I saw a headline on the BBC sport pages
"Ronaldo selected in Portugal Squad"
It just made me laugh as a headline. It read as though it was a shock selection. :)
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I saw a headline on the BBC sport pages
"Ronaldo selected in Portugal Squad"
It just made me laugh as a headline. It read as though it was a shock selection. :)
I agree so much with this. Its a crazy situation. It will become like club football at this rate and you can trade players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
Goalkeepers:
Julio Cesar (Toronto), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Ath.Mineiro)
Defenders:
Dani Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Roma), Thiago Silva (PSG), David Luiz (Chelsea), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Dante (Bayern Munich), Maxwell (PSG), Henrique (Napoli)
Midfielders:
Ramires (Chelsea), Oscar (Chelsea), Paulinho (Tottenham), Hernanes (Inter Milan), Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Bernard (Shaktar Donetsk), Fernandinho (Man City), Willian (Chelsea)
Strikers:
Neymar (Barcelona), Hulk (Zenit), Fred (Fluminense), Jo (Ath. Mineiro)
Hmm a few in who based on performance should not be.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Smalling and Jones are extremely lucky to go, both were average at best this year. Personally I would have taken Stones and Flanagan, both of whom had exceptional seasons this time round and were far more impressive than the Utd pair.
Apart from that I think this is the best squad Hodgeson could have come up with.
So.... how will England do?
I can see them making the quarter finals, then all you need is luck from there, I can also see them not progressing past Italy and Uruguay in their group.
In anticipation of England's abject failure I will be offering my support to Cameroon and Germany...mainly because I've got them in the company sweepstake.
Hart, Cahill, Johnson, Smalling, Jagielka, Henderson, Sterling, Gerrard, Milner, Sturridge and Rooney.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
That's pretty well much the default XI and to be honest, the only reason I'd see that England have any need to play anyone else is to rest that XI before an important match. Secure escape from the group stage and then revert to an XI which in theory should be able to hold up fairly nicely in a European Champions League match.
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Aside:
I think that Australia is massively overrated in the press here. Having seen the squad of 30 before they play a friendly against South Africa, I can honestly see Australia getting belted to the weeds. My prediction of losing all matches and conceding 20 goals still stands.
You've selected 3 CB and no left back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Hart
Johnson, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines
Gerrard, Wilshere
Stirling, Rooney, Welbeck
Sturridge
That's how I'd play, attack attack attack
I'd go with that too Jon.
Maybe switching the Ox if fit or Lallana for Welbeck personally, but its the same basic team.
Groups :
Group A
Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Group B
Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Group C
Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan
Group D
Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
Group E
Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
Group F
Argentina, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Iran, Nigeria
Group G
Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States
Group H
Belgium, Algeria, Russia, South Korea
Poll added with 10 options, if you guys want more options, just let me know ;)