Wils Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 I honesetly can't bealive he's picked Walcott what a pratt. What a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Glad to see Downing and Lennon included. Not so glad to see Hargreaves and Walcott in. Walcott hasn't had a first team game in 3 months. How can he be preferred to Shaun Wright-Phillips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Walcott is a good choice I think! Also get rid of Hargreaves and put Reo-Coker in the squad. Get rid of Andy Johnson and replace with Jason Roberts Remove Defoe and put Darren Bent in there! Keep Walcott! Rooney shouldn't go! Matty Fryatt on the stand by..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 L O L Well you have got to be in it to win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Glad to see Downing and Lennon included. Not so glad to see Hargreaves and Walcott in. Walcott hasn't had a first team game in 3 months. How can he be preferred to Shaun Wright-Phillips? I am shocked at Walcott being in - its not a gamble its a disgrace. Johnson on the reserve list instead of Bent (WHAT). It seems to me that Sven has not selected this squad, i could point to a reason that Walcott is in, and its nothing to do with the Boss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Walcott is a good choice I think! Also get rid of Hargreaves and put Reo-Coker in the squad. Get rid of Andy Johnson and replace with Jason Roberts Jason Roberts is from Grenada I think. Definitely not qualified for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Jason Roberts is from Grenada I think. Definitely not qualified for England. Yes he is, i couldn't remember the name of the place so i kept quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Stop bloody moaning about Walcott! We don't really have any other options, the kid as great ability give him a chance! Everyone is making out Darren Bent & Defoe are world class strikers, well their not! Walcott will prove everyone wrong if give then chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Yes he is, i couldn't remember the name of the place so i kept quiet. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wils Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Stop bloody moaning about Walcott! We don't really have any other options, the kid as great ability give him a chance! Everyone is making out Darren Bent & Defoe are world class strikers, well their not! Walcott will prove everyone wrong if give then chance! Lets hope he does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycombe Fox Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 I don't believe it! That looks like a squad that should be picked for an experimental friendly that's taking place about a year before the actual tournament - there's just so much inexperience/lack of international matches in 05/06 amongst the 'fringe' players. International appearances 2005/2006; Peter Crouch - 2 friendlies (both as sub), 2 WCQ (1 goal) Theo Walcott - Not even a Premiership game! Michael Carrick - 1 friendly Jermaine Jenas - 2 friendlies, 1 WCQ (all as a sub) Stewart Downing - Zilch! Owen Hargreaves - 1 friendly, 2 WCQ (all as sub) Scott Carson - not even listed as a member of Liverpool's squad on www.sky.com! Luke Young - 1 friendly, 4 WCQ Nigel Reo-Coker - Diddley squat! Andy Johnson - Big fat zero! Jermain Defoe - 1 friendly, 2 WCQ (both as sub) Wayne Bridge - 2 friendlies Not much depth in appearances let alone goals! Assuming Rooney and Owen don't make it, we're left with Crouch, Walcott, Defoe and Johnson as our squad strikers. Hang on a minute while I count the number of international goals they've scored between them on one finger Bet Brazil and the rest are pooing themselves...with laughter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Stop bloody moaning about Walcott! We don't really have any other options, the kid as great ability give him a chance! Everyone is making out Darren Bent & Defoe are world class strikers, well their not! Walcott will prove everyone wrong if give then chance! Why will he prove everyone wrong - have you been watching the reserve games, a good Arsenal supporter mate of mine (season ticket holder) says they signed him and did not expect him to be first team regular for about the next two years. Aparently he has done nothing to change that view, so how can he be considered an England player - yet!!! Bent and Defoe are not world class, but have scored goals in one of the top leagues in the world - both have (limited) England experience and both have been playing regular (Defoe not as much as liked). He would have never been even considered if not at Arsenal, he would have been signed this summer if they did not panic that Chelsea were after him - thats how ready for the premiership he is, never mind internationals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 What a joke Im sorry this has made me really angry there are no postives to this squad whats so ever WHY have we picked EIGHT midfield players and only four strikers. I can only think he intends to use Joe Cole as a Striker at some point to explain that lunacy. WHY are we taking JOE COLE AARON LENNON AND STUART DOWNING!!!!! I think Sven has thought to himself " Well errr the left err Side err Has......beenaproblem for err so long.... so to make err up for thes we take 3 left sided players to the world cup" Sorry whole squad is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Bent and Defoe are not good enough for us to win the World Cup. It's harsh to leave them out, but I think we needed a match winner not a goal poacher. At first I was shocked when I noticed Walcott named in the squad, but I can understand it now. It looks like we've lost our match winner in Rooney, for at least the Group stages. So now we've an alternative other than sticking Crouch up there and lumping balls into the oppositions box. It'll be interesting to see how he performs in the two buildup games. We've picked 8 midfielders because we're not going to play 2 up front if Owen and Rooney are out, so either Gerrard, Cole or Lampard could play just behind the striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Four strikers Two cripples, one lamppost and one foetus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 I agree, I think we've still got a chance. Let's not forget we've got players all over the pitch who can score goals. The centre forward players don't need to be prolific but just need to be able to link up play and utilise the team’s strenght's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_fan Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 His