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[ShogunDarius]

Why ?

its not much but the fact he has such an engine at LT puts it and he always seems to try his best, i'd want that in a captain. If the captain keeps fighting maybe the rest do too.

 

[Salazar]

Cahill.

So long as his duties include spontaneously and viciously slapping Lallana.

 

[jey_16]

Kmag has just dissapeared after Australia.....has he really done that much better then Perez would have done?

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Jagielka's the only one cut out to be captain, and he shouldn't even be good enough to be in the team

 

[Yurt]

Why ?

because he screams (loudly) when he scores

 

[faridmon]

Jagielka's the only one cut out to be captain, and he shouldn't even be good enough to be in the team

As a fan of Jagielka, he have been terrible this WC.

Baines and him, should just stop playing for England anymore. They were quite appalling!

 

[WJD]

oh my word Jordan Henderson captain of England because he runs around a lot

Hilarity aside, there aren't really any standouts so it'll probably be Hart for consistencies sake.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Rooney is the English who ran the most. Should give it to him.

 

[Yurt]

we all know it's going to be Rooney

 

[LTWheels]

Not sure if Henderson is ready to captain England yet, but would be a good choice one day.

If you watch Liverpool, Henderson is Brendan's 'general' on the pitch.

It's Henderson who he gives the instructions to distribute to the rest of the team. He's no longer the quiet boy he was when he joined. Tells players when they need a kicking, one of our few players that gets in the refs face. When Brendan took over Liverpool there were too many 'good boys'. They were so quiet on the pitch. He's toughened them up.

 

[caesar]

We all like to shit on Rooney, but he's the only logical choice.

 

[defel]

Who to play as Captain is the least of England's worries.

Spoiler

Joe Hart

 

[Slizz]

Set the precedent and make Sterling captain.

 

[jey_16]

those austrian girls :O

 

[Tc91]

oh my word Jordan Henderson captain of England because he runs around a lot

Hilarity aside, there aren't really any standouts so it'll probably be Hart for consistencies sake.

I'd go with Hart too.

Henderson :lol pls

 

[3Sixty]

If would say it doesn't matter how good Hendo is for Liverpool he shouldn't even be playing for England let alone captain but then again... Gerrard...

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

England should just retire from FIFA. PL is all you need

 

[FuturusX]

So Suarez wants to leave us or not? Or are the journos just trying to stir some stuff up and sell digital subscriptions?

Liverpool just signed the greatest striker in all of England, King Ricky. So it's all good right?

EDIT: England has more to worry about than who's captain. That stuff is a luxury.

 

[Yurt]

Martin Caceres said he’ll give away “useful information” on his Juventus teammates for Italy-Uruguay.

The wing-back spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup showdown in Natal, where it’s increasingly likely the Azzurri will adopt a Juve-style 3-5-2 system.

“I think Coach Tabarez will ask me for information about Italy and Juventus, especially my club teammates,” confessed Caceres.

“All tacticians know Andrea Pirlo, so I’ll just reiterate to Tabarez how important it is to disturb him when he’s in possession.

“Claudio Marchisio has some standard movements, so in this case my advice could be very useful. He knows how to burst between the lines and has a great shot from distance. I’ll describe him in great detail.

“Giorgio Chiellini is a very good friend, while Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci are very experienced

“I don’t expect Italy to put 10 men behind the ball, as that is not their style. It suits us, as Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani become deadly with a little space. We’ll play on the counter-attack.”

Caceres isn’t the only Uruguayan with Serie A experience, as Walter Gargano plays for Parma, Cavani was at Napoli and Alvaro Pereira is owned by Inter.

“Cavani will also be able to give Tabarez some useful information, as he played against the Juve defence many times with Napoli.

why caceres

why bb

 

[Vivalaraza]

Brendan's general you know.

It's going to be Rooney. At least he gets that job now the United one has been snatched away from him.

 

[LTWheels]

If would say it doesn't matter how good Hendo is for Liverpool he shouldn't even be playing for England let alone captain but then again... Gerrard...

Blame the manager for playing a box to box midfielder who links up well with strikers, making runs from deep beyond the forwards, as a static holding midfielder that is not allowed to wonder far past the half way line.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

why caceres

why bb

Is it wrong of me to be turned on by him wearing those socks thigh high???

 

[Yurt]

I still find it funny how England care way too much about the captain's armband

who the hell wants to captain England?

you'll just be the first one in the line of bukkake fire

Is it wrong of me to be turned on by him wearing those socks thigh high???

nope. ;p

 

[Elchele]

wow, Pierre-Emile is already back at Bayern re-starting training. what a lad

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Who the fuck is Pierre-Emile

 

[Blablurn]

wow, Pierre-Emile is already back at Bayern re-starting training. what a lad

could be his year

 

[Elchele]

could be his year

I actually hope Kroos ends up leaving when his contract expires, so Pierre-Emile can take his place in the starting XI.

