| England starting 11 v Italy 13:36 - May 24 with 5441 views | modelboydave |
Time to turn our thoughts to the World Cup. Here is the 11 I think Hodgson will pick.
Hart ( a cert)
g johnson (cert)
Baines (cert)
Cahill (cert)
Jagielka (cert)
Gerrard( in the piralo role)
Henderson ( doing Gerrards running)
Lallana ( on the left hand side tucking in)
Sterling ( on the right hand side ticking in)
Sturridge ( up top)
Rooney ( no 10 role) |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 13:45 - May 24 with 4072 views | 442Dale |
Unless we play three centrally - Gerrard sitting and two ahead of him - we might as well book a flight for after the group games now.
Play Rooney, Sturridge and one other in a front three and rotate them. Basically, a very similar set-up to Dale. |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 13:45 - May 24 with 4072 views | Dale_Pea |
That'd be my 11 as well. I imagine a few people would argue having Wilshere in there ahead of Henderson, but on the way this season has gone I'd want to see him with Gerrard/Sterling/Sturridge in that first 11. All know each others qualities v.well. [Post edited 24 May 2014 13:46]
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 14:26 - May 24 with 4017 views | RotherhamDale |
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard(c) Wilshere
Sterling Rooney Lallana
Sturridge
I'd love to see Rooney benched as he's done nowt in an England shirt for years (against decent teams) but it's not going to happen. I'd start Lallana behind Sturridge, with Oxlade-Chamberlain on the left.
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 14:42 - May 24 with 3983 views | dingdangblue |
Hart
Johnson Jagielka Cahill Baines
. Gerrard Wilshire
Welbeck Rooney Lallana
Sturridge |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 15:15 - May 24 with 3957 views | SimpkinsLeftPeg |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 14:26 - May 24 by RotherhamDale |
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard(c) Wilshere
Sterling Rooney Lallana
Sturridge
I'd love to see Rooney benched as he's done nowt in an England shirt for years (against decent teams) but it's not going to happen. I'd start Lallana behind Sturridge, with Oxlade-Chamberlain on the left.
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Without Rooney's goals we wouldn't have qualified.
Don't agree that only playing Gerrard and Henderson/Wilshere in midfield equates to an automatic exit. It's about how the team plays within that system. Rooney needs to sit on Pirlo when we don't have the ball, something he was awful at in the Euro's. Stop it from source, get on top of Pirlo straight away (not in a gay pile on way). |  | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 15:22 - May 24 with 3940 views | modelboydave |
Yes good point. To get round being out numbered in midfield. 2 systems.
When we have the ball, lallana and sterling get out wide, make the pitch big.
When we dont they tuck in either side of Henderson in a 3. With gerrard just behind them shielding the back 4. | |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 15:37 - May 24 with 3921 views | 442Dale |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 15:22 - May 24 by modelboydave |
Yes good point. To get round being out numbered in midfield. 2 systems.
When we have the ball, lallana and sterling get out wide, make the pitch big.
When we dont they tuck in either side of Henderson in a 3. With gerrard just behind them shielding the back 4. |
At international level we've been found out time and again playing two centrally. Gerrard's taken to his new role at Liverpool so well because of the options around him when his team are in possession - it's not an issue about being good defensively and getting people in there when the opposition have it, but not letting them have it in the first place. To do that you need players providing angles for passes in the centre of the park, then working it out wide when necessary.
Look at Dale when we've been at our best in a similar situation: Cavanagh had the ball and had Allen and Lund as options around and in front of him. You can still have the width - Sturridge did that job at times for Liverpool if Suarez went up top, even Rooney's comfortable doing it. We need to worry about our own ball retention, not stopping the opposition because possession, more importantly the lack of it, is the main reason England fall short at major tournaments.
------------Gerrard------------
----Henderson--Wilshere----
Sturridge--Rooney--Lallana/Welbeck/Sterling [Post edited 24 May 2014 15:49]
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 15:54 - May 24 with 3885 views | dingdangblue |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 15:37 - May 24 by 442Dale |
At international level we've been found out time and again playing two centrally. Gerrard's taken to his new role at Liverpool so well because of the options around him when his team are in possession - it's not an issue about being good defensively and getting people in there when the opposition have it, but not letting them have it in the first place. To do that you need players providing angles for passes in the centre of the park, then working it out wide when necessary.
Look at Dale when we've been at our best in a similar situation: Cavanagh had the ball and had Allen and Lund as options around and in front of him. You can still have the width - Sturridge did that job at times for Liverpool if Suarez went up top, even Rooney's comfortable doing it. We need to worry about our own ball retention, not stopping the opposition because possession, more importantly the lack of it, is the main reason England fall short at major tournaments.
