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Topic History of: Beckham out of England team
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The Cat |
Aaran Lennon. He came on to replace Beckham and made a real difference to our performances - for the better.
He's a good young player. |
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JK2006 |
I'm a bit split here - a friendly should be entertaining and a good place to test out new players or formulas so I think I would include Becks, Rooney, Owen as well as some newbies (I really liked that speedy winger - Aaron someone - from the last World Cup).
Mind you, as Manuel used to say...
I KNOW NOTHING. |
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In The Know |
Al wrote:
My England strike force would be Dave Kitson and Andy Johnson, with Defoe and Walcott on the bench.
Owen hasn't properly recovered from a string of injuries and rarely scores.
Rooney scored one goal in three years for England and has missed some serious sitters for Man Utd this season, plus he lacks self discipline.
Heskey??? Did he ever do anything for England except fall over?
My point exactly ! Pick players who are CURRENTLY on form - not include people who scored a good goal maybe ten years ago (if we did that we'd still have Bobby Charlton in the team).
People like Rooner and Owen believe they are fixtures - but there are many English players in the Premier who are currently on form - and more likely to deliver. |
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Al |
My England strike force would be Dave Kitson and Andy Johnson, with Defoe and Walcott on the bench.
Owen hasn't properly recovered from a string of injuries and rarely scores.
Rooney scored one goal in three years for England and has missed some serious sitters for Man Utd this season, plus he lacks self discipline.
Heskey??? Did he ever do anything for England except fall over?
Crouch can score and has height advantage, and might be my fifth choice.
I'm glad Chris Kirkland is in the squad. Quite surprised that Calamity James is though. |
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In The Know |
Carl wrote:
As it happens I still think Beckham can play for England for at least another 18 months which means he could play a vital role in our World Cup qualifying campaign.
As for Owen, when fully fit he is still a world class striker who can score goals out of nothing (Something we have been lacking during his spell on the sidelines).
I'm all for the new manager trying out different tactics, formations etc but you still have to have the right blend of youth and experience in your team.
Owen? Don't make me laugh ! He went to Spain (where they found him useless) and then came back here for twice the fee ! He's been permanently injured every since. In the last WC he lasted 10 minutes, didn't he? With that kind of team it will be another 50 years (at least) before they ever win anything !!! |
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