Thiago, Pierre-Emile, Kroos, Schweinsteiger

what a midfield we have for next season

 

[Vivalaraza]

I've never seen this Hojberg kid play but the way elsk goes on about him, I do worry for the kid.

 

[arkon]

I still find it funny how England care way too much about the captain's armband

who the hell wants to captain England?

you'll just be the first one in the line of bukkake fire

nope. ;p

It's got special properties. Makes you undroppable and you get to play the full 90 minutes

 

[Blablurn]

Hojberg is legit. It's well known. He's also coming from the better Kopenhagen club.

 

[Yurt]

It's got special properties. Makes you undroppable and you get to play the full 90 minutes

Ahahahah true!

I've never seen this Hojberg kid play but the way elsk goes on about him, I do worry for the kid.

His name is very unusual so he can't be good. Only players with normal sounding names end up being good/famous.

 

[Pennywise]

I've never seen this Hojberg kid play but the way elsk goes on about him, I do worry for the kid.

He got some talent, but he still got a long road ahead of him.

The games he played, weren't that difficult and we'll see about him, once he actually plays in a different situation.

 

[Blablurn]

He got some talent, but he still got a long road ahead of him.

The games he played, weren't that difficult and we'll see about him, once he actually plays in a different situation.

I'm glad we agree that a DFB Cup final against Dortmund is something rather easy. Amateur club, innit?

 

[Wilbur]

Derpina's banned lol

 

[The_Hitcher89]

FARID!

How was your break?

 

[cremino]

Derpina's banned lol

What happened???

 

[Pennywise]

I'm glad we agree that a DFB Cup final against Dortmund is something rather easy. Amateur club, innit?

Yeah, let's start to hype players after one good match against a good club, even cleverly could do that.

We'll see about him next season, unless pep decides to clone Lahm.

 

[Slizz]

Is it time for USA Portugal yet? I'm going to be annihilated before kickoff, I can already tell.

 

[Scum]

As a fan of Jagielka, he have been terrible this WC.

Baines and him, should just stop playing for England anymore. They were quite appalling!

Farid-chan!

 

[Clegg]

United Bros what do we think of Nigel de Jong?

Could be a handy signing. Only the Mirror saying it tho. Tenuous link for the moment.

 

[Suen]

Derpina's banned lol

Another forum achievement in the world of Derp.

 

[TheLucifer]

United Bros what do we think of Nigel de Jong?

Could be a handy signing. Only the Mirror saying it tho. Tenuous link for the moment.

He'll sign a contract extension when the WC is over. He'll be one of the players we'll build on our future XI, won't leave unless United is willing to offer €20m.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

United Bros what do we think of Nigel de Jong?

Could be a handy signing. Only the Mirror saying it tho. Tenuous link for the moment.

I like him in principle but we should be looking at someone younger that Gahl can develop into a NDJ style player.

 

[Frank the Great]

He'll sign a contract extension when the WC is over. He'll be one of the players we'll build on our future XI, won't leave unless United is willing to offer €20m.

I love the faith you have in our management.

I wish I had it as well.

 

[WJD]

United Bros what do we think of Nigel de Jong?

Could be a handy signing. Only the Mirror saying it tho. Tenuous link for the moment.

He'd be decent but I imagine that story is derived purely from the picture taken with Rio and RVP before.

edit: Belgium team looks a hell of a lot more dynamic than the one they played against Algeria.

 

[Diablo Rosso]

United Bros what do we think of Nigel de Jong?

Could be a handy signing. Only the Mirror saying it tho. Tenuous link for the moment.

He did a decent enough job at City. I wouldn't be against it but I'd prefer other targets first, if he even is one.

 

[Blablurn]

Yeah, let's start to hype players after one good match against a good club, even cleverly could do that.

We'll see about him next season, unless pep decides to clone Lahm.

I seriously hope we'll play less Tiki Taka. Otherwise you guys will go for the title. Even Hoffenheim or Augsburg figuered out how to play against us in the end.

 

[LTWheels]

Seeing a lot more newspapers are starting to write articles saying Woy got the tactics wrong, trying to play that formation with a natural holding midfield player, and should have gone for 3 in midfield or diamond.

 

[phaze]

All those Balotelli to Arsenal rumors.


Kill me.

 

[TheLucifer]

I love the faith you have in our management.

I wish I had it as well.

His contract expires next year, so he has to sign another one Galliani will make him sign an extension. Just to be safe we won't lose one of our best players for free. The 20m thing comes from a few articles I read a few weeks ago, when the rumors around him started.

I don't see Milan selling him, which still is one of our best players, for less than 15-20m to be honest. If we're asking for 40m for Balotelli, I think it would make sense to ask that much for Nigel.