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England's Starting XI

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Posted

How is Dawson a possibility? He's not even in the 23 man squad.

My mistake, just remembered you can bring in a player before the tournament starts.

Posted

Here is what i think Capello would pick for Group Stage matches...

GK - David James

RB - Glen Johnson

CB - Ledley King

CB - John Terry

LB - Ashley Cole

RM - Steven Gerrard

CM - James Milner

CM - Frank Lampard

LM - Joe Cole

ST - Peter Crouch

ST - Wayne Rooney

(Plan B subs - Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Defoe)

Then IF we reach Knockout Round i think he will change it to this...

GK - David James

RB - Glen Johnson

CB - Ledley King

CB - John Terry

LB - Ashley Cole

RM - Shaun Wright Phillips

CM - Gareth Barry

CM - Frank Lampard

LM - Steven Gerrard

ST - Emile Heskey

ST - Wayne Rooney

(plan b option Jermaine Defoe, Aaron Lennon, Peter Crouch)

Posted

James



Johnson King Terry A Cole

Lennon Gerrard Lampard J Cole

Crouch Rooney

Play that for the group stages then when we go through, bring Crouch out and put Barry in and play either Gerrard or Lampard off Rooney to make it more solid.

Posted

Maybe it could be: James

Johnson King Terry A.Cole

Milner

Lampard Gerrard

Wright-Phillips J.Cole

Rooney

(4-1-2-3) :dunno:

Posted

I can read Capello like a book. This is the starting XI to spank the Yanks.

James

Johnson

Terry

King

Cole

Lennon

Lampard

Gerrard

Cole

Rooney

Crouch

All fairly obvious except that I think Heskey will start for Crouch.

The reason? In the last 10 games that Rooney and Heskey have started Rooney has scored 9 times, in the last 10 games Rooney has started without Heskey he has found the net just twice.

However, Capello is fond of a bit of miss-direction and could have something very different up his sleeve.

Still we will know fairly soon...trumpet.gif

Posted

All fairly obvious except that I think Heskey will start for Crouch.

The reason? In the last 10 games that Rooney and Heskey have started Rooney has scored 9 times, in the last 10 games Rooney has started without Heskey he has found the net just twice.

However, Capello is fond of a bit of miss-direction and could have something very different up his sleeve.

Still we will know fairly soon...trumpet.gif

yeah but Crouch is number 9 for a reason :ph34r:

I admit, Capello will probably ask Rooney anyway and Heskey will get the nod.

Posted

Saturday's team picks itself surely.

James

Johnson --- Terry --- King --- A.Cole

Lennon --- Lampard --- Gerrard --- J.Cole

Rooney --- Crouch

Anything other than that and I'll be massively surprised.

In the latter stages I think he might push Gerrard forward just behind Rooney and bring Barry into the middle however.

Posted

Maybe it could be: James

Johnson King Terry A.Cole

Milner

Lampard Gerrard

Wright-Phillips J.Cole

Rooney

(4-1-2-3) :dunno:

Milner holding? Jesus some people really should think things through before posting on here at times, bad enough you have Wright-Phillips down and its not a simple 4-4-2, which Capello will play against the USA.

I can read Capello like a book. This is the starting XI to spank the Yanks.

James

Johnson

Terry

King

Cole

Lennon

Lampard

Gerrard

Cole

Rooney

Crouch

Well done to you for stating the obvious, I think we can all read Capello like a book seeing as the majority has put the same team down as you. lol

Posted

Milner holding? Jesus some people really should think things through before posting on here at times, bad enough you have Wright-Phillips down and its not a simple 4-4-2, which Capello will play against the USA.

Well done to you for stating the obvious, I think we can all read Capello like a book seeing as the majority has put the same team down as you. lol

Err.......as yet he has not named his team, so for the moment....dunno.gif

A point that no one has mentioned is that James appears to be struggling with a knee problem and might not be available for the first game.

Interesting decision for Capello if that is the case.

Posted

Milner holding? Jesus some people really should think things through before posting on here at times, bad enough you have Wright-Phillips down and its not a simple 4-4-2, which Capello will play against the USA.

Well, during the Japan game and I know it was only a friendly, but Capello changed from the 4-4-2 for the second half and it seemed to work, and i just thought that Gerrard and Lampard seem to play better with another central player in there (usually Barry but he is not going to be fit for saturday) and Milner has played at left back before so don't say he can't play a holding role, he is mr. versatile after all. Regarding SWP, I thought that he made a real difference in the second half when he came on against Japan and from recent performances for England I believe he has played better than Lennon. So I did think things through before posting, who knows what Capello will pick? I just thought I would post a team in which I think he could/might play!

Posted

Be very surprised if it's anything other than:

James

Johnson

Terry

King

Cole

Lennon

Lampard

Gerrard

Cole

Heskey

Rooney

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