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Posted: 2/14/2006 9:29:15 AM | | I think Carragher would be a decent right back. Then Sven can play his love child Ferdinand in the middle (how else does he get a game) with Terry. I know Carragher isnt the quickest but Neville aint exactly Linford Christie and his power would be a help from set pieces. Not sure I would like to see Ronaldinho running at him mind. Ramage at Newcastle looks a decent prospect and even more so Steven Taylor but this tournament certainly too early for them. What about Rios brother Hams he looks a good bet to me | |
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| England Football Fans - Your starting XI
Posted: 2/14/2006 9:38:34 AM | Dont know much about Ramage Mr Fawlty at Newcastle but he has done ok when ive watched the geordies on TV!!
Anton Ferdinand is playing brilliant at the moment and was player of month for premier league!!
I just heard a rumor Barcelona are interested in him,hope not!! | |
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Posted: 2/14/2006 10:19:23 AM | | @hams city have onuoha but he is out for the rest of the season just had his first start at u21 level gonna make a greatright footed centre half or right back.we just signed matty mills from southampton who is also u21 level for england(whigley ex-southampton manager/coach reckons he is definately one for the future)danny mills anybody hahaha(city have not lost a game without him this season so what he has only played about six games or so i hear you say,better than neville!!!!micah richards had a good game at charlton only 17 that will of done him the world of good,thats about it for english defenders | |
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| England Football Fans - Your starting XI
Posted: 2/14/2006 10:32:47 AM | I can see that people keep putting Beckham in their line-ups, but he wouldn't be in mine. He's a one-trick-pony. If he doesn't get a dead ball situation, he might as well be at home. He can't tackle properly, never heads the thing, and as for captaincy, what kind of leader is he? Sendings of whilst playing for his country, and multiple bookings speak for themselves. No, our best man for the captaincy is surely John Terry.
HOWEVER, no matter who plays for us, I always wish them success, even if I don't agree with their presence on the pitch. So, before you all jump up and down on me, I have to say that should Beckham raise the cup in Germany, no-one will be more delighted than me! | |
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Posted: 2/14/2006 10:41:12 AM | | Hes not in mine Gary. I agree he is past his best use and other younger players should be ahead of him. Terry is a definite future skipper. | |
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Posted: 2/14/2006 10:55:07 AM | | ^^^i have never rated beckham,never will your right gary he is a winger only!george best summed him up in his book and i know lots of man united fans that would agree,crosses and freekicks. shaun wright philips and trevor sinclair have loads more tricks,oh and gerrard can play on the right as well....beckham probably wouldnt make my squad,to be honest... | |
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| England Football Fans - Your starting XI
Posted: 2/14/2006 9:58:19 PM | to be fair, beckham has had a great year with madrid after a poor showing last term
i'm not his biggest fan, but he has impressed me in la liga this year
and not just from set pieces, he swings in great crosses in play as well, which is what you want a winger to be able to do
that said, i think swp should be given more chances, though without any playing time at chelsea this season and no goals yet it's hard to know how he'll play on game day...there sits 20 million pounds, warming the bench | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 1:55:48 AM | That's one of the problems with swp. First, he's not getting any match practice. More importantly, he had a nightmare in the game against NI. Is he really all that good? An injection of money inflates the market; it doesn't necessarily mean that the most expensive players are the best.
I agree with your comments about Beckham, he has played better this season, and if employed as a winger, he gets by. Unfortunately, players need to be proficient in all areas of the game, and he is not international standard as far as tackling back etc. | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 2:17:19 AM | Think we can forgive SWP one poor game Gary. He terrorised Everton the other night.
How about Englands other eternal problem spot - left side of midfield. Is everyone happy with Gerrard being pushed out there to accomodate Lampard and Beckham which seems Svens preferance. Id rather see a natural left winger at least in the squad, likes of Stu Downing at Boro. | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 4:17:55 AM | | bad manmanagement from the chosen one i,m afraid.players thrive on confidence,swp needs a run of games to get the best out of him (at least seven games)...chelsea bought the most progressive player in the prem. when they bought him,remember city were the only team to beat them last year swp terrorised them that day...he could walk into any team in the world there is no doubt,i,d have him back tomorrow....he had his first 90 minutes on wednesday and proved just that,it was a delight to watch. chelsea have employed the long ball all this and last season,nice to see robbens and wright playing there are a lot of teams that should play with wingers in the prem.....wasnt long ago he got his england debut and scored from the right...and yes Mr.Fawlty downing IS the answer on the left as was proved against chelsea last saturday..........wonder if the chosen one will buy downing for chelsea after that performance??? | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 4:35:22 AM | I think Downing is a fine winger and had a great game against chelsea the other day and with a bit more experience could be the answer to the left sided problem
Any thoughts on Etherington at West Ham chaps? He's a winger doing very well on the left side at the moment with Konchesky doing nicely at left back also | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 5:28:21 AM | | alright hams,etherington is a fine player whgo deserves a chance,konchesky had his chance and blew it looked too nervy and made the rest of the defence fall apart when he has played for england(just as keith curle did,yet was a rock solid defender for his club)maybe if anton ferdinand was along side him he would have a better understanding...i,m sure there will be absolutely no sorprises in svens team selection,i think we could pick the team for him...............heres one for you would you bring green the norwich keeper???i think he is absolutely s**t i just dont see the talent he is supposed to have,i think it would be a slap in the face for premiership keepers who perform week in week out at a higher level of football that includes the top teams in the old first(championship,,your having a laugh...can bring myself to call it this)pollett at wigan,richard wright @everton......looking to the future is he the answer if not who is!!!!lets have it right it is the most important position...what do you all think guys | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 7:07:58 AM | I like Etherington too, especially after making Ugly Wright the Mackem look silly the other day, dragging him down twice to earn a deserved red card.
