You are England manager

Pick your starting line up and captain.

I will start by saying all the older players and has beens 'golden generation' players who have had their chance already I'd dump. This means dumping big names and also fringe players/subs with a lot of caps who haven't performed or are too old and past it now. I don't think they deserve anymore chances. I believe you need a lot of pace at international level in attack, something England have really lacked. It's easy to quickly get bodies behind the ball against a team incapable of a quick counter attack and who **** around with the ball in defence like England do.

My team:
---------------------Hart--------------------------
--Richards--Cahill------Lescott-------Baines------
-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------Parker(c)-----------------------
---Walcott--------------------------Sinclair-----------
------------------Chamberlain-----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
------------Sturridge-----------Bent-------------------

In defence I'd make 10 men get behind the ball every time against a top team leaving either Bent or Sturridge up, and try to hit the opponent with a fast counter considering the amount of pace in the side. If the other team does play 451 and park the bus it won't be the end of the world as all the players in front of Parker are capable of taking 1 or 2 players on to create room for a pass, cross or shot. I'll probably get a lot of stick for this team, at least it's refreshingly young! I wasn't too sure about the CAM role no one sprung to mind. Chamberlain looks capable of playing there so I put him there. If there's a better option I'd play Chamberlain on the right and put Walcott on bench

 

4-2-3-1

Hart

Walker
Cahill
Jones
Baines

Rodwell
Parker(c)

Chamberlain
Welbeck
Johnson

Sturridge

 

Hart
Richards Cahill Jones Cole
Parker Wilshere
Chamberlain Gerrard (C) Sturridge
Rooney

 

I would go for this only swapping Jones for Smalling.

 

Time to throw out the dead wood and try some youngsters. Rooney on the bench as most people don't seem to realise our record is better without him in the team!

Hart
Richards Cahill Jones Baines
Gerrard Parker Wilshere
Chamberlain Bent Sturridge

Bench: Stockdale, Milner, Rooney, Smalling, Upson, Welbeck, Sinclair (Scott, not Trevor)

 

Hart
Richards CB Lescott Cole
Parker Milner
Oxlade-Chamberlain Rooney Sturridge
Welbeck

All of the England centre backs are in wretched form or injured. Jones or Smalling are great players but finding things tough at the moment. Wilshere and Cleverley would be there or there abouts if proven fit.

 

-------------------Hart-----------------------
Richards-----Lescott---Cahill------Cole---
-----Wilshere------Parker-------Britton-------
----Johnson-------Rooney---------Sturridge----
Subs:Carson,Bent,Oxo,Walcott,Crouch,Smalling,Milner.

 

Think Wilshere is injured still no? Otherwise I would have picked him and changed formation

By the way I went for Cahill and Lescott as they kept a clean sheet together against Spain so will have confidence from that

 

44fucking2

Hart

Richards
Terry
Lescott
Cole

Lennon
Parker
Gerrard (c)
Sturridge

Rooney
Bent

Unfortunately with harry in charge it will end up

Heart

Walkah
Ledlee
Micky D
Ashley Cole

Scotty (triffic lad)
Stevie
Lennun
JC (if eez still doing gud in french)

Wazza
Germin Defoe

 

Hart (c)
Richards Jones Lescott Cole
Parker Wilthsire
Young Gerrard Sturridge
Rooney
Subs: Johnson, Smalling Baines Rodwell Lampard Walcott Downing Milner Bent Cahill

I think you've got to keep some of the senior players in for this tournament. Gerrard and Rooney are still world class so they have to stay too.

 

HART
RICHARDS LESCOTT JONES BAINES

LENNON WILSHIRE PARKER COLE

WALCOTT

HESKEY (just kidding)

CARROLL

SUBS, DEFOE, CAHILL, WALKER, ROONEY, MILNER, CROUCH, STOCKDALE, JOHNSON

 

id replace scott sinclair for sir clive...

 

Hart,Richards,Cahill,Lescott,Cole,Oxo,Parker,Gerrard,Jones,Rooney,Sturridge

 

...................Hart......................
Walker...Jagielka...Lescott...Baines
.........Parker(c)...Rodwell.............
Walcott....Chamberlain.......Sinclair
................Wellbeck...................

Wouldn't hppen, but would be decent. Gerrard, Lampard, Barry, Rio, Terry and Cole are just over the hill and the old guard that we need to move on from. The Lescott/Jagielka partnership is solid and the left/right partnership does it for me.

 

----------Hart----------
--Richards--Cahill--Lescott--Baines--
---Parker----Wilshere---
--Walcott--Young--Sturridge--
---------Bent----------

 

Hart
Richards - Cahill - Jags - Baines
Johnson - Parker - Wilshere - Young
Rooney - Sturridge​

Subs: Carson, Kelly, Jones/Smalling, Chamberlain, Rodwell, Cleverley, Welbeck/Wickham (if he becomes as good as he could be)

 

As well as the old guard, Rooney should stay at home. He needs to learn his lesson for being an idiot against Montenegro. He'll go though and be awful a usual. If Wilshere gets some luck with his injuries and gets in a good run of games under his belt, then I'd take him.

 

Oh yeah forgot about his suspension. Agree, I wouldn't take him.

 

Hart
Richards Jagielka Lescott Baines
Gerrard Parker Wilshere
Sturridge Rooney Young

During Rooney's suspension, probably Bent or Welbeck and once he gets a bit more experience I'd like to see Chamberlain get more involved.

 

Oh yeah i forgot about Johnson...

there are so many players to chose from...