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Sven names preliminarly England squad

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april__29

Youth Team
Keepers
David James (Man City), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Ian Walker (Leicester);

Defenders
Gary Neville (Man United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), John Terry (Chelsea), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Phil Neville (Man United);

Midfielders
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Nicky Butt (Man United), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Paul Scholes (Man United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich);

Strikers
Wayne Rooney (Everton), Michael Owen (Liverpool), Emile Heskey (Liverpool), Darius Vassell (Aston Villa).
 
S

ShearerM4

Fan Favourite
Originally posted by mark77
You really need Shearer in that squad IMO.
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nah :p...

So Heskey and Vassell are in but not Smith nor Beattie...

And Ian Walker??
apart from that the squad picks itself really.
 
V

VanTheMin

Red Card - Life
Life Ban
although it is preliminary,i doubt sven will change it.
bringing in carragher and king instead of brown and ehioug(whatever) really sucks.
why didn't he think of defoe?
 
S

ShearerM4

Fan Favourite
Originally posted by Payaah
I already posted this in EURO 2004 thread(sticky).
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i don't think you can expect everything to do with Euro2004 over the nex couple of months to be posted in the Euro2004 thread....
 
J

jani

Fan Favourite
Southgate?

:kader:

Defoe?

:kader:

Heskey?

:kader:

Joe Cole is a surprise if you ask me..

He has hardly played for Chelsea..
 
J

::Jason::

Starting XI
It was hardly surprising to see Emile Heskey in the squad.

the overall level of attackers in the squad is fairly adequate, which is no good for a tournament like this really.

Lampard is the no.1 player on the squad atm imo. he's been solid and he has played alot, which apparently has helped him to improve dramatically.
 
G

garlei

Senior Squad
I was praying Shaun Wright Philips would be a surprise addition to the squad... What happens now when we want a right winger? What happens if Becks is injured?
 
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garlei

Senior Squad
Martyn declines Euro call
By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer

Everton goalkeeper Nigel Martyn declined an invitation to be considered for England's Euro 2004 squad.
The 37-year former England veteran has been outstanding for Everton since joining from Leeds in September.

And BBC Sport understands a member of England's set-up sounded out Martyn about a surprise international return.

But he was reluctant to come back and stay on the bench, leaving his Everton understudy Richard Wright as a surprise standby choice for Portugal.

Martyn has been voted Everton's player of the year, and manager David Moyes recently admitted his performances had been a major factor in the club staying in the Premiership.

Moyes said: "He has saved us on many occasions this year and when you look at how close we've been to relegation at the end of the season, it is hard to put into words the value of his contribution and what it has meant to have him here.

"I would say he is one of my best signings as a manager because he came for nothing. He only had one year left on his Leeds contract but we took that over.

"It meant a big pay cut for him to leave Leeds and sign a two-year deal with us. It has been a great piece of business and although he is 37 he certainly doesn't look ready for the knackers yard yet."


It is hard to put into words the value of Nigel Martyn's contribution
Everton manager David Moyes
Martyn said recently when asked about his possible selection for Portugal: "I have said before, at my age, to go there and do all the training all summer and not play is detrimental.

"I came back from the 2002 World Cup absolutely shattered and we had a tough pre-season schedule at Leeds with trips to the Far East and Australia and I was not ready for that at that time.

"In a major championship, if you knew you had a chance of playing then that is something you would have to go for.

"But I think the FA have got right behind David James and made him number one and they are supporting him. That is how it should be as it gives him confidence."

Wright has not played first-team football since September after suffering a knee injury shortly after Martyn's arrival.


Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/internationals/england/3722263.stm

Published: 2004/05/17 15:06:37 GMT

© BBC MMIV
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sigh. Martyn would have been the best cover. I would pick Nigel over calamity James...
 
S

shokz

The Red Devil
On Standby:

Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)
Richard Wright (Everton)
Matthew Upson (Birmingham)
Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough)
Scott Parker (Chelsea)
Alan Smith (Leeds)

Southgate would've been chosen but he's injured. I would've dropped Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.

I'm happy Vassell is in there, Heskey should've been dropped for Defoe.
 
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garlei

Senior Squad
shokz Phil and Butt are experienced internationals. Phil's verstaility and Butt's WC 2002 performance got that back in the squad. They better perform soon. If they don't improve they could very well be dropped out of the squad for the next big tournment.
 
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