I havent seen enough of Green to make an informed decision Tricky but I like bot the keepers you mentioned and would add young Kirkland at Liverpool to that (Currently on loan at the Baggies) as a future prospect. Definitely not Calamity though Tricky sorry good club keeper but too many lapses in concentration for International football. | |
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| England Football Fans - Your starting XI
Posted: 2/15/2006 10:00:07 AM | Robinson, G neville, Woodgate, Terry, Cole, wright phillips, beckham, gerrard, lampard, rooney and owen is the way ahead. theirs talk off taking the other ugly brother as well but that will be a massive backward step to play him as a holding midfielder, and as for Plug from man united(ferdinand) he does not warrent his place in the united team never mind England.
  i think if we play that team then we will not go far wrong | |
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Posted: 2/15/2006 12:19:37 PM | | james soft goal!!!hmmm ,yes it was his fault the goal but how deep did they defend they had their back line on the edge of the box,i thought it was absolutely attrocious at the time all austria did was pump the long ball....svens plan of holding onto slim leads like the euro campaign backfired again!!!two shots ,two goals the austria team had second half.....my point is would you bring experience or someone like green(what does sven see in him?)god forbid robinson gets injured...................... | |
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Posted: 2/16/2006 2:18:32 AM | I'm a huge Woody fan (yes, my main team is Leeds), but will he be ready to play at the highest level this summer? I think Rio has his mind on other matters too often - he is an excellent centre half (or whatever the term is nowadays), but if you are distracted, you are a liability. There is no room on the trip for anyone who is less than 100% committed to the cause.
Anyone excited yet? It's only 4 months away! | |
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Posted: 2/16/2006 3:08:10 AM | | Cant wait Gary. Paper talk at weekend of Woodgate coming back to the toon! That would be ace, the only half decent centre back we have had in donkeys! I agree about Rio but always thought he was over-rated anyway to be honest. There are a couple of World Cup threads going too Gary and some of the American comments are hilarious | |
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Posted: 2/16/2006 12:03:36 PM | Ah, Mr Fawlty, or may I call you Basil? Yes, Woody would certainly be an asset to the Mags. Last half-decent centre half they had was probably Peacock (correct me if I am wrong).
Went on the sports forums, but saw about 30 pages of them. Please tell me what pages I should be looking at.
Slightly off topic, but Mags have a great chance of winning the Cup this year. Big names are out (at least Scouse **stards or Man U, this round!) and I , for one neutral, would love to see them do it. | |
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Posted: 2/16/2006 12:09:35 PM | Thanks Gary. Howey was the better of the two centre halfs durinh Keegans time and even got into the England squad.
If you do a search on World Cup there are a few and they are pretty recent.
To be honest several fruitless trips to Wembley and one to Cardiff have convinced me we are never going to bloody win anything but you live in hope.
Dunno if youve seen it but Hams has a pretty good thread going on all things premier league where you can tell us your team and any thoughts you have on them its under English Premier League Fans | |
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Posted: 2/16/2006 12:26:39 PM | Cheers, Basil! Had forgotten Howey. Will check World Cup forums, thanks.
No, haven't checked Hams thread on the Premier League, mainly because it doesn't interest me at the moment (can't think why!). Enjoy reading his comments on other topics, so will give a look.
Of course, you weren't alive in 1969! We don't give up hope for our teams, but I know what you mean. Best wishes. | |
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Posted: 3/1/2006 9:30:32 AM | what do people think about beattie?
i thought (when he was still with southampton) that newcastle should pick him up as a shearer replacement
he was available, but they went with kluivert instead
he's finally coming good at everton, and considering crouch's form of late, i think i would take beattie for the world cup
but i can't quite remember how he plays
i seem to recall him being able to run at defenders well, he could hold up the ball, good in the box too
ideas? | |
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Posted: 3/1/2006 10:04:21 AM | | I don't think you were alone in seeing him as a natural replacement for Shearer pilgrim, I heard that mooted around Newcastle at the time. You never know that may still come about as Shearer is definitely going this summer. He has most of the attributes, big strong quickish with an eye for goal but he had a quiet spell goalscoring-wise which he seems to have come through. As far as England go I would have him in ahead of Crouch but I think there are better forwards about. He could do a job though Im sure | |
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Posted: 3/1/2006 3:08:08 PM | Anyone Watch Englands game against Uruguay tonight,I thought we deserved to win overall
and it wasnt a bad game
With Bridge and Cole both injured now it puts us in a difficult postion at left back!!
Is Konchesky at west ham the answer now or stick with Carragher? | |
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Posted: 3/2/2006 3:10:49 AM | Thought we played ok and kept plugging away but we missed Lampard and Owen.
Much as I would like to see a natural left sided midfielder there I think Cole was excellent last night and has probably cemented his place there. Rooney is falling into the same trap he seems to be in with Man U at the minute and is dropping too deep to get the ball, someone should make him stay up there!
As for left back Hams Cole will probably be fit for World Cup and hes my first choice. If not Carragher ahead of Konchesky Im afraid but I would take Konchesky in squad. I heard awful talk of Phil Neville covering left back this morning *shudders*
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