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General Football 2013/14

Irishgunner

Klaus wrote:
Mine:

I don't like Jones and Welbeck has been too poor in the last 18 months for me to pick him. Contemplated both Barkley and Morrison briefly but they wouldn't have played anyway. I think Lallana can contribute with something, or at least pick up a bit more big game experience.

Baines, Cole, and Gibbs is overkill, no?

Klaus

Baines should have been Walker, actually.

Clrnc

Would prefer to bring more young players to this tournament. Can't win this so why not prepare for the next one.

Klaus

Not a Lampard fan, Clrnc?

Volante

Every time a tournament comes around everyone says it's the end of Lampard/Gerrard yet there they are, still key players in the team. Either they're fantastic players and criminally underrated or England just don't produce enough top level players. Probably a case of both.

lorddulaarsenal

I'd go.

hart butland
Cole Gibbs smalling walker Cahill jagielka Richards
Jones carrick gerrard wilshere Chambo Townsend Barkley januzaj
Walcott Rooney Sturridge Welbeck Carroll Rodriguez

Jed

Januzaj?

Bold Tone

Has Januzaj chosen England?

Rex

😆 Not eligible for England for another 4 years or so even if he would choose England, which seems quite unlikely.

lorddulaarsenal

He'll be in the squad

Rex

How do you get to that conclusion? I am really curious. I was under the impression that it wasn't possible.

goon

Klaus wrote:
Not a Lampard fan, Clrnc?

Maybe keep him in the squad since the alternatives are the likes of Cleverly, but otherwise there's very little point. He won't have a meaningful impact and he's 35 so the experience would be better value for a young player.

I don't know about squad but the first XI i'd go with:

Hart

Johnson - Jones - Jagielka - Baines

Carrick - Gerrard

Walcott - Chamberlain - Wilshere

Rooney

Genuinely think that looks pretty good, and has a good mix of youth, experience, technical quality and pace/power. If Ox is off form or not ready then play Rooney deep and put Sturridge up top.

Dinosaur will go for something much more boring though.

Klaus

otfgoon wrote:
Klaus wrote:
Not a Lampard fan, Clrnc?

Maybe keep him in the squad since the alternatives are the likes of Cleverly, but otherwise there's very little point. He won't have a meaningful impact and he's 35 so the experience would be better value for a young player.

But Gerrard get to go? Lampard has been the better player for the last two seasons in my opinion. Better suited to box to box play too.

Irishgunner

I'd go:

Hart, Forster, Butler

Richards, Johnson, Jones, Jagielka, Terry, Cahill, Cole, Gibbs

Carrick, Lampard, Wilshere, Gerrard, Walcott, Chambo, Townsend, Sterling/Zaha, Prowse/Barkley

Rooney, Sturridge, Welbeck

Starting XI:

---------------Hart
Johnson---Jones---Jagielka---Cole
---------Carrick---Wilshere
Walcott-------Rooney------Townsend
---------------Sturridge

goon

Klaus wrote:
otfgoon wrote:
Maybe keep him in the squad since the alternatives are the likes of Cleverly, but otherwise there's very little point. He won't have a meaningful impact and he's 35 so the experience would be better value for a young player.

But Gerrard get to go? Lampard has been the better player for the last two seasons in my opinion. Better suited to box to box play too.

I'd keep one of them. Personally think Gerrard has been better this season myself and to be perfectly honest, I find it hard to look past the fact that Lampard will be 36 by the time the World Cup comes around... in an extremely tough environment for even the fittest European players.

Volante

Looks like a Thiago, Kroos, Götze midfield for Bayern. Potential for some brilliant combination football.

Volante

Bundesliga is the worst league ever. Every time I say it's shit people try and convince me it's better than La Liga or Serie A. Nonsense.

Clrnc

otfgoon wrote:
Klaus wrote:
But Gerrard get to go? Lampard has been the better player for the last two seasons in my opinion. Better suited to box to box play too.

I'd keep one of them. Personally think Gerrard has been better this season myself and to be perfectly honest, I find it hard to look past the fact that Lampard will be 36 by the time the World Cup comes around... in an extremely tough environment for even the fittest European players.

Same thoughts. I actually thought about leaving Gerrard out as well but that would be too young. Gerrard has been good this season, Lampard is pretty past it.

Klaus

Two goals and two class assist by Ibrahimovic today. He's such a fucking joy to watch when he plays like this. Absolutely unique footballer.

lorddulaarsenal

Volante wrote:
Bundesliga is the worst league ever. Every time I say it's shit people try and convince me it's better than La Liga or Serie A. Nonsense.

It's pap.

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