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Who would you prefer England's central midfield pairing to be?
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England's central midfield
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Barrel of Fun
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Barry should not lose the shirt and RFP should not even consider anything other than Gerrard and Barry as an option. Lampard has done nothing much in the England shirt of late to warrant waltzing straight back into the team.
countrygull
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well that seems to tell a story then: Gerrard/Barry 8 other options 0. I hope Steve Mclaren is online!!
Tricky Dicky
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Gerrard and Barry every time at the mo. The left/right footed combo works much better for me than Fat Frank and SG.
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Two people seem to prefer Lampard to Barry. 
pasty
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SG & GB please. Always nice to have a (slight) Albion conection to the England team.
Mendoza
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Barry doesnt deserve to be dropped even if no one in our town would recognise him standing on the pitch holding a beachball, with a seagull on his head, holding up a sign saying "hi, am Gareth Barry"
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Barry has been superb, and until such time as he stops performing he should keep the shirt. Otherwise, every squad player can assume that the 1st XI is a closed shop. If Lampard displaces Barry it will be a travesty, even if he goes on to score a hat-trick.
pasty
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Two people seem to prefer Lampard to Barry.
Interlopers who clearly know nothing about football.
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Gerrard and Barry as they are both fit and did a job in the last 2 games. If Hargreaves had been fit then possibly him for Barry, especially in Moscow, but as he is not, it is not an option.
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
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No one has yet noticed that Gerrard is shit then. Wonder what this weekend's excuse will be.
questier
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personally I think he should start with as many of the players who started the last two qualifiers
He isnt shit, he has been poor this season so far, I doubt he is fully fit and at the rate of games he is playing i doubt he will be.
scooter1
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What he said!
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
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Maybe shit is an exaggeration, but he is vastly overrated.
There's actually an article in the guardian today which pretyy much sums up what I've been saying for a couple of years. Gerrard is best played in an advanced position or wide midfield. i really don't get this clamour for him to play in the centre. When he played on the right in an avcanced position in a 4-5-1 he had a brilliant season and scored 20+ goals. But a couple of mediocre games and everyone is crying for him to be put into the centre. It's stupid. He has pace, power, determination, a good cross and a cracking shot. What he doesn't have is guile, his passing is actually quite average, he doesn't dictate a game. So why is he a central midfielder? And when has he played well there (in a 2 man midfield)?
What England Player isnt overrated apart from Owen?
I find it hard to disagree with you, however the problem remains both he and Gerrard have massive holes in there games.
keaton
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- Nov 18, 2004
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It's a very good article. I've always thought he'd make a good right-back but he lacks any sort of disciplpine