England 24 -man squad for 2006 World Cup

[Craig]

You've really got no clue about football have you?

Not the first one I have seen.

On another forum I asked a Man Ure fan why didn't support Man City instead, and he said he didn't know who City was despite claiming to come from Lancashire.

 

[aussie]

You've really got no clue about football have you?

admittedly not as much as cricket.....

 

[Pothas]

i think a 442 to with a midfeald of Bekham, lampard, gerrard and cole is the best option at the moment, however as i have said i think it should be considerd as a serious option to play carrick in midfeald as a holding player and drop Gerrard or Lampard

 

[aussie]

i think a 442 to with a midfeald of Bekham, lampard, gerrard and cole is the best option at the moment, however as i have said i think it should be considerd as a serious option to play carrick in midfeald as a holding player and drop Gerrard or Lampard

just wonderinf why if you play Carrick as a holding mid-field player do you have to drop either Lampard or Gerrard why cant joe cole go?

 

[Pothas]

Because i am not conviced either of them can play on the left hand side and i think Cole does a pretty good job there

 

[Scaly piscine]

I don't believe in converting players that basically haven't got a left foot into left-sided players. Football is not about picking your best eleven players regardless of what position they play. Having a well balanced, unified team is the most important thing by far. Bridge or Ashley Cole should be left-back (they're both injured at the moment, so basically just go with the next best regular English left-back in the Premiership - whoever it is). Then the left midfield should be between Ashley Cole, Richardson or Downing.

 

[Pothas]

I don't believe in converting players that basically haven't got a left foot into left-sided players. Football is not about picking your best eleven players regardless of what position they play. Having a well balanced, unified team is the most important thing by far. Bridge or Ashley Cole should be left-back (they're both injured at the moment, so basically just go with the next best regular English left-back in the Premiership - whoever it is). Then the left midfield should be between Ashley Cole, Richardson or Downing.

I agree with that in principal and if Downing really comes on the season and plays really well for Middlesbourough then i would play him, however i think of all the people England have tried on the left side in the last few years Joe Cole is the best and i think he does a decent job

 

[marc71178]

admittedly not as much as cricket.....

That's debateable...

 

[marc71178]

I agree with that in principal and if Downing really comes on the season and plays really well for Middlesbourough then i would play him, however i think of all the people England have tried on the left side in the last few years Joe Cole is the best and i think he does a decent job

That's true, and he's IMO beginning to look the man to play the role for the foreseeable future.

 

[twctopcat]

I agree, i think this playing the best 11 players idea isn't working anymore. It has too much "fantasy football" about it. Football is of course a team game and a collection of individuals (see super series ODI) don't make a good team. The sooner Downing is fit and on form the better.

Now why couldn't giggs have played for England seniors!!!! I believe we could well have won the past 2 major tournaments had that been the case. Now that is a painful thought.......

 

[sledger]

That's debateable...

not really, doesnt say a lot for his knowledge though.

 

[aussie]

That's debateable...

and like you know so dalm much....

 

[aussie]

not really, doesnt say a lot for his knowledge though.

eyyyy chill.

 

[sledger]

and like you know so dalm much....

hes probably the most knowledgeable person in terms of football on the entire forum actually, seems that way to me anyway.

eyyyy chill.

eyyyyy ditto

 

[Barney Rubble]

Now why couldn't giggs have played for England seniors!!!! :

Errmm, sorry to patronise, but it's because he's Welsh. He played for England Schoolboys, but that's because he went to school marginally on the English side of the border - he was never qualified to play for England at any level higher than Schoolboys, he's said so many times.

It's a lovely thought, though........

 

[marc71178]

and like you know so dalm much....

Well maybe if once in while you allowed someone to say something even remotely negative about an Australian without wading in and moaning at people for having a go at them, it'd be a start...

 

[aussie]

hes probably the most knowledgeable person in terms of football on the entire forum actually, seems that way to me anyway.

i was talking about cricket anyway back on topic...

 

[aussie]

Well maybe if once in while you allowed someone to say something even remotely negative about an Australian without wading in and moaning at people for having a go at them, it'd be a start...[/QUOTE}

if someone says negative about an australian that is true i dont agrue but if not i have to argue, whats the issue in that??

 

[marc71178]

The issue is that of the things you've "argued" are no-brainers that you have decided are attacks on the Australian team.

 

[Barney Rubble]

The issue is that of the things you've "argued" are no-brainers that you have decided are attacks on the Australian team.

I'm with you on this one marc - give it a rest, aussie. The rest of us accept that we're never going to be able to convert everyone to our point of view. The forum is a place for people to air their views, not rubbish others'.