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lorddulaarsenal

I like how we haven't announced a fuller squad which needs trimming

marv3llous

So what heppened to Carrick? I swear to god every Manure fan was going on about how he was world class all of last season.

Rex

He was excellent last season so no surprises there.

marv3llous

Nah, he was just made to look better in a squad that steamrolled the league.

Rex

I respectfully disagree.

y va marquer

Delighted for Jack and Chamberlain, pleased there's no Terry around to corrupt them.

Whoever's responsible for the photoshopping of those player pics seems to have distorted head to body size.

invisibleman18

Looks a good squad without really anyone left out who should be going. Happy for Wilshere and Chamberlain. I doubt either will start but would expect both to get time on the pitch as Hodgson does seem to like them. Still upset for Theo as he'd probably have been in the starting 11 and instead misses out on playing at the World Cup for the 3rd time.

There's potential for a really exciting fast attacking team there but you know he'll probably go for a Gerrard and Milner/Lampard midfield and Welbeck on one of the wings etc.

We're not expected to do much given the difficult group, but we usually do seem to find a way to stumble out of the group even when we're not supposed to. This team could surprise a few people.

mentalvortex

Uruguay declare their 25 man provisional squad.

Goalkeepers - Muslera (Galatasaray), Silva (Vasco da Gama), Munoz (Libertad)

Defenders - M Pereira (Benfica), Lugano (West Bromwich Albion), Godin, Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Coates (Liverpool), Caceres (Juventus), Fucile (Porto)

Midfielders - A Silva (Lanus), A Gonzalez (Lazio), A Pereira (Sao Paulo), Gargano (Parma), Arevalo Rios (Morelia), D Perez (Bologna), Eguren (Palmeiras), C Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Ramirez (Southampton), Lodeiro (Botafogo)

Forwards - Suarez (Liverpool), Cavani (Paris St Germain), Hernandez (Palermo), Forlan (Cerezo Osaka), Stuani (Espanyol)

invisibleman18

Would they play a front 3 of Suarez, Cavani and Forlan, or would one of them be on the bench?

Rex

They have tried to fit Forlan in there, but I reckon he will be an impact sub these days.

lorddulaarsenal

I love that nobody is expecting England to get out the group. Pressure is very much reduced

So looking forward to seeing Sturridge Sterling the ox and maybe Barkley going at teams. We've probably got the most physical and paciest team out there.

Ray

Hugely disappointing if he plays Henderson, Milner or Welbeck out wide.

GaelForce

Welbeck's been one of England's best players since the last Euros, he'll play plenty.

Clrnc

That Uruguay squad is really old.

marv3llous wrote:
So what heppened to Carrick? I swear to god every Manure fan was going on about how he was world class all of last season.

He is terribly unlucky with regards to England. Everytime he was on fire it was a non tournament year.

GaelForce

No-one tell Tony, but Spain's 30 man squad is out. To be trimmed down the day after the CL final. Cazorla's in, Monreal out. Other names to miss out include Isco, Soldado, Arbeloa.

And Belgium:
GK: Courtois, Mignolet, Casteels/Proto
Defenders: Alderweireld, Vanden Borre, Ciman, Kompany, Van Buyten, Vermaelen, Lombaerts, Vertonghen
Midfielders: Witsel, Defour, Fellaini, Dembélé, Chadli, De Bruyne
Attackers: Lukaku, Origi, Hazard, Mertens, Mirallas, Januzaj

Probably the most overrated team in the competition. Somehow they're 5th favourites.

Irishgunner

[quote='Grimandi's Foreskin' pid='440514' dateline='1399983853']
No-one tell Tony, but Spain's 30 man squad is out. To be trimmed down the day after the CL final. Cazorla's in, Monreal out. Other names to miss out include Isco, Soldado, Arbeloa. [/quote]

Hey Tony:

LINK

mentalvortex

Switzerland's 23 man squad for the WC. Somehow Senderos and Djourou still keep getting selected.

Goalkeepers - Sommer (Basel), Benaglio (Wolfsburg), Buerki (Grasshoppers)

Defenders - Senderos (Valencia), Djourou (Hamburg), Lichsteiner (Juventus), R Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Lang (Grasshoppers), Schaar (Basel), Von Bergen (Young Boys), Ziegler (Sassuolo)

Midfielders - Dzemaili, Behrami, Inler (Napoli), Shaqiri (Bayern), Barnetta (Frankfurt), Xhaka (Monchengladbach), Stocker (Basel), G Fernandes (Freiburg)

Forwards - Drmic (Leverkusen), Seferovic (Sociedad), Gavranovic (Zurich), Mehmedi (Freiburg)

Kel Varnsen

Goalkeepers Iker Casillas, David de Gea, Pepe Reina

Defenders Sergio Ramos, Gerard Piqué, Raúl Albiol, Juanfran, Jordi Alba, César Azpilicueta, Daniel Carvajal, Alberto Moreno

Midfielders Xavi, Javi Martínez, Xabi Alonso, Andrés Iniesta, Koke, Sergio Busquets, Santi Cazorla, Ander Iturraspe, Cesc Fábregas, Thiago Alcântara, Juan Mata, David Silva, Pedro, Jesús Navas

Forwards Diego Costa, David Villa, Fernando Torres, Álvaro Negredo, Fernando Llorente

Crazy strong squad.

JazzG

They still have to chop some players from that list!

Patters

Heard from my sources that quite a few big clubs are interested in signing Schar this summer. He'll want to have a good 3 games here.

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