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May 12, 2014 - 11:15 AM
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I read that the near-ever present Terry was booked only twice in the Premier League this season.
The England team will be a disgrace to the country in the upcoming World Cup. The only reason Hodgson has included Shaw and some other kids is concern over his own legacy. He'll go down as a failure if they lose with only established players, but with people like Shaw around, he can say he at least put some emphasis on youth for the future and "built" something. Wait and see – all we'll hear about from him after the debacle is concluded will be the "foundations" he supposedly put in place.
The England team has not one player who will be of even remote interest to the worldwide viewing audience. They're bored with regular World Cup hype about Rooney and see him as an unattractive, overweight labourer. And of the rest, how many would be picked for any of the top contender nations? Name just two players in the England squad who are world class. Oxlade-Chamberlain? Johnson? Welbeck? Lambert? The oaf Phil Jones? Toiler Milner? Smalling? Laughable. Even Gerrard is half what he was. Lampard is one-third. And Sturridge can be a pouting wastrel. There's no-one else who is anything more than decent (Hart, Baines, Jagielka, Cahill, Wilshire) vaguely promising (Lallana, Sterling, Barkley), or average (Henderson, Foster).
The only ones who would have still been considered world class by opposing players and international fans alike would have been the much-maligned Terry and Cole. Ask opponents like Ronaldo or Robben if they'd rather be marked by Cole or Baines. Ask the world's best strikers if they'd prefer to have one of Jones, Jagielka or Smalling opposing them, or John Terry.
Actually, there should be no reason to ask them. It's obvious.
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May 13, 2014 - 3:36 AM
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Yeah, because they did so well in the last World Cup, didn't they 
...& I don't think they even qualified for the World Cup before that one!
2006 World Cup in Germany? They got beat in the Quarter-Final by Portugal. I remember it well So does Ronaldo
The last World Cup England didn't qualify for was USA 1994.
Yup, you're quite right. I was thinking when we didn't qualify for the Euro 2008, but that still makes my point, with players in the team like: Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard & Wayne Rooney. At least people aren't expecting England to win (like last time), if we get through the first round it'll be street party time
I was at Wembley in '74 when Poland knocked us out of the qualifiers, ha, that was a bit of a downer.
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May 13, 2014 - 4:08 AM
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Thomas
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Yup, you're quite right. I was thinking when we didn't qualify for the Euro 2008, but that still makes my point, with players in the team like: Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard & Wayne Rooney. At least people aren't expecting England to win (like last time), if we get through the first round it'll be street party time
Ah yes, the 'Wally with the Brolly'. He's done pretty well since, in fairness to him...
I more or less agree with Hodgson's picks, I'm sure he'll be delighted to hear. About time an England manager made some changes and freshened the whole thing up. I think they may do better than some people think. But not being English myself, I'm not bothered
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I more or less agree with Hodgson's picks, I'm sure he'll be delighted to hear. About time an England manager made some changes and freshened the whole thing up. I think they may do better than some people think. But not being English myself, I'm not bothered
Im english and im not bothered.
You wait till it gets nearer, the hype will grow. And if we have a win in the group - unlikely - it will go thru the roof.
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May 16, 2014 - 6:21 PM
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Jon Broxton
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The England team has not one player who will be of even remote interest to the worldwide viewing audience. They're bored with regular World Cup hype about Rooney and see him as an unattractive, overweight labourer. And of the rest, how many would be picked for any of the top contender nations? Name just two players in the England squad who are world class. Oxlade-Chamberlain? Johnson? Welbeck? Lambert? The oaf Phil Jones? Toiler Milner? Smalling? Laughable. Even Gerrard is half what he was. Lampard is one-third. And Sturridge can be a pouting wastrel. There's no-one else who is anything more than decent (Hart, Baines, Jagielka, Cahill, Wilshire) vaguely promising (Lallana, Sterling, Barkley), or average (Henderson, Foster).
Typical English defeatism and fatalism. Drives me bonkers.
This is an honest, sincere question: what would be your starting XI for the World Cup, based on the players available for selection? Seriously, I'd like to know who would make your cut.
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May 17, 2014 - 6:34 AM
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Thomas
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Typical English defeatism and fatalism. Drives me bonkers.
Years of underachievement has that effect.
This is an honest, sincere question: what would be your starting XI for the World Cup, based on the players available for selection? Seriously, I'd like to know who would make your cut.
Here's my choice. Although I'm not English
Hart; Johnson, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines; Gerrard, Henderson; Sterling, Rooney, Barkley; Sturridge.
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"although I'm slightly concerned that half our defence plays for Everton. Not good enough against the big guns"
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If Liverpool had had Everton's defence last season, we would have beaten Billion Dollar City to the League Title!
It's Glen Johnson who is the weak link.
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