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England squad for EURO 2016 preparation matches
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SeagullofMalaysia
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Rashford might be a long shot for a call up?
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That is the provisional list... 26 names... 3 to drop out (I think).
turienzo's lovechild
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sounds about right- can't really think of anyone who missed out that's that great
i'm sure there will be the inevitable injuries though
i'm sure there will be the inevitable injuries though
I really don't like the bloke, but on stats, form, experience or physical condition, Jermaine Defoe had every right to a place in that 26.
Woy has said that, if fit, Wilshire will be in so I'm sure he won't be the one to be dropped
I'm more concerned about three CBs, one of whom can't defend
He wouldn't at all. Every single challenge he made would be given as a foul. He'd be reffed out of the game, just as Crouch often was.
Someone permanent in the treatment room to keep the medical team on their toes?
turienzo's lovechild
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even in his prime he wasn't that great for england though!
His record stacks up.
Most reliable finisher available to England right now I think, despite clearly being a bit of a dick.
Stumpy Tim
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No surprises, especially in defence where we look utter gash
turienzo's lovechild
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his record certainly stacks up at club level but even when he was at his absolute pinnacle and banging them in for tottenham I really don't think he ever successfully made the step up....this isn't an England legend we're talking about here. Looking through his record he's scored 19 goals for England which in itself is alright but only two, maybe three of them came against anyone vaguely decent- Italy and Netherlands (in friendlies) and Poland in a 2006 WC qualifier. You could perhaps add a fourth when he scored against Slovenia in the 2010 world cup. He's undoubtedly a top striker at PL level but taking a 33 year old striker who has never been that great at international level would be a huge gamble
Less or more of a gamble than including a 19 year old who has never even tried on the kit?
SeagullofMalaysia
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I think these should be the dropouts:
-Townsend
-Cahill
-Delph
-Townsend
-Cahill
-Delph
We look sh!t all over the park, except arguably up front. Put this midfield into context - Leicester's Kante was one of the players of the season here - he'd absolutely WALK into our first team. For France, he's FIFTH choice. I look at our midfield and don't see anyone with sufficient class to both keep the ball in tight circumstances and prevent the opposition from doing the same. Ali and Drinkwater I'm happy with, but nobody else.
Our defence is, as you correctly point out, utter toilet.
Seasidesage
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You want to go with TWO centre half's? Blimey I thought three was one too few...