England Squad

[Swalker]

Who would you have in your 23 man England squad to face Switzerland and San Marino?

 

Keepers: Hart, Butland, McCarthy

Defenders: Clyne, Shaw, Stones, Jagielka, Cahill, Cresswell, Smalling, Gomez

Midfielders: Redmond, Albrighton, Barkley, Henderson (should be fit apparently), Milner, Sterling, Barry

Strikers: Vardy, Rooney, Defoe, Austin, Kane

 

I've tried to go for players who are playing every week and with decent form. But obviously some (Rooney and Cahill) are too integral too exclude and Kane holds his place for the sole reason that I couldn't think of a better option (Wilson has stood out in one game so I couldn't justify selection based on one game).

Anyway, have a go (not as easy as it sounds to name a 23 man squad)

[Wymsey]

Would probably drop Rooney altogether tbh; out of form and give one of the 'rising' stars a chance.

[Tuna]

Defoe? Your nuts.

[Swalker]

Would probably drop Rooney altogether tbh; out of form and give one of the 'rising' stars a chance.

I really wanted to but with no glaringly obvious option or proven international goalscorer available (assuming defoe wouldn't start) I had to include him

Defoe? Your nuts.

Bagged a couple of goals which is more than can be said for most English strikers

[Stadt]

Weeeuuuul

simpson

hobbs

moore

konchesky

albrighton

drinky

hammond

dyer

fryatt 

vardy

 

 

 

That would probably be more entertaining than watching us labour to a routine 6-0 against San Marino.

 

 

 

There's not very many English players in form at the minute, for Switzerland you'd probably go Hart, Shaw, Cahill, Smalling, Clyne, Milner, Carrick, Sterling, Barkley, Ox and Vardy?

[Grandad.]

Keep Joe Gomez away from the England side, he's playing well at the minute, don't want Hodgson ruining his confidence. 

[Tincy]

Scott Dann and Jason puncheon deserve to be involved

[Jimothy]

Scott Dann and Jason puncheon deserve to be involved

Scott Dann definitely when you look at our other centre back options.

[Leicesterpool]

Would probably drop Rooney altogether tbh; out of form and give one of the 'rising' stars a chance.

I totally would agree, however he's one of the favourites so he can't be dropped. If Hodgson was to drop Rooney I'd really credit him to have the balls.

[J.Lisemore]

Unfortunately we haven't got much choice but to take Rooney, everybody knows he's been on the decline for ages but there isn't much better around for us.

[Ross-Kemp]

Unfortunately we haven't got much choice but to take Rooney, everybody knows he's been on the decline for ages but there isn't much better around for us.

It's not necessarily about having better, I'd much rather have Vardy starting than him because he scares defenders, his pace and constant running causes problems, Rooney only seems to run towards his own goal and now he's lost his yard of pace, he doesn't stretch defenders as much.

[Guest NGoloMode]

Seriously think England's captain should be dropped for Jamie Vardy? I know this is a LCFC forum but come on..

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

HART

 

CLYNE----SMALLING----STONES----SHAW

 

MILNER----HENDO

 

BARKLEY

 

VARDY----ROONEY----STERLING

 

or even

 

HART

 

CLYNE----SMALLING----STONES----SHAW

 

HENDO

MILNER-----BARKLEY

ROONEY

 

                              STERLING

VARDY

[General Smuts]

Keepers: Hart, Butland, Ruddy

Defenders: Clyne, Shaw, Bertrand, Stones, Jagielka, Cahill, Smalling, Naughton

Midfielders: Redmond, Albrighton, Lallana, Sterling, Barkley, Henderson, Mason, Delph

Strikers: Vardy, Rooney, Walcott, Berahino

[AKCJ]

Hart

Clyne Stones Jagielka Bertrand

Albrighton Henderson Barkley Sterling

Rooney

Vardy

[Ross-Kemp]

Seriously think England's captain should be dropped for Jamie Vardy? I know this is a LCFC forum but come on..

Yep, I'd be stripping him of the captaincy too.

He should not be an automatic pick for England, no-one should be.

What has Rooney done so far this season? 4 games in, how many goals / assists has he got?

[kingfox]

Keepers - Hart, Butland, McCarthy

Defenders - Clyne, Jenkinson, Cahill, Smalling, Stones, Jagielka, Gomez, Shaw

Midfielders - Puncheon, Sterling, Young, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Barkley, Milner, Carrick

Strikers - Rooney, Walcott, Vardy, Austin

Will probably get Lallana, Ibe, Townsend, Mason & Kane.

Meanwhile options at right-back are pretty terrible.

[Tincy]

Gomez called up for under 21s

[Haydos]

Defoes been good actually, his movement has looked fantastic for his goals, looks very sharp and focused again.

[Grandad.]

Looking through the names in this thread is actually quite worrying. 

 

Hearing Henderson is out for up to 4 weeks so I would be surprised to see him in the squad, same with Lallana but there has been no date given on his injury. 

[Danno]

jenkinson and gareth barry in the england squad??

[Benguin]

would love to see Albrighton given a chance.

[sdb]

Imagine if players in form were picked! 

 

I'm not saying he should be dropped but how much longer does Rooney do sod all for before people realise his best days are way, way behind him?

[Guest]

I'd just take the U21 squad from here on out and consider it extra training for the 2022 WC.

[Guest NGoloMode]

Yep, I'd be stripping him of the captaincy too.

He should not be an automatic pick for England, no-one should be.

What has Rooney done so far this season? 4 games in, how many goals / assists has he got?

 

5 Premier Leagues, 1 Champions League, 1 Club World Cup and 2 League Cups. He's captain of arguably the biggest team in the world. He's scored about 20 goals a season for the past 10 years. He scored 8 in 13 for England in 2014. 2 goals in 4 in 2015.

 

But yeah.. lets drop one of England's best ever players after 4 poor games and make Gary Cahill captain.