i suggest this team be given a look at if they are all fit:
-------------------------------Foster------------------------------
G. Neville---------Richards-----------Ferdinand-----------A.Cole
---------------------------Hargreaves--------------------------------
Bentley---------------------------------------------------------Young
------------------------------Rooney------------------------------------
--------------Owen-----------------------------Ashton----------------
in defence there's phsyical strength and lots of pace, there's the tenacity of hargreaves protecting the back 4, the pace, skill and high standard of crossing from young and bentley (they're far better at crossing than SWP or lennon) and the brilliance of wayne rooney in "the hole". he's as talented as any continental player probably bar kaka so he must be given a free role and made the most of. up front there's ashtons strength and skill coupled with owens scoring ability and being in the right place at the right time.
get the ego's of terry, gerrard, lampard and beckham on the bench and use them as good players to bring on. i know the likelihood of lampard, gerrard and terry all being dropped is minimal but we can always dream! it's time to get rid of the old guard and try something new and fresh.