Capello's first Ingerland squad

< Grand slam sunday thread is over there.

2 weeks?

It's the 25th.

welcher

COTR wrote:

shazlx wrote:

L r d wrote:
Though maybe he'll try the Lampard and Gerrard combo to see if he can get it working

Theres nothing wrong with the partnership per say other than that both players are $h!t CMs. It will never work in the way the Boumsong and Bramble could never work.

Noble and huddlestone is the way forward

Watch out world





There is no answer for england

The thing is it is the way forward. Maybe it work straight away but I would rather try the two most talented CM's then plod along with Lampard + Gerrard.

debaser wrote:

shazlx wrote:

COTR wrote:........................James

johnson........rio..........terry........cole

beckham.....noble......hargeaves...cole

.................C cole......rooney



This is your england team shaz ?

No
My team

GK - Dunno really. I'll go with the flavor of the month.

Johnson . . . Woodgate . . . Rio¹ . . . A.Hole

J.Cole . . . Noble . . . Huddlestone² . . . Young

Rooney . . . Ashton³

1. Learn to pas Ni-G'
2. Barry if he's not ready and then Hargreaves then Carrick.
3. Seeing as he's injured all the time C.Cole or Agbonlahor will have to play most games.

honestly, C.Cole, why? he's not a bad player - he's looked decent at times this season for ham (never did for villa) - but he must be just about the least prolific striker ever. what qualities does he have that outweigh the fact he's a striker who very very rarely scores?

Why not, people are genuinely talking about laying Hesky yet C.Cole is better in every single department. I mean who is more prolific for England that could genuinely lead the line? Agbonlahor? I don't mind trying him.

I can't agree Cole better than Heskey in every department. Heskey is stronger, better in the air and far more experienced. He also has a better goalscoring record (maybe not this season), although also not at all prolific. Not a pretty player by any stretch of the imagination, but effective.

Cole (at least for Villa, when I watched him plenty) didn't seem to have the know-how to use his size & strength to beat defenders or create space, nor any composure...so he was neither a good partner or a good goalscorer.

Maybe he's got better - i've only seen a little of him this season but I'd probably pick any of Heskey, Crouch, Ashton, Agbonlahor, even Harewood above him for that role

Guessing with Richards out Brown will play right back & James will continue in goal. Only other change from the last game maybe whether Beckham starts in place of Bentley for his 100th cap.


...................... James

Brown ...... Ferdinand ... Terry .... A. Cole

D.B 7/D.B 7 ... Barry ... Gerrard ... Young

.................. J. Cole

........................... Rooney

In the last game Jenas started with Cole on the left. Young didn't make the cut i think

Yeah..Young came on for about 10 minutes at the end I think. Maybe a bit more.

Yep, forgot about Jenas. Hopefully Capello has as well.

He may even go for Gabby now he is fit.

i thought young was ditched with agbon, wheater (how the eff did he make the 30), defoe, etc.

The-Frank-Tavern wrote: wheater (how the eff did he make the 30)

Probably because he's been one of the best defenders in the league this season.

Young was cut. Walcott clearly deserved a place more, what with him playing for 5 mins against Milan and everything.

borocooper wrote:

The-Frank-Tavern wrote: wheater (how the eff did he make the 30)

Probably because he's been one of the best defenders in the league this season.

sorry can't you see my avatar, is he not one of your muppet defenders just watching? he was absolutely sh¡te v cardiff, ffs if a winger playing CF and a has been can make you look sh¡te what chance trez and anelka ffs get real he's still got a lot to learn. and then to make it even more laughable huth was called up by germany the 2 best CDs that day were in black by a country mile

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:

borocooper wrote:

The-Frank-Tavern wrote: wheater (how the eff did he make the 30)

Probably because he's been one of the best defenders in the league this season.

sorry can't you see my avatar, is he not one of your muppet defenders just watching? he was absolutely sh¡te v cardiff, ffs if a winger playing CF and a has been can make you look sh¡te what chance trez and anelka ffs get real he's still got a lot to learn. and then to make it even more laughable huth was called up by germany the 2 best CDs that day were in black by a country mile

Yeah because one game makes him $h!t doesnt it?

Im not going to call you retarded..but come on.

debaser wrote:Young was cut. Walcott clearly deserved a place more, what with him playing for 5 mins against Milan and everything.

Is a strange one, not sure what Capello's thinking is behind it

Might aswell also point out that in our games this season..Wheater has been given MOTM against Arsenal Twice. Man Utd once..and Liverpool once.

Amongst numerous other MOTM performances.

Rio is the Captain

Don Fabio knows his stuff

Markus wrote:Rio is the Captain

Don Fabio knows his stuff

that is a surprise..

Quality. Certainly the best England player based on performances.

Markus wrote:Rio is the Captain

Don Fabio knows his stuff

Where did you hear that? he was 9/1 as well! Fucking media put me off doing it

Maybe he saw the man u - pool game and realised who was more captain material

It's only for the friendly though, not full time.

He's yet to make that decision.

Im guessing FrankTavern thinks Rio is $h!t aswell?

He does actually

Remember the top 10 cbs thread, Yobo made the top 10 but not Rio

L r d wrote:

Markus wrote:Rio is the Captain

Don Fabio knows his stuff

Where did you hear that? he was 9/1 as well! Fucking media put me off doing it

Maybe he saw the man u - pool game and realised who was more captain material

If he had seen the Man U - Pool game he would have witnessed Carrick giving a masterclass and regretted not picking him into the squad, still everyone even Don Fabio makes mistakes.

big mistake imho, but sure it'll be a one off

L r d wrote:He does actually

Remember the top 10 cbs thread, Yobo made the top 10 but not Rio

borocooper..to Frank wrote:
Im not going to call you retarded..but come on.

Definitely starting to reconsider this.

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:big mistake imho, but sure it'll be a one off

Why a big mistake Franky? Best performer for England at major Internationals and he's doing a great job as captain when Giggs is sitting out as well.

big difference being a p/t captain of man ure compared to england for one his press conferences would be hysterical he can't string two words together. he isn't vocal enough on the pitch not such a big issue as ure are generally winning. he'd do well to concentrate on his own game than worry about captaincy.