Keep thud & Davis under the radar! Why do we want them getting an England call up? They'll only be back up at best, risk injuries & come back knackered! If we stay up we'll want them resting up in the summer & coming back fresh! Thats the big club mentality!
Hart - Foster- Forster Walker - Jones - Jagielka - Cahill - Davies - Baines - Shaw Walcott - Lallana - Gerrard - Huddlestone - Cleverley - Milner - Barkley - Lampard - Wilshere Rooney - Welbeck - Sturridge - Rodriguez Hart Walker Cahill Jagielka Baines Huddlestone Gerrard Walcott Barkley Lallana Rooney
Hart, Forster, Foster Baines, Walker, Jones, Jagielka, Cahill, Gibbs, Shaw. Walcott, Lallana, Gerrard, Huddlestone, Milner, Barkley, Wilshere, Lampard, Townsend Rooney, Sturridge, Welbeck, Lambert. I'd go with AKCJ's starting line up
Surprised you havn't picked up on my inclusion of Cleverley. He's a totally different player to Huddlestone. If Huddlestone doesn't make the squad then it won't be because Cleverley is keeping him out. It'll be because Carrick, Gerrard or even Barkley is. They're totally different players.
Don't get me wrong - I admire him hugely. But Carroll has shown he can unsettle defences at these tournaments, and (when fit) he's a little more athletic (and tall) than Lambert. Technically Lambert is bloody superb on the ball with head and both feet - but he might just be the slowest international-class striker I've ever seen. Beat me to it.
Hart Walker Baines Gerrard Cahill Jagielka Walcott Wilshire Rooney Sturridge Townsend Forster Ruddy Jones Smalling Cole Milner Lampard Huddlestone Lallana Barkley Ox/Morrison (depending on second half form and how ox returns from injury) Welbeck Lambert
Goalkeepers- Hart, Forster, Butland (tournament experience, won't use the third keeper) Defenders- right- Walker, Clyne Left- Gibbs, baines Centre- jagielka, Cahill, shawcross, Davies, Mid- DMC - Jones (versatile) Right- walcott, lallana Left- townsend, ox Centre- wilshere, Barkley, hudd, gerrard, Morrison. Forwards- Rooney, sturridge, welbeck, sterling Surprise inclusions - shawcross- been in the premier league for a few years now and is pretty solid everytime I've seen him, clyne- had to beat glen Johnson to the plane. Have a few workmates who say ravel morrison is the next big thing and was playing well. After the Liverpool game I wouldn't have had a second look at sterling, I thought he was s***e, however him playing in a front three for Liverpool is getting the best out of him.
I know you've got the worlds biggest vendetta against him. But he's really not that bad. Bit of a jack of all trades, master of none. He's clearly a talented footballer, but he does all of the dirty work that is never picked up on by pundits or journos. Gerrard is getting old now. Apart from Barkley he's the best box-to-box midfielder we've got. Bitter pill to swallow, but we need to face facts. We're ****.
Based on a 4231 formation... GK: Hart Foster Forster RB: Johnson Walker CB: Jagielka Cahill Davies Jones LB: Baines Gibbs Central Midfield: Gerrard Huddlestone Carrick Wilshere Attacking Right: Walcott Milner 'Number 10' Rooney Barkley Attacking Left Lallana Rodriguez Striker Welbeck Sturridge Hart Walker - Cahill - Jagielka - Gibbs Huddlestone - Gerrard Walcott - Rooney - Lallana Sturridge Players I left out: 1. Lampard: We already have gerrard as an older central midfielder, and captain. Need fresher legs alongside him. 2. Cole: Out of the Chelsea squad a lot. If he reclaims his spot for the majority of the season I'd put him in. Gibbs has been fantastic for Arsenal who're top of the league. 3. Townsend: Not ready for a world cup when Walcott and Milner are in great form for the top two clubs. Also shown to be quite selfish, shoots a lot when a pass could give a better chance. 4. Lambert: Welbeck and Sturridge are better to lead the line and Rooney can do that to if we have injuries. Better to use the spot elsewhere.
