World Cup 2010

[ThomThomDrum]

IMO

Goalkeepers

Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green

Defenders

Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock

Midfielders

Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips

Forwards

Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney

Heskey is rubbish!

[eFestivals]

Forwards

Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney

Heskey is rubbish!

Heskey will be on the plane. Rooney is a waste if Heskey doesn't go.

[TheGayTent]

You'd take Upson over Dawson?

[ThomThomDrum]

Heskey will be on the plane. Rooney is a waste if Heskey doesn't go.

[Langdale Wolf]

Yep. He played enough alongside Terry and Ferdinand in qualifying to know what to expect from them. Didn't put a foot wrong* (slipping on the Wembley pitch doesn't count) for England, so doesn't deserve to be dropped any more than Heskey does for his club form.

*Despite what the ITV commentators would have you belive, they were overly critical, I imagine that's why youd take him out - I know you hang on Tyldesley's every word

[Cardboard Box City]

Whats the starting line-up then?

Traditional 4-4-2 if you please.

???

G Johnson - Terry - ??? - A Cole

Lennon - Gerrard - Lampard - ???

??? - Rooney

[spwan-of-the-devil]

Ah well Ryan Shawcross did not get there but his time will come.. Personally I dont rate Zamora or Bent. Bent for me is a very good league player but not an international player.. Zamora I just dont rate.. if gone for another forward I would have Taken Carlton Cole if he was fit..

Parker deserves it as well as Huddlestone..

7 I would Drop..

Bent

Warnock

Upson

Carrick

SWP

Lennon

Theo Walcott

[jammy2211]

Pretty good selection overall - would take Zamora over Heskey but could be my Fulham bias. I think Zamora is better then Heskey (he does all the physical work but also scores a few goals) but Heskey's been the England man throughout the whole qualification. Would be too ballsy and risky to bring Zamora along.

If Heskey is injured though I'm not convinced we have a striker to get the best out of Rooney, which is clearly the key to our side having any success. Crouch and Rooney could work though *shrug*.

I think he'll drop:

Carrager

Dawson

Huddleson

Jonhson

Lennon

Warnock

Parker

[TheGayTent]

Whats the starting line-up then?

Traditional 4-4-2 if you please.

Green

G Johnson - Terry - Rio - A Cole

Lennon - Gerrard - Lampard - Milner

Heskey - Rooney

[eFestivals]

That would leave the currently injured Barry as the only defensive midfielder. One of Carrick, Parker and Huddlestone will go as cover and two if Barry is still injured.

don't forget that King can play that role too!

[Langdale Wolf]

Whats the starting line-up then?

Traditional 4-4-2 if you please.

Hart

G Johnson - Terry - King - A Cole

Lennon - Gerrard - Lampard - Milner

Heskey - Rooney

[Cardboard Box City]

If we have to go strictly with CBC rules!

[TheGayTent]

Why are two of them pink? What you trying to say?!

[eFestivals]

I would Drop..

Bent

Warnock

Upson

Carrick

SWP

Lennon

Theo Walcott

There's not a hope in hell that all of Lennon, Theo & SWP will be left behind. Two of them will defo go.

[Benj]

Whats the starting line-up then?

Traditional 4-4-2 if you please.

[spwan-of-the-devil]

There's not a hope in hell that all of Lennon, Theo & SWP will be left behind. Two of them will defo go.

[Cardboard Box City]

As above.

[Langdale Wolf]

Joe Hart? Has he even played a senior international match?

[ThomThomDrum]

For me not Capello-

James

G Johnson - Terry - Ferdinand - A Cole

Lennon - Gerrard/ Hargreaves (if fit enough) - Lampard - Johnson

Heskey - Rooney

Edited May 11, 2010 by ThomThomDrum

[ThomThomDrum]

I don't think fitness is the problem as he's 100% recovered but he's lacking match sharpness from not playing for almost 2 years.

[eFestivals]

I don't think fitness is the problem as he's 100% recovered but he's lacking match sharpness from not playing for almost 2 years.

he's also lacking bottle in a big way from what Fergie's said - so I think it's unlikely he'll ever be close to being the player he was, as it sounds like he's too scared of further injury.

[Benj]

Never! I know you said for you and if fit enough but he aint fit enough and is no where near as good as Gerrard

[Langdale Wolf]

GAH!

Just realised he's not selected at all, had no idea why I thought he was there, considering I posted the squad.

The only alternative to Gerrard is Parker then. I'd play parker against the better sides, I don't think you can have Gerrard and Lampard both in the centre against the likes of Spain/ Brazil etc

[spwan-of-the-devil]

Yep, he played against Trindad & Tobago in a friendly a year or two ago before his decent season with Birmingham.

[Lithium05]

Agreed but Should have taken Paul Robinson instead of Green as Green is Gash imo.