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Pearce to experiment with England squad

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  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
    Hart

    Richards
    Jones
    Smalling
    Cole

    The Ox
    Parker
    Wilshere (Cleverly if wilshere injured still)
    Young

    Welbeck
    Rooney
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,474
    Have you seen the new England shirt? Its bloody lovely: http://blog.umbro.com/post/england-2012-inspired-by-st-george-tailored-by-umbro/

    Makes me want to support England (I support Wales) just so I can wear it!
    Love both home and away
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,155
    Have you seen the new England shirt? Its bloody lovely: http://blog.umbro.com/post/england-2012-inspired-by-st-george-tailored-by-umbro/

    Makes me want to support England (I support Wales) just so I can wear it!
    Neck line is too high. How annoying would that be, running around in that?
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,881
    loving that home shirt.

    My take on the England situation after this game....let Harry pick and take the squad to the Euro's, then Pearce stays in charge until after the next world cup (it's in Brazil so we've no chance of doing anything out there), blood a good young squad (with Harry's input) for 2 years ready for him to take over after the WC and prepare for the Euro's in France and then WC in Russia (I think?)....that way Harry gets 2 more years at Spurs and probably takes them as far as he can, keeps his hand in with England cause he's on a hiding to nothing taking a squad to a WC in Brazil, for me only Brazil, Argies and Spain stand a cat in hells chance of winning out there (even the likes ir Ururguay and Mexico will have a better chance)....and then picks up a hopefully decent squad he's had an input on ready to attack 2 far more winable tournaments.
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Let's face it whatever age the players are not world class. However by changing the internal dynamic of the squad we might be able to get them playing as a team (for each other). For this to happen all of the old guard have to go permanently. Any team that plays as a unit and for each other has a chance to win because they become more than the sum of the whole. As this is a squad for the euros and then the next world cup I wouldn't pick anyone over 30 either.
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  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,110
    @Stig they can fold the collar down if it annoys them I think.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,941
    Have you seen the new England shirt? Its bloody lovely: http://blog.umbro.com/post/england-2012-inspired-by-st-george-tailored-by-umbro/

    Makes me want to support England (I support Wales) just so I can wear it!

    Neck line is too high. How annoying would that be, running around in that?

    That collar looks rediculous
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,941
    @Stig they can fold the collar down if it annoys them I think.
    The 3rd image shows it is already folded down

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  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    Where's Pearce getting this mantra from

  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,425
    http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/red-england-goalie-shirt_14727

    Now that's stunning, when they showed the new navy blue kit I hoped it meant the home was switching to red, but instead Hart gets the red kit

    The home shirt is back to being white shorts and socks, so no navy shorts whatsoever
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,881
    nicest kit for a long while
  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,004
    About as close as Barton is going to get to that shirt.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,207
    I would like to see our strongest 11 start, and keep playing in every game until the finals start.

    I do not understand why the coach of the U21s needs to see the youngsters more.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,830
    The Squad

    Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (Bursaspor), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham United).

    Defenders: Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).

    Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal).

    Forwards: Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United).
  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,004
    Centre-backs look a bit thin on the ground and no Chamberlain.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,830
    Competitive under 21 game that week, so he's needed there.
  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
    Chamberlain over Walcott
    Scott Sinclair over Campbell

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  • Get rid of Barry and Walcott and replace with Chamberlin and anyone else who can kick a ball
  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031
    Oh dear, don't think Barry or Gerrard deserve a place. For the rest I'll go along with, plenty of young blood in there.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,830
    Chamberlin should play for U21s, they need to win a competitive game.
  • This would be my general squad going into the Euros. Past generational has tried, failed, failed and failed again. I want to see something new. Brackets are more experimental players.

    GK Hart
    LB Baines (Gibbs)

    CB Dawson (Ferdinand)
    CB Smalling (Jones)

    RB Richards (Smalling)

    DM Parker
    DM Barry (Wilshere if fit)
    AMC Gerrard (A Young)

    LF Wellbeck (Ox)
    RF Sturridge (Dyer)

    ST Bent (Sturridge, Wellbeck)
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,042
    campbell? wtf...he's only just come back.

    danny graham deserves a place more than him.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    The worst thing is most of us can see that a 4-4-2 is not the way to go in internationals. Anyone want to bet against a 4-4-2 lining up against Holland next week? And for that matter the Euros?
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    Looks like a girls shirt.

  • Zaha? Why, because Palace say he is good...? They said Moses would play for Barca until he went to Wigan.

    You cant go 100% kids if they get battered it would ruin them.

    The likes of Cole, although I am not a fan, have never let England down IMO, why dump him just cause he is a bit of a tw*t.
  • jdsd42
    jdsd42 Posts: 1,501

    It will be the same old faces except for suspension and injury ....maybe just maybe one or two surprises on Bench.

    Odds are if he gets a good win and harry says no ....pearce could be fav for job
  • For me only 2 veteran players deserve to stay in the team Parker & A Cole, drop Terry/Ferdinand/Lampard/Gerrard/Rooney.

    Might be able to show pride in supporting England then.