The England thread

[Starvinho]

England Squad;

Ben Foster, Robert Green, Joe Hart;

Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott, John Terry, Kyle Walker;

Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Matthew Jarvis, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Jack Wilshere, Ashley Young;

Darren Bent, Andy Carroll, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney.

So the big suprise is Jarvis. Apart from that it is same old same old really.

[Lineker]

No arguments apart from Jermain Defoe being in the squad. He's been fucking shite.

Nice to see Walker and Jarvis in there, and hopefully Parker will get a game this time around.

Somebody want to change the thread sub-title?

[Starvinho]

I think Parker may play some part against Wales but should definately start against Ghana. The lad is having an amazing season and it's shocking the amount of times he gets overlooked for England.

I'd like the team against Wales to be Hart, Johnson (Why ain't Micah Richards in the squad again else I'd have him at right-back), Terry, Dawson, Cole, Young, Parker, Wilshere, Lampard, Milner, Rooney in a 4-5-1.

I think Capello will probably go with Hart, Johnson, Terry, Dawson, Cole, Young, Barry (Maybe Wilshere), Lampard, Milner, Rooney, Bent in a 4-4-2.

[Sam]

I'm still so apathetic to the England team, I think they would have to do something really special to restore my belief in them again.

[YI]

Blah, blah, blah, Joey Barton, blah, blah.

[Lineker]

Football Association agrees to £100m television deal with Uefa over England's qualifying matches, the Telegraph reports.

[Hobo]

Does anyone really care all that much about who England's captain is?

[stokeriño]

Does anyone really care all that much about the England team, full-stop?

[Starvinho]

Does anyone really care all that much about the England team, full-stop?

I still care. It's still real to me dammit!

[Starvinho]

Gareth Bale is out of the England game with a hamstring injury. There goes any chance Wales had.

[Dan]

Like it matters, we'll cruise the qualifiers, then come Euro 2012, we'll fail as per usual.

I'll still watch, but it's getting to the point with England where I'm starting to not care anymore, it's the same shit repeated every 2 years with the odd failure to even qualify thrown in.

[brenchill]

A lot of my friends are Wolves fans and were equally as shocked at Matt Jarvis' inclusion as I was. The Wales squad look dreadful on paper, which probably means we'll win by a one goal margin in a painstakingly slow game.

[Thrilla]

Does anyone really care all that much about who England's captain is?

The media.

[Pesci]

There is actually no reason to fear Wales now. I think we'll smash it, Richard Keys style.

[Cheeky Hughes]

I'm pretty surprised that Micah Richards didn't make the squad. In the last few games for City, he's been one of, if not the best player in the side. And it's against Wales, so it would have been fun to see him on his forward escapades down the flanks.

[Starvinho]

I've always like Richards since he made his suprise debut for England in like 2006 or something, he looked an awesome prospect back then and I thought he would have made the England right back spot his own by now. Just read that he was stretchered off in the U21's 4-0 win against Denmark earlier this evening though, doesn't look too good for him for the rest of the season.

[METALMAN]

John Terry was made captain again?! Shocking. Who did he have to sleep with for that?

[Jimmy]

Bale's out for the Wales/England game, apparently. Ramsey's been named captain, too.

[Starvinho]

Foster out due to 'illness', Carson in.

Edit: Also Capello has confirmed Wilshere will start tomorrow which more than likely means no Lampard. Finally a change for the good in the England set-up.

Edited March 25, 2011 by Starvinho

[Starvinho]

England Team: Hart; Johnson, Terry, Dawson, Cole; Lampard, Parker, Wilshere, Young; Rooney, Bent.

Looks like a 4-5-1 with Rooney and Young on the flanks, Parker holding with Lampard and Wilshere in the middle free to roam. Looks a decent team to me, I'm glad Parker has got a chance and hopefully with Wilshere in more of a free-role he'll produce some magic. It may even free up Lampard and we might see some of the form and goals he produces in a Chelsea shirt.