I'd have taken Beckham.
I wouldn't have taken Richards I must admit. It was almost a pity thing for me, with him missing out on the Euros. We saw again against Brazil, just like the friendly against Holland with the England side, why Richards didn't go to the Euros. He has so much to learn and is so easy to catch out of position. He has a problem I think Saylor had up until about 2 years ago, he plays with his heart too much and needs to use his head more.
On our chances I think we won't get a medal. As we saw with Brazil the other teams are sending sides that have played together for a minimum of 2 years, sometimes a lot more. You can't just throw a side together and say "right lets go and win this". It just doesn't work like that. We should have put together a squad at least a year ago and played some friendly games/had camps in the meantime. We are not taking it serious enough to expect a medal.