England Squad

[mcshane in the 79th]

If anyone cares.

Goalkeepers:

Ben Foster
Joe Hart
Scott Carson

Defenders:

Gary Cahill,
Ashley Cole,
Michael Dawson,
Kieran Gibbs,
Phil Jagielka,
Glen Johnson,
Joleon Lescott,
Matthew Upson

Midfielders:

Gareth Barry,
Michael Carrick,
Steven Gerrard,
Adam Johnson,
James Milner,
Theo Walcott,
Shaun Wright-Phillips,
Ashley Young

Strikers:

Darren Bent,
Carlton Cole,
Peter Crouch,
Jermain Defoe,
Wayne Rooney

 

[Armchair Loyalist]

so much for the new era

 

[Sam Ovett]

Why did Bobby pick up that knock?!?!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Not interested in the slightest.

Why am I reading this?

 

[blue2]

Not interested in this or the premshit its the championship I want us to be in

 

[Gully]

I have to say that squad leaves me pretty underwhelmed, I think my attitude towards international football now mirrors that of the majority of our players during the World Cup, can't really be arsed.

 

[sammy g]

I have to say that squad leaves me pretty underwhelmed, I think my attitude towards international football now mirrors that of the majority of our players during the World Cup, can't really be arsed.

My thoughts exactly. I have never felt so underwhelmed by our international team since I was old enough to care. Too many false dawns. Too much hype for far to little return. My feeling of ambivalence begun in 2002 and slowly increased until this summer's zenith of humiliation!

 

[Return of the Rev]

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Scott Carson Shaun Wright-Phillips Most of the rest

I hate the England team. I really do. Overpaid, time-wasting bunch of failures. We can't even like Rooney any more can we?

 

[Sheebo]

Come on England.

 

[Smith DID score]

I thought there should have been a Fulham player up front?

 

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Scott Carson

Sigh

Matthew Upson

FFS

Darren Bent

WHY

 

[Gerbil]

I thought there should have been a Fulham player up front?

injured

 

[brightonmark1234]

why is shaun wright -phillips and Carlton Cole and scott carson in the squad

 

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

why is shaun wright -phillips and Carlton Cole and scott carson in the squad

To be fair, SWP plays well and scores for England.

The other two though, I have no idea.

 

[Pavilionaire]

The omission of Tom Huddlestone is poor, especially in the light of Lampard's injury AND all this talk of Arteta.

The fact he's chosen SWP over Lennon is also disappointing.

Lastly, what's happened to Agbonlahor? He's a better player than Carlton Cole.

The lack of strikers is getting to be a real problem. With Heskey retired, Bobby so injury-prone and Bent / Cole overlooked for the last 2 years we need an alternative. Even the strikers we do have are the wrong type of striker.

 

[Del Boy]

The omission of Tom Huddlestone is poor, especially in the light of Lampard's injury AND all this talk of Arteta.

I thought crappello picked players of form, so why does Carrick keep getting in the squad, he never plays for England or United

 

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

I thought crappello picked players of form, so why does Carrick keep getting in the squad, he never plays for England or United

No other defensive mid options to cover for Barry I'd guess. Might be time to give Jack Rodwell a go.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I thought crappello picked players of form, so why does Carrick keep getting in the squad, he never plays for England or United

You clearly cannot pick the England on form, otherwise you'd only have about 4 players in the squad.

 

[Scotty Mac]

wright-phillips is a f***ing disgrace - still, his selection means that one "expert pundit" will be singing fabios praises

if that squad doesnt illustrate how far from "world class" the england team is, i dont know what will