England's best XI for the WC

Yes this is a thread for the England team. Me, I support England, I watch England, I follow England, I cheer when they score. If you are not like minded and have no interest, rather than post 'dont care' or something similar just £#%&! off to a different thread.

Hart

Johnson Jagielka Cahill Baines

Gerrard Milner

Barkley

Rooney Sturridge Wellbeck

If I had everyone fit and still able to pick the squad I would replace Johnson with Walker, Milner with Carrick, move Rooney to the left and swap Walcott for Wellbeck.

Banks
Neville
Ferdinand
Adams
Cole
Robson
Scholes
Ince
Shearer
Rooney
Sheringham

Or summat.

--------------Hart

Milner Jones Cahill Shaw

Gerrard Henderson

-----------Barkley

-Sterling Sturridge Rooney


Not much to play with really, don't particularly want Henderson in there, but given Gerrards legs have gone then it's necessary to have a bit of pace in there or teams will run straight past them.

Milner isn't ideal either but Johnson is a liability and I don't fancy watching a United player getting skinned playing out of position.

May even be tempted to play Wilshere over Barkley in the first game and play 4-3-3 as a draw will be good enough but a defeat leaves a lot to do.

Originally Posted by Marvel7

Yes this is a thread for the England team. Me, I support England, I watch England, I follow England, I cheer when they score. If you are not like minded and have no interest, rather than post 'dont care' or something similar just £#%&! off to a different thread.

Hart

Johnson Jagielka Cahill Baines

Gerrard Milner

Barkley

Rooney Sturridge Wellbeck

If I had everyone fit and still able to pick the squad I would replace Johnson with Walker, Milner with Carrick, move Rooney to the left and swap Walcott for Wellbeck.

What a nob.

Oh for such dilemmas. Wilshere or Barkley? We've got to worry about whether to pick a nobody from the Austrian or the Chinese league to line up alongside Mile Jedinak against Xavi and Iniesta.

-------------Rooney

Milner - Rooney - Rooney - Rooney

Rooney - Rooney- Rooney -------------------------Rooney

---------Rooney - Rooney

Hart

Milner Cahill Jagielka Baines

Wilshere Henderson

--Barkley

Rooney_____________ Sterling

Sturridge.

Originally Posted by Marvel7

Yes this is a thread for the England team. Me, I support England, I watch England, I follow England, I cheer when they score. If you are not like minded and have no interest, rather than post 'dont care' or something similar just £#%&! off to a different thread.

Hart

Johnson Jagielka Cahill Baines

Gerrard Milner

Barkley

Rooney Sturridge Wellbeck

If I had everyone fit and still able to pick the squad I would replace Johnson with Walker, Milner with Carrick, move Rooney to the left and swap Walcott for Wellbeck.

Good team that, although I'm torn on Milner v Henderson on the 'legs' in midfield. Rate Milner more but Henderson and Gerrard have the experience together.

Hart

Milner Jagielka Cahill Baines

Gerrard Henderson

Barkley

Rooney Sturridge Welbeck

I'd have Sterling raring to go off the bench too, along with Lampard if a goal is needed.

Honestly got nobody else on the bench I'd truist to come on and score a goal.

FYI - same here. I enjoy seeing England do well.

Originally Posted by barca99

-------------Rooney

Milner - Rooney - Rooney - Rooney

Rooney - Rooney- Rooney -------------------------Rooney

---------Rooney - Rooney

Rooney on the left

Originally Posted by Zorg

Rooney on the left

Or the right, just so Sturridge can play centrally

Originally Posted by Zorg

Rooney on the left

Not sure i could pick a best team, so many average players who are all alike.

Starting line up against Italy imo should include

Hart
johnston
Cahill
Baines
Gerrard
Sturridge
Rooney

There rest are all much of a muchness.

I wouldn't be surprised if England are the only side in the entire tournament to turn up without a holding midfielder :shakehead:

Yeah, instead let's have a near 34-year-old on his last legs who has the football intelligence of a turd.

Hart

Milner
Cahill
Jagielka
Shaw

Henderson
Wilshere

Sterling
Barkley
Lallana

Sturridge


Wont happen but would be good to see, need young legs, energy and pace.

Marvel7......

Do you stand proudly and sing the national anthem ?

Originally Posted by no fun

Marvel7......

Do you stand proudly and sing the national anthem ?

yes

Originally Posted by no fun

Marvel7......

Do you stand proudly and sing the national anthem ?

If youre an england fan why wouldnt you?

Originally Posted by Ginners

If youre an england fan why wouldnt you?

Half the players don't.

Originally Posted by ryanMUFC

Half the players don't.

Most do actually, should be a requirement to play