What a brilliat thread!
I do not see how anyone can say England are not a quality team. Look at the players
Robinson: Brilliant keeper
At centre back two of the three from Campbel, Ferdinand and Terry. Rock solid. no-one seems to mention carragher these days, but he would be an awesome replacement if we had injuries.
Full backs: Neville and Cole. Two quality full backs. do a very sound job at the back, but also make overlaps and get them selves into attacking positions regularly. For me thats what sorts the average full back from the top class full back.
Defensie mid (if we play one): Ledley King. Cool head at the back, cleans up the loose balls and turns defense into attack.
Right side: Becks. Freekicks, crossing and long balls, he is the best in the game FACT. (ok maybe joint on freekicks with that Juninho fella at Lyon). And for all you anti-Bolton brigade out there, longballs DO have a place in football.
On the left: Joe Cole. Bags of energy. Whenever he gets brought on as a sub he always gives us an extra boost.
In the middle: Gerrard and Lampard. These two are so good it frightens me! This combination is probably worth £70million.
Up front: Owen and Rooney. Owen's goalscoring record is immense. fast and has the skill to create chances for himself. good in the air as well for a small fella. Rooney is an amazing finisher, and his strength means its hard to wrestle him off the ball. Can be asked to drop deeper as well if we are wanting to defend a lead.
From the looks of this thread, England are oe of the most hated teams in the world, but we are used to that!
Hey Menelaos. Congrats to Greece on their Euro 2004 win, but don't see how you can slag a team off thats qualified for the world cup! You do have some good players though, I remember charisteas (sorry about the spelling) he looked good. And Stelios Gianakkopulos is very good also. But im a Bolton fan so im probably biased!