England’s Starting XI For Euro 2012?
By Ollie Irish
Peering ahead through the gloom, and desperately hoping England doesn’t have a team based around the usual suspects (Terry, Ferdinand, Lampard and Gerrard) by the time the Euro 2012 finals come around, here’s something like the more progressive starting team I’d like to see England field in Poland & Ukraine:
Sadly, I think inflexible Fabio Capello will stick with the same old names. For England’s national team, tomorrow never comes, yet one good look at the current Germany team is all we need to see why we’ve failed routinely since 1966: you simply HAVE to take a chance on potential.
And on the bench, a few names bubbling under, with both Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup in mind: Frank Fielding, Kieran Gibbs, Chris Smalling, Michael Mancienne, Jack Rodwell, Marc Albrighton, Jordan Henderson, Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge.
Who would you like to see in England’s team for Euro 2012?
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I agree that all them players should probably be in the squad, who knows who will come through and shine until then.
I’d rather a young team goes…tries…and fails
than the same old team that will just fail( to be fair Germany,Spain or Holland will win it anyways)
Fraser Forster will be pushing into the squad by then
Bent in for Andy Carroll. DB would only be 28 at euro 2012
I never see Danny Welbeck on any of these XI’s. The boy is a massive, massive talent. That is all
england is shit
@ Grime – Welbeck is up there, sure – I rate Sturridge slightly more though.
hings look bleak if this is our team – you say progressive – but there needs to be a mixture of young and old -spain and germany proved this.
this team would do well to reach the knockout stages – even italy would beat this team
I also think 4-4-2 is asking for trouble
also ollie there are too many question marks hanging over these players – most of them barely have champions league experience.
m. Richards – too error prone, and cant half give away a penalty – what does he offer going forward ?
Cahill – international class ? – u must be kidding – he has a long way to go
Wilshere – yes he is good technically – but benefits from intricate players around him – which england do not have , and from your formation he looks like the main creative player , too much to ask the lad and too soon
Lennon – ??? what are you thinking when u have players like walcott and milner in the frame – also the rate at which lennon is decreasing in ability is worryin
Rooney – ahaaha
Carroll – I know international footy is not what it used to be – but its a bit better quality than the championship – and this is the only forum where carroll stands out – he isnt even premiership class let alone international class
when u still have defoe, milner , dawson , glenn johnson , gerrard , and dare i say it terry – still all playing for top clubs – u have to pick them
ps – i agree with huddlestone tho – he’s a mixed race version of xavi alonso – and he is getting better
Phil Jones – way more potential than Cahill or Smalling etc.
Bobby Z
Loved the Ashley Cole photo!! There are talent and potential coming in the England squad in the nexte few years but the managers will have to take their bets. There are actually some “dinosaurs” in the current lineups,even Rooney could be considered such. The bad thing on him is the fact that he plays in the starting elevens for 8yrs already and still he is 24??? or somethin.
Rodwell and Wilshere a potential world class centre-mid partnership? I think so.
Martin Kelly is already a better right-back than Glen Johnson. If it wasn’t for his absurd price tag, Glen Johnson wouldn’t get a game for Liverpool or England.
That right back slot is looking pretty bare. I bet Capello ends up taking SWP, Carrick etc. Players who should never play for England again.
Hart
Richard Cahill Jagielka A.Cole
Huddlestone/Cattermole Wilshere
A. Johnson Gerrard Young/Milner
Carroll/Welbeck
Rooney is on his last legs. You only have to look at the mans build to know his class wont last, I hope im wrong though. I think everyone will agree Glen Johnson cant defend. I think Gerrard still has a few years in him, although being a scouse im probably bias.
Micah Richards has the concentration of a 4-year old with ADD on a sugar rush. Scratch.
I agree with philando torres, wilshere and rodwell would be amazing together. when rodders leaves us i hope he goes to arsenal. those two could be unbelievable together. little and large but so technically brilliant. they would combine pace, power, technique, class passing, great shooting, one left foot one right foot, both get stuck in and rodders can be a new vieira/gerrard and wilshere could be a new hoddle/xavi. get them playing together asap and let them learn to play with each other. miles better than stevie me and barry
lol … basically. it’s nice to blood young talent but the thing is England simply doesn’t have the depth and quality of talent to match the likes of the big footballing countries. the next generation in Spain, Netherlands, Germany, France is already so much better than the above team … just like their older brothers. can any of the youngsters on this team carry Ozil’s or Mueller’s boots?
The team you have set up is even worse that the current one. By some distance aswell.
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Rodwell on the bench?
I wouldn’t go for a 4-4-2…
One up front would be fine, sacrificing Carroll for Rodwell to add one more muscle in the mid. I mean, if you -have- to play Wilshire as a starter, you might as well have another rock-solid CDM to feed the ball to him.
i find it hilarious that what england need–more than anything–is gareth bale.
Euro 2012 squad with a view to the next World Cup
Hart Foster Carson
Johnson Richards Cahill Ferdinand Terry Jagielka Cole Gibbs
Rodwell Huddlestone Henderson Gerrard
Wilshere Johnson Walcott Milner Rooney Carroll Bent Defoe
Starting 11 (4-2-3-1)
Hart
Johnson Jagielka Terry Cole
Gerrard Rodwell
Johnson Wilshere Rooney
Carroll
lol so the majority of u at this site are poms and actually still care about the 3 circus lions. or make that circus clowns.
Hart
Richards Jagielka Terry Gibbs
Johnosn Gerrard Rodwell Wilshere Lennon
Rooney
best subs bench:
fielding, johnson, jones, huddlestone, walcott, carroll, bent
Terry must go. He’s brought nothing but shame and humiliation on England.
Jordan Henderson, Phil Jones, Jack Rodwell, Josh McEachran, Benik Afobe, Raheem Stirling. for Euro 2016
saying rooneys on his last legs? you’re having a laugh. i think that you did a good job with the selection, i love the idea of having cahill aswell! but i personally would skip the 4-4-2 and go for something more attacking and even something to harness progressing power force of englands midfield. possibly a 4-2-3-1 or even 4-5-1.
Hart (obvs)
Gibbs – Jagielka – Cahill – Cole
Huddlestone – Rodwell
Walcott/A. Johnson – Gerrard (C) – Milner/Young/Wilshere
Rooney
a mix of experience and youth. i especially like the idea of Wilshere playing the fulcrum to our attacks, but i can’t choose him over Stevie G, and i would prefer not to play him in a wide position cause i only see him as a central man. i still have him as an alternative though. would like to see Martin Kelly in the mix, but again the experience prevails.
rooney will be finished and in rehab by euro 2012
Hart (obvs)
Richards – Ferdinand(c) – Cahill – Cole
Huddlestone – Gerrard
Walcott – Wilshere– Ashley Young
Defoe/Darren Bent*(top english goal scorer 3 years in a row*)
rooney is a good player but we have to stop playing people just because they are popular. he is out of form out of sorts and should not have started in the world cup.
rooney is not on the same level as messi or ronaldo no matter what sky or the sun tells you. he is a good player but gerrard is better and more essential to the team.
Rio is the best deender in the country lets just be real just because rio isnt white it doent mean he isnt better than terry,cahill, and jags.
and this comes from some one who thinks utd are scum.