------------Gerrard------------
----Henderson--Wilshere----
Sturridge--Rooney--Lallana/Welbeck/Sterling [Post edited 24 May 2014 15:49]
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If it gets to that stage, having 5 specialist penalty takers will help also, Gerrard,Lampard,Rooney,Baines,Lambert and not having to rely on the likes of Waddle,Batty,Ince,Carragher,Vassell,Cole,Young. | |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 16:25 - May 24 with 3848 views | JumeirahDale |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 16:30 - May 24 with 3832 views | ColDale |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 16:25 - May 24 by JumeirahDale |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 16:34 - May 24 with 3827 views | 442Dale |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 18:36 - May 24 with 3745 views | 49thseason |
....................Hart..........................
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Shaw
..................Gerrard.......................
Sterling...........................Lallana
..................Rooney.......................
...........Sturridge Lambert...........
Liverpool on the right wing, Southampton on the left. |  | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 20:20 - May 24 with 3703 views | boromat |
I'd have
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard
Chamberlain Lallana
Milner Sterling
Sturridge
He'll Probably go with
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard
Henderson Lallana
Sturridge Sterling
Rooney |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 21:56 - May 24 with 3661 views | modelboydave |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 20:20 - May 24 by boromat |
I'd have
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard
Chamberlain Lallana
Milner Sterling
Sturridge
He'll Probably go with
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard
Henderson Lallana
Sturridge Sterling
Rooney |
If he plays that second team - instead of the national anthem they might as well play you'll never walk alone, especially if lallana signs for LFC. As expected. | |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 22:49 - May 24 with 3634 views | stuartcryer |
should you not be ding along red wellbeck ?????????????????????? | |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 00:17 - May 25 with 3586 views | dingdangblue |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 22:49 - May 24 by stuartcryer |
should you not be ding along red wellbeck ?????????????????????? |
I like Welbeck for England. Played in all the qualifiers and you can't knock 8 goals in 21 appearances. | |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 09:22 - May 25 with 3525 views | nordenblue |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 00:17 - May 25 by dingdangblue |
I like Welbeck for England. Played in all the qualifiers and you can't knock 8 goals in 21 appearances. |
He's the national equivalent to our very own George,plenty of running but shocking when a decision needs making,and dont get me started on his "finishing" | | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 10:23 - May 25 with 3484 views | dale1996 |
Mine would be
Hart
Johnson jagielka Cahill Barnes
Henderson Gerrard Wilshire/Barkley
Sterling Sturridge llalana
A statistic for you, although stats don't tell the whole story.. England's win % without Rooney is 65, with him, it's just 55%.... | | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 11:01 - May 25 with 3452 views | sweetcorn |
Hart
Johnson cahill jagielka baines
Gerrard henderson
Sterling rooney oxlaide
Sturridge |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 04:02 - May 26 with 3312 views | AtThePeake |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 21:56 - May 24 by modelboydave |
If he plays that second team - instead of the national anthem they might as well play you'll never walk alone, especially if lallana signs for LFC. As expected. |
Which is probably justified seeing as the only regular English starter for Man City, the only team that finished above them, is Joe Hart.
This is what I think it will be:
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Lallana Henderson Gerrard Welbeck
Rooney Sturridge
Personally would just swap the wingers myself and have Sterling and The Ox wide. |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 08:52 - May 26 with 3284 views | regjenkins |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 16:34 - May 24 by 442Dale |
Lambert
Lambert Lambert Lambert Ryan
Lambert Lambert Lambert
Lambert Donnelly Lambert |
where is Lowe going to play? |  |
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| England starting 11 v Italy on 09:24 - May 27 with 3151 views | Scunnydale |
If Rooney's on form, then that'll be good news. Bearing in mind that I have a better goals to game ratio at the World Cup finals as him (by virtue of playing fewer games), I won't hold my breath.
However, I fully expect him to start against Italy.
Back 5 will be as everyone's said. The rest I reckon will be as this:
Gerrard
Henderson
Lallana
Sturridge
Rooney
Sterling |  | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 11:41 - May 27 with 3105 views | nordenblue |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 08:52 - May 26 by regjenkins |
where is Lowe going to play? |
He doesnt have to play to claim the goals? | | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 11:45 - May 27 with 3098 views | dale18 |
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines
Gerrard Wilshere
Sterling Rooney Lallana
Sturridge | | | |
| England starting 11 v Italy on 11:49 - May 27 with 3090 views | sweetcorn |
Would rather see the ox in the first couple ahead of lallana.
Chamberlain seems to perform in big games, look at his performance against brazil for england and he was awesome of at the allianz for arsenal. he's a must start for me, as he could produce something special. | |
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