball and a real team player not after personal glory.
No debating Gerards or greaves ability , I just thought it was something based on World Cup performances , not general all time England .
Obviously it's all time England 11. Says so in the thread title. Basing it on WC performances then surely it's just the 66 team.
