Formations and 3-5-2
I do not know a single team who plays succsessfull with a 3 man backline & with all those world class defenders it would be a crime IMO not to play 4 at the back (afterall it’s a big strength of our team)
4-4-2 Diamond or 4-4-2 (classy) or an adaptable 4-3-3
GK:
Robinson is the #1 England Keeper atm
Kirkland, Green and others (not old ones) should get 2nd,3rd place.
Defenders:
My candidates (what a nice problem to have! Alltough I would’t like to pick the CB starters)
G. Neville - experience, the link up with Becks and his commanding all speak for him
Terry – what a defender, and what a goalscorer, hopefully as good for England as for Chelski
Campbell – if he can get over his injury problems, his experience is a huge bonus for us
Ferdinand – looked a bit out of sorts in the last games, he’s a class player with a sh*t attitude
King – was amazing during Euro04, could even play DM
Carragher – Fantastic for Liverpool last year, needs to transfer his game to the national team.
A.Cole – the best left back we have, like Rio had a bit a “shaky” form
*Woodgate – if fit and his old form, what made him one of the best center backs
*Bridge – faces a fight for his spot at Chelsea, is versatile, could play with Ashley on the left side in LB & LM
*P. Neville the left full back role holds a bad memory for him, but he played there before plenty of times, his experience and versatility (RB, DM, L
will help too.
Becks & the England Thread
Becks plays like the ManUtd-Class-Becks on the right, his best position is there. Just look how good he got again for RM when they put him on the right wing?!
Anyone up for a “1st” page like in the club team threads ?
Should do one for “BecksFrankSteve” to Edit the 1st post ?
Totally Agree!
DM – my candidates
Gerrad (dind’t do bad there , he would need to “sacrifice" him for the team and stay in that position)
Carrick (impressed me big time during the US Tour and from what I saw from Spurs)
Butt (if he rediscovers his old form)
P.Neville (if he plays like when Everton played against ManUtd or he replaced Keane vs Arsenal)
Parker - don’t know if he’s a holding midfield player, but if he’s good, we could try him.
Surprise Candidate *Alan Smith* - Depending on how he does for ManUtd, he’d be an excellent choice + we even would have an additional striker if needed.
As for Hargreaves – he does not belong in the England Team IMO, everytime he’s on for England = aliby passes, no real push forward, no good link up – in short it’s not the same player as for Bayern.
Other Midfielders
Becks, Lampard, J.Cole, Richardson and SWP would be onboard
Strikers
Rooney & Owen are set if fit, no matter how many games they did/do play
Defoe is my 3rd choice and the 4th would go to either
Crouch - his height makes him valuable, but let’s see how he does for Liverpool first.
Smith - every team needs characters like him, full of pride-dedictation-passion
A. Johnson – I’m not a fan of him but Sven is...
Bent - too inexpirienced at top level
Players who I’d leave out of any future Team
James – too old, too error prone, to less “making match winning saves”
G. Johnson – good going forward, otherwise poor.
Hargreves - see above
+ IN ORDER FOR ENGLAND TO BE SUCCSESSFULL WE NEED TO PLAY ON AFTER A 1-0 LEAD, not to defend that for the rest of the game a la Sven...
Now I hope for lots of debates, disscussions etc
I do not know a single team who plays succsessfull with a 3 man backline & with all those world class defenders it would be a crime IMO not to play 4 at the back (afterall it’s a big strength of our team)
4-4-2 Diamond or 4-4-2 (classy) or an adaptable 4-3-3
GK:
Robinson is the #1 England Keeper atm
Kirkland, Green and others (not old ones) should get 2nd,3rd place.
Defenders:
My candidates (what a nice problem to have! Alltough I would’t like to pick the CB starters)
G. Neville - experience, the link up with Becks and his commanding all speak for him
Terry – what a defender, and what a goalscorer, hopefully as good for England as for Chelski
Campbell – if he can get over his injury problems, his experience is a huge bonus for us
Ferdinand – looked a bit out of sorts in the last games, he’s a class player with a sh*t attitude
King – was amazing during Euro04, could even play DM
Carragher – Fantastic for Liverpool last year, needs to transfer his game to the national team.
A.Cole – the best left back we have, like Rio had a bit a “shaky” form
*Woodgate – if fit and his old form, what made him one of the best center backs
*Bridge – faces a fight for his spot at Chelsea, is versatile, could play with Ashley on the left side in LB & LM
*P. Neville the left full back role holds a bad memory for him, but he played there before plenty of times, his experience and versatility (RB, DM, L
will help too.Becks & the England Thread
TheBlueBalla said:Anyway, about Beckham back in the centre of park, I think that if he is thriving for Madrid out on the right then its in England's best intrests, as well as Madrid's, not to make him switch for the odd international.
Anyway, its all food for thought, but as Seven8 said, this thread is really buzzing with good debate. Great to see
Becks plays like the ManUtd-Class-Becks on the right, his best position is there. Just look how good he got again for RM when they put him on the right wing?!
Anyone up for a “1st” page like in the club team threads ?
Should do one for “BecksFrankSteve” to Edit the 1st post ?
Mikey said:
Totally Agree!
DM – my candidates
Gerrad (dind’t do bad there , he would need to “sacrifice" him for the team and stay in that position)
Carrick (impressed me big time during the US Tour and from what I saw from Spurs)
Butt (if he rediscovers his old form)
P.Neville (if he plays like when Everton played against ManUtd or he replaced Keane vs Arsenal)
Parker - don’t know if he’s a holding midfield player, but if he’s good, we could try him.
Surprise Candidate *Alan Smith* - Depending on how he does for ManUtd, he’d be an excellent choice + we even would have an additional striker if needed.
As for Hargreaves – he does not belong in the England Team IMO, everytime he’s on for England = aliby passes, no real push forward, no good link up – in short it’s not the same player as for Bayern.
Other Midfielders
Becks, Lampard, J.Cole, Richardson and SWP would be onboard
Strikers
Rooney & Owen are set if fit, no matter how many games they did/do play
Defoe is my 3rd choice and the 4th would go to either
Crouch - his height makes him valuable, but let’s see how he does for Liverpool first.
Smith - every team needs characters like him, full of pride-dedictation-passion
A. Johnson – I’m not a fan of him but Sven is...
Bent - too inexpirienced at top level
Players who I’d leave out of any future Team
James – too old, too error prone, to less “making match winning saves”
G. Johnson – good going forward, otherwise poor.
Hargreves - see above
+ IN ORDER FOR ENGLAND TO BE SUCCSESSFULL WE NEED TO PLAY ON AFTER A 1-0 LEAD, not to defend that for the rest of the game a la Sven...
Now I hope for lots of debates, disscussions etc