squad has suprised me, and I do think there should be another striker in there, but i reckon he is taking a massive gamble that WILL pay off. I just have a feeling. It looks as though the team will be based around an all dominant midfield, with not too much emphais to begin with on strikers. This could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has named a preliminary 23-man squad with five players on stand-by ahead of this summer's World Cup finals in Germany.The Swede has selected Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing, Tottenham youngster Aaron Lennon and untried rookie Theo Walcott of Arsenal. Walcott's inclusion will rock the football world as he has yet to even make one Premiership appearance since joining The Gunners from Championship side Southampton. Lennon's fine end-of-season form has earned him inclusion in the provisional squad at the expense of Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, who is not even on the stand-by list. Downing will add the balance to the left-hand side, but it is Walcott's inclusion as one of the four strikers which has created the most ripples. Jermain Defoe, a regular in the squad over the past two seasons, is only on stand-by, while Charlton Athletic's Darren Bent has been overlooked. Eriksson has opted not to gamble on the fitness of Ledley King, who has recently suffered a foot injury, while Manchester United defender Wes Brown is also absent. The England coach has picked five players to be on stand-by - Liverpool's rookie keeper Scott Carson, Charlton full back Luke Young, West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, Defoe and Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson. England squad: Paul Robinson (Tottenham), David James (Manchester City), Robert Green (Norwich); Gary Neville (Manchester United), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea); David Beckham (Real Madrid), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham); Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Michael Owen (Newcastle), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Theo Walcott (Arsenal). Stand-by: Scott Carson (Liverpool), Luke Young (Charlton), Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace). wtf is wallcott who hasnt even played for arsenal doing in there, defoe left out why? and supprise supprise hargreaves is in, roll on august when McLaren drops the twat Why have the past couple of England Managers been obsessed with Owen Hargreaves - he's shite! Its only provisional at this stage but even so........ sven is the only england manager to have played hargreaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Bent and Defoe are not good enough for us to win the World Cup. It's harsh to leave them out, but I think we needed a match winner not a goal poacher. At first I was shocked when I noticed Walcott named in the squad, but I can understand it now. It looks like we've lost our match winner in Rooney, for at least the Group stages. So now we've an alternative other than sticking Crouch up there and lumping balls into the oppositions box. It'll be interesting to see how he performs in the two buildup games. We've picked 8 midfielders because we're not going to play 2 up front if Owen and Rooney are out, so either Gerrard, Cole or Lampard could play just behind the striker? In simple terms Walcott vs Defoe (and i could not be bothered to look stats up) Pace - Walcott (although Defoe is not slow by any means) Link play - Probabilly been Defoes most improved area this season with Keane when he got a chance. Walcott at southampton ran into 'dead ends' more often than not. (Southampton supporters view) Goals - Walcott 0 in prem, 0 in internationals Games for England - Walcott - 0 Games started or had more than 10mins of in Prem Walcott - 0 Compeative games played since December - Walcott 0 (saa above) etc. I dont see this need to have the 'unexpected' that happens natuarlly, we could be shocked and Hargreeves might have the world cup of his life!!!!! what you dont do is take in-experienced players hoping to unveil the next Owen, Rooney etc. You have to remember Owen and Rooney at least had some Prem experience before going to championships with England!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_fan Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 75 odd minutes in, a few tired defenders, and on come lennon and walcott. if i were a defender, i'd shit myself. and not in a tottenham way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Crouch will scare the crap out of the opposition, he's an unknown quantity on the International scene, they will have no idea how to handle him - it could work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 The mans a prat. He picks rooney, fair enough if theres a hope, pick him, but if neither him nor owen make any games we are left with Crouch, who is ok but not great and walcott who is not even in the premiership yet. He also doesn't even pic SWP who is as good in some respects as good as Beckham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Harpic Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Let's just look at the four most surprising ommissions from the squad... Hmm, now what do these players all have in common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Let's just look at the four most surprising ommissions from the squad... Hmm, now what do these players all have in common? What are you suggesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnerz Posted 8 May 2006 Share Posted 8 May 2006 Im surprised Ledley Kings not been included as he has 3 weeks recovery time over Wayne Rooney and has had a much better season than Sol Campbell who has been a liability for Arsenal for most of the season. Walcott being picked over Darren Bent does annoy me, the kids not even played in the Premiership yet and for Darren Bent to score 22 goals and not even be in the squad is a real pisstake considering Jermaine Defoe's arse has been rooted to the bench for Spurs for the majority of this season and Andy Johnson has got less goals than Bent, plus Bents been up front on his own for most if not all of the season! Hargreaves again in for no particular reason apart from the rumour going round that he can play almost anywhere, perhaps we should tell Sven he can play in another Country while the World Cup's on, everytime the guy comes on in an England shirt we seem to throw it away a la Portugal. I just can't understand the logic to this team, I really hope it works out but I just cant see it happening.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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