Beckham, to me, has never been as good as his reputation and the media make him out to be. The thing that I used to go by with him was that he was always determined to play hard. Tragically the galactico laziness thing seems to have rubbed off on him...
My ideal starting lineup
GK Robinson
DL Cole
DR Neville G
DC King
DC Terry
The two tightest defenses in the country really should make up the backbone of an international side, that would be common sense to me.
ML Osman - I agree with the person who said he's been class. Far more influential and creative then Rooney ever has been.
MC Gerrard
MC Lampard
MR SWP
SC Defoe
SC Johnson
The two highest English scorers in the premiership has to count for something, Owen luckily has started to hit form as an alternative for either.
Captain - A tough one, giving the most likely negative tactics from Sven I would say King or Terry for the reason I picked them in the first place. Alternatively gerrard, he#s done for Liverpool this year what Gazza and the git off MOTD did for us in '91