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England international Owen Hargreaves could face a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a suspected broken leg.

Hargreaves, 25, came off after 24 minutes of Bayern Munich's 2-1 league defeat to Arminia Bielefeld after colliding with an opposing player.

 

"We think he may have a broken fibula. We will know more after an examination," said coach Felix Magath.

 

The midfielder, a transfer target of Manchester United, cemented his place in the England team at the World Cup.

 

 

Source: BBC Sport

 

 

 

This is quite really bad news for England. :( He's relished his role as the holding midfielder since he's been given the role and England look a lot more solid unit. I guess Carrick could play the role for England but I don't think he's as suited to the role for England as Hargreaves is.

 

I just wish Hargy a speady recovery. :( and hope his injury isn't as bad as first feared.

 

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BUGGER! :cry: That's a HUGE blow for England :( and Man Utd possibly for that matter -_-

This is not good news at all, as I do not rate Michael Carrick to do the same role.

 

If I was Steve Mclaren I would bring Jonathan Woodgate into the England Squad to play alongside John Terry & move Rio Ferdinand forward to the holding-midfield role.

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This is not good news at all, as I do not rate Michael Carrick to do the same role.

 

If I was Steve Mclaren I would bring Jonathan Woodgate into the England Squad to play alongside John Terry & move Rio Ferdinand forward to the holding-midfield role.

 

I don't think moving Rio would be a wise move TBH. Woody's playing well for Boro at the moment but I don't think he warrants a place in the England starting XI just yet. This may be a risky option but i'd play 4-3-3 for next set of qualifiers with Rooney (if his ban has finished. :unsure: ), Crouch and Defoe.

Good news for Becks...

 

.....Ummm first Aaron Lennon & now Owen Hargreaves.....

 

Bad luck runs in three's so what price that Steve McLaren loses one more of his England midfielders to a serious injury tomorrow due to the Premiership big four playing each other. :o

Ledley King spent half a season for us in a midfield holding role and was brilliant at it plus if necessary can help out the defenders
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Ledley King spent half a season for us in a midfield holding role and was brilliant at it plus if necessary can help out the defenders

 

He did play well for Spurs and I think it was against France at the Euro's in 2004 that he played brillianlty for England as well. :unsure: I'd still like to see Mclaren play 4-3-3 though.

I am very much a 4-4-2 or diamond formation man

 

I would switch Rooney into an attacking midfield role

 

My England team

 

 

Goal

 

Paul Robinson

 

 

Full Backs

 

Gary Neville

Cashley Cole

 

 

Centre Backs

 

John Terry

Rio Ferdinand

 

 

Wide midfield

 

Joe Cole

Aaron Lennon

 

 

Holding midfield

 

Ledley King

 

 

Attacking midfield

 

Wayne Rooney

 

 

Strikers

 

Peter Crouch

Andy Johnson

 

 

 

Subs

 

Robert Green

Michael Dawson

Steven Gerrard

Frank Lampard

Darren Bent

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Leave both Gerrard and Lampard out. :o I'd drop Lampard but not Gerrard.

 

I don't think Johnson is an England player though. He's good at what he does but I think he's a bit over-rated and he gets quite lucky a lot of the time. He's still a good striker but I just don't think he'd be right for England.

 

EDIT: Ozzy I edited your post to include Dawson in the subs instead of King. :D

I am very much a 4-4-2 or diamond formation man

 

I would switch Rooney into an attacking midfield role

 

My England team

Wide midfield

 

Joe Cole

Aaron Lennon

 

 

Aaron Lennon is out injured & wont be fit for England's next two European Championship Group qualifiers.

 

Leave both Gerrard and Lampard out. :o I'd drop Lampard but not Gerrard.

 

I don't think Johnson is an England player though. He's good at what he does but I think he's a bit over-rated and he gets quite lucky a lot of the time. He's still a good striker but I just don't think he'd be right for England.

 

Gerrard is an amazing player, in the premiership I would say he is one of the absolute best players in the world but for me give or take the odd goal he just hasn't reproduced his Liverpool form for England

 

Rooney is a great player but I think he is not a natural goalscorer he is more a Teddy Sheringham style link player so I would give him an attacking midfield role behind 2 strikers to see how he goes

EDIT: Ozzy I edited your post to include Dawson in the subs instead of King. :D

 

Thanks ^_^

 

Its been a long day I just wasn't concentrating as well as normal lol

With the current state, I would pick the following side:

 

GK: Robinson

RB: G Neville

LB: A Cole

FB: Terry

FB: Woodgate

DM: R Ferdinand

RM: Gerrard

LM: J Cole

AM: Gerrard

S: Rooney

S: Crouch

 

My Seven Subs would be:

 

Carson

Carragher

P Neville

L King

Downing

Beckham

Defoe

 

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Gerrard is an amazing player, in the premiership I would say he is one of the absolute best players in the world but for me give or take the odd goal he just hasn't reproduced his Liverpool form for England

 

Rooney is a great player but I think he is not a natural goalscorer he is more a Teddy Sheringham style link player so I would give him an attacking midfield role behind 2 strikers to see how he goes

 

I know what you mean about Gerrard for England. For the main part of his England carrer he's been played out of position though as Sven always saw him as the defensive midfielder out him and Lampard. Sven always favoured Lampard over Gerrard and whilst Lampard is a good player he's not as good as Gerrard. Still now Gerrard is played out of position for England. He's too versatile for his own good some times. If McLaren were to given the full freedom of the pitch and play him in the smae way Benitez uses him for Liverpool then i'm almost certain he's reproduce his club form. ^_^

 

I totally agree with you on Rooney but I feel playing him in that role will vent his furstration. IMO Rooney and Crouch don't play well together at all as a partership at all though as Rooney is always too deep for when Crouch flicks the ball on.

------------Robinson------------

 

G Nevlille--Ferdinand--Terry--A Cole

 

Beckham--Gerrard--Carrick--J Cole

 

---------Rooney----Crouch----

 

Subs:

Carson

Carragher

King

Downing

Lampard

Johnson

D Bent

 

If he hadn't packed up Scholes would get into my team 100% of the time! :(

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----------Robinson--------

G Neville Ferdinand Terry A Cole

J Cole------Gerrard-----Downing

Defoe------Crouch------Rooney

 

Subs:

 

Carson

King

Pennant

Lampard

Carrick

Bent

Johnson

 

Thats what my team would look like for the upcoming qualifiers.

I know he got a couple of goals recently but I don't think Defoe is an international standard player, he has been abysmal in recent months for us and I wouldn't be sorry to see Jol sell him, he is a one trick pony

 

With regards Rooney and Crouch Peter Crouch is undroppable, his stats for England are nothing short of sensational but I am not convinced him and Rooney can play well together

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