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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT6| doicare about injuries?
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Dun.
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What was he doing?
lol. I've binned the ones I have little confidence or interest in.
1 GK Joe Hart
13 GK Robert Green
DF Glen Johnson
15 DF Joleon Lescott
2 DF Micah Richards
3 DF Leighton Baines
14 DF Phil Jones
5 DF Chris Smalling
DF Kyle Walker
8 MF Scott Parker (c)
11 MF Adam Johnson
MF Tom Cleverley
FW Wayne Rooney
9 FW Danny Welbeck
20 FW Daniel Sturridge
Leaves us with some pace up front, some ability to hold the ball in midfield, and a relatively tough, solid defence. Not going to set the world on fire, but England can put out a capable 11 on paper.
I don't think England would go into tournaments expecting to be favourites but they are solid quarter final picks and could easily make the semis, this whole mentality of 'best in the world' or 'complete shit' is bizarre to me. After Spain, Germany, Holland, Brazil and Argentina England have a good claim to be the next best - heck given Brazil seem to be in a low point for players atm I wouldn't argue against England being in the top 5. The only other credible teams are Portugal and France.
Yeah I think you've highlighting our biggest problem in terms of squad selection - England's midfield pool is fucking horrendous.
I guess you can play Sturridge as a winger with Johnson, then have Parker hold, Cleverley as the playmaker, maybe even with Rooney alongside him, then shove Welbeck or someone else up front. That's the only sensible thing I can put together from your selection where midfield/striker is concerned.
The return of Wilshere could help too but it will take a while for him to get back to his decent performance levels.
But yeah, that's pretty much it for us.
I don't know, there are a few players besdies Wilshere who aren't in the team right now who could help. Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lennon, Rodwell, Huddlestone, there are different options out there but injuries/inexperience are keeping them out of the side.
Oui. Sturridge might ache to play down the middle, and Chelsea might eventually be wise or obliged to indulge him, but England need him on the sides. Rooney can play behind whoever he's partnered with and basically handle that area if he's on form. Wilshere will help, but it's always going to be a profoundly different style to what he is drilled to do for his club. To a greater extent than for other players, because Arsenal (if not quite at the moment) will hold the ball. England won't. Can't.
England appear to have quite a problem with wingers, given that Sturridge is a CF who is being used out wide and many potential formations I've seen suggest using Welbeck out wide as well, essentially leaving 3 strikers in the forward positions of a 4-3-3. Johnson and Cole are good at getting forward but it still leaves England very narrow and since others have suggested that England are quite weak in midfield it may be wise to try a 4-2-3-1 formation with Rooney in the hole, one of Welbeck or Sturridge up top and one on the wings, leaving a space for a natural winger in the attack.
I thought only good players get picked.
I've not given up on my dream to send City down with a backheel at the Emirates.
Gareth Bale
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Why the Emirates?
Oops. Got my Middle Eastern airlines mixed up.
Sorry dc, Manager. Your stadium will eventually have purchase on my memory.
Willkiller
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Arsenal better draw this weekend!
Alright, "shit" was harsh, but I wouldn't allow this lot anywhere near the national team. Oh, and sorry for the late response. Just getting ready for work. :-/
Watch them go and be awkward bastards and go and win.
Awesome Animals
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I really like the FA of Ireland's badge.
Gareth Bale
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They should have called their league the Football Association of Ireland League
You should blame them all lol
i have got something to cheer you up
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It's hilarious considering we're getting absolutely nothing this season. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VmX3c.gif I'm glad they kept Chiellini's nose <3
The ghost goal?
:lol
Vivalaraza
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21 years ago today Ryan Giggs made his debut for Man United. It was also my birthday. Best birthday present I ever got =)
mocolostrocolos
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Gratz!
Freewheelin'
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Happy birthday Viva, you sexy Indian man
I'd punch you if it wasn't true.
Our domestic football is really poor.
Happy Birthday Viva
LabouredSubterfuge
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Happy birthday Viva.
You go to many LoI games Clegg?
José Mourinho
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They're all away watching the superior Irish league...League of Ireland GAF where you at?
Tonight is the KO for a new season, and with the return to the big time of two of the great names of Irish football - CCFC & Shelbourne - It's going to be epic.
G'wan City!
:lol, two terrible leagues.
I wholeheartedly approve of your new avatar by the way. I love Ed Sheeran!
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My brother is a Shamrock Rovers fan so I go with him occasionally.
I'd go to more matches but Leinster usually play on Fridays/Saturdays so I go to those games instead.
I can only think its personal between manager and chairman, Megson was doing fine
Awesome Animals
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Happy B-Day Vivs. Are you as old as Giggs has been playing in the Prem, or just a little bit older?
Honestly he's average. A Team is commercially successful because it's sub par teenage poetry, but he's a better rap writer than anything else. Nowhere near as good as people think he is though. Maverick Sabre's album came out recently and that was much better if you're talking about new British singer/songwriters.
*brofist*
The guy's far too overrated and the jizz splurge over songs like A Team annoy the fuck out of me. Terrible shite.
I like the way he looks at me when he asks me to go deeper
I wonder how Macheda's "I meant to type 'guy'" defence will go.
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