Posted April 29, 200619 yr i would go with a 4-4-2 robbinson Neville terry ferdinand cole beckham lamps gerrad j.cole Owen crouch (if rooney is out) though i feel england could go with a 4-3-1-1 with J.cole playing as an attacking MDF, and neville and A.cole working as wing backs.
April 29, 200619 yr Robinson Neveille King Terry Cole Beckham Lampard Gerrard Joe Cole Owen Darren Bent (If Rooney is out)
April 29, 200619 yr I all the players are fit including Rooney then there's no doubt that that is what he'd go for (Oasis's), which can cause major problems in major tournaments seen as its really predictable on how were going to play and its easy to defeat us tactically and that is how Big Phil did in both 2002 and 2004 as he could predict correctley what team we were gonna play.
April 29, 200619 yr Robinson G.Nevile Terry Ferdinand A.Cole Beckham Lampard Gerrard J.Cole Rooney Owen 2nd Choice Goalie: James 2nd Choice Right Back: Mills is the only option I think after Luke Young is injured :unsure: 2nd Choice Left Back: Bridge 2nd Choice Centre Backs (in order of preference): King and Carragher 2nd Choice Right Midfielder: Wright-Phillips 2nd Choice Central Midfielders (in order of preference): Carrick and Nolan 2nd Choice Left Midfielder: Downing 2nd Choice Strikers In Order Of Preference: Crouch and Defore I kinda feel maybe we should have someone like Carrick and Barton in central midfield considering we have two attacking style midfielders playing and I feel that we need a more defensive player to partner Lampard of Gerrard but the thing is who do you take out?
April 29, 200619 yr GK: Robinson LB: Cole CB: Terry CB: Ferdinand RB: Neville LM: J.Cole CM: Lampard CM: Gerrard RM: Beckham CF: Owen CF: Rooney If either Owen or Rooney got injured then i'd play Crouch. As cover for all of the defence i'd definitley have Carragher playing as he's so versatile and as i'd have Carrick and Barton as back up midfielders, but Sven prefers Jenas over both of those players.
April 29, 200619 yr In a normal match assuming all the players are fully match fit, etc. It would have to be GK: Robinson LB: Cole CB: Terry CB: Ferdinand RB: Neville LM: J.Cole CM: Lampard CM: Gerrard RM: Beckham CF: Owen CF: Rooney And you would not need to pay me £4 million a year to work that out. However, I would play a slightly different side depending upon the opposition. For example if we were playing Brazil (in the Semi Finals) then I would play Carrick as the holding midfielder (DM) to do a "Nobby Stiles" on Ronaldinho & drop (at the moment) Lampard, or play Lampard with Gerrard out on the right-wing (and drop Beckham). Then again if we were playing a quality side but with aged or slow Wing Backs then I would play Shaun Wright-Philips instead of Beckham. The only problem with dropping Beckham is that he is (to quote Ronaldinho) still the best crosser of the ball in the world & certainly England's free kick specialist.
April 29, 200619 yr Yup. Ronaldinhio is right and if Sven dropped him I think that we'd miss his leapership skills. But Lampard now takes penalty's and i'm sure that either Gerrard or Lampard could take England's corners or free kicks.
April 29, 200619 yr Assuming you had a full squad of fit players I'd go with: GK : Robinson CB : Terry CB : R. Ferdinand LB : Ashley Cole RB : G. Neville (Acting as wing-backs) CM : Gerrard CM : Lampard RM : Beckham LM : J. Cole CF : Rooney CF : Owen
April 30, 200619 yr .........................Robinson............................... ..................................................................... ..Neville....Ferdinand........Terry.............A Cole. ..................................................................... ..Beckham.....Lampard....Gerrard.........J Cole... ..................................................................... ...................Crouch.......Owen*....................... *If fit, if not Defoe.
April 30, 200619 yr .........................Robinson............................... ..................................................................... ..Neville....Ferdinand........Terry.............cole. ..................................................................... ..Beckham.....Lampard....Gerrard.........J Cole... ..................................................................... ...................wright philips.......Owen*.......................
April 30, 200619 yr .........................Robinson............................... ..................................................................... ..Neville....Ferdinand........Terry.............cole. ..................................................................... ..Beckham.....Lampard....Gerrard.........J Cole... ..................................................................... ...................wright philips.......Owen*....................... What has SWP done this season to get into the starting XI ?
May 5, 200619 yr Author OK I have come up with another formation which i think would work well for England. as we all know Rooney will be out for most of the world cup. -------------------------------Robinson-------------------------- ---Neville------Ferdinand-------------terry---------A.cole -------------------------------carrick------------------------------ ----Beckham-------------------------------------J.cole--------- ------------------Gerrard---------------Lampard---------- -----------------------------Owen--------------------------- 4-1-2-2-1 (sort of diamond) with gerrad and lampard being one of the best midfields in the world.I feel england still have got a chance :). Lamps and gerrad should play off owen.
May 5, 200619 yr OK I have come up with another formation which i think would work well for England. as we all know Rooney will be out for most of the world cup. -------------------------------Robinson-------------------------- ---Neville------Ferdinand-------------terry---------A.cole -------------------------------carrick------------------------------ ----Beckham-------------------------------------J.cole--------- ------------------Gerrard---------------Lampard---------- -----------------------------Owen--------------------------- 4-1-2-2-1 (sort of diamond) with gerrad and lampard being one of the best midfields in the world.I feel england still have got a chance :). Lamps and gerrad should play off owen. I think this could be England's best option (minus the injured Rooney) playingthe Christmas Tree formation an old favourite of Terry Venables. Unsurprisingly, he suggested this formation tonight on Radio5 Live - when talking about the pressures of the England job in an hour long programme along with Bobby Robson, Graham Taylor & Glenn Hoddle.
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