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Euro 2012 Squad Announced

Discussion in 'Leicester City' started by Foxy in Foyle, May 16, 2012.

  1. Lesta Gangsta

    Lesta Gangsta Well-Known Member

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    I don't see much evidence that "a good team" can be formed from that squad. England's performances have been weak for a long time now and there's nothing new here to change that. All I wanted to see from this tournament is some promise for the future with some break-through performances. No chance of that happening with this mostly aging or not-good-enough group of players.

    Love to be proven wrong, but let's face it, Hodgson is already being set up as the next Graham Taylor/Steve McClaren by the media, and this squad won't help. I do wonder now if there is some truth in the "FA puppet" tag now - I expected Hodgson to be a bit more imaginative than this.
     
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  2. FosseFilberto

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    Simon - with all due respect - our lot do not look anywhere near as good invidually as that German squad

    The German team for THAT game
    01 Neuer
    03 Friedrich
    16 Lahm Captain
    17 Mertesacker
    20 Boateng
    06 Khedira
    07 Schweinsteiger
    08 Ozil
    10 Podolski
    11 Klose
    13 Muller

    Now look at our team for the same game ...

    01 James
    02 G Johnson
    03 A Cole
    06 Terry
    15 Upson
    04 Gerrard Captain
    08 Lampard
    14 Barry
    16 Milner
    10 Rooney
    19 Defoe

    Coceivably Roy could swap Hart for Green and Cahill for Upson and that is how far we will have come ..... the Germans can bring in Gomez who has been on fire this season ...... no wonder I find the whole prospect of the competition depressing.
     
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  3. Lord_Dyer

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    I am sure Hodgson will surprise everyone and we will see a team at this tournament
     
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  4. Simon21-LUFC

    Simon21-LUFC Well-Known Member

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    But look beneath the surface, if we get past the group stages we could conceivably have Rooney, Young and Welbeck all playing in attack, 3 good young players who are used to playing together. Terry and Cahill would be carrying on a CB partnership from club football. Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain are both exciting young attackers used to combining. People talk about changing over to the young players, then when they get picked they complain about the quality of individuals in the squad.
     
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