Mattam said:
Maybe I am overlooking him just because i hate him as a person, i just hate what he did to Bridge.
And even with Johnson id have Micah Richards ahead of him.
Yeah the move on Wayne Bridge was faggish but on the pitch he's an icon imo.
CM Drunk said:
Gerrard hasn't been that good for the pool in the past few years imo, plus he's an injury risk. A.Johnson should have been in but he's not played a great deal. JT is a leader and he'll always put in his all but with the Chelski connection with Cahill gone Lescott and Jags should start, try and recapture the form they had at Everton a few years back. Richards should have gone over Johnson, Kelly shouldn't have been called up at all, Carroll hit some form and could well be a Hodgson player with his defensive out look.
Imo England should have lined up something like this a few squad changes :
Hart
A.Cole Jags Lescott Richards
Parker Carrick
Adam Johnson (AML) Ashley Young (AMR)
Carroll Welbeck
Drop Carroll when Rooney is back unless he has a stormer.
Gerrard always performs for England. Even in the friendly, as soon as he went off against Belgium we played shit. He needs to start and captain England. Richards should have gone for Kelly, keep Glen. They both offer something different.
I disagree with your formation but more or less agree with your team selection.
Hart
Richards (RB) - Jabs - Lescott - Cole (LB) (4)
Parker - Carrick (2)
Adam Johnson/Lennon - Wayne Rooney (CF) - Ashley Young (3)
Welback (1)
For the first two games you put Young as CF where he's been for two games in a row and start Oxlade Chamberlain (yes, start) on the left.