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Post by Mart!n on Feb 1, 2008 12:08:51 GMT 1
Wpuld have been better if Capello gave Beckham is 100 cap, apart from that is a good team
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Post by blashey on Feb 1, 2008 18:02:43 GMT 1
feel totally gutted for robert green he deserves his chance as does dean ashton
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Post by wonderwall on Feb 1, 2008 18:04:22 GMT 1
does everyone reckon when/if beckham gets 100 caps he will retire from international football?
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Post by Tom on Feb 1, 2008 18:10:42 GMT 1
does everyone reckon when/if beckham gets 100 caps he will retire from international football? No. He's said that he will still be available for international football until he retires from the game completely in 3 or 4 years. Though i would be very surprised if he was involved in a major tournament again.
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Post by wonderwall on Feb 1, 2008 18:12:56 GMT 1
does everyone reckon when/if beckham gets 100 caps he will retire from international football? No. He's said that he will still be available for international football until he retires from the game completely in 3 or 4 years. Though i would be very surprised if he was involved in a major tournament again. Ive always said he deserves to be in the squad he would be a good influence on the younger lads.
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Post by Maximo Mark on Feb 2, 2008 11:46:10 GMT 1
I think the only way he's going to play again now is if we're really struggling in qualifying and Capello decides we need him (a bit like McClaren did). People will then say it's ridiculous that such an old player has been recalled but they'll be forgetting that last time a European nation were stuggling to qualify for a world cup, they brought back their former star midfielder and he ended up taking them to the final of the cup and was player of the tournament...
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Post by Panda on Feb 2, 2008 21:43:12 GMT 1
The squad has been reduced to 23. These are the 7 players dropped from the squad:
Emile Heskey (injured) Ledley King (injured) Stewart Downing Michael Carrick Nicky Shorey Curtis Davies Glen Johnson
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Post by Earl Purple on Feb 2, 2008 22:59:44 GMT 1
Ledley King injured again?
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 3, 2008 22:35:19 GMT 1
agbonlahor is now injured
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Post by Tom on Feb 4, 2008 12:40:53 GMT 1
Not surprised Shorey was left out, i was slightly surprised he was in the initial 30 man squad, but Carrick and Downing being excluded came as a surprise.
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Post by Panda on Feb 4, 2008 12:54:19 GMT 1
Not surprised Shorey was left out, i was slightly surprised he was in the initial 30 man squad, but Carrick and Downing being excluded came as a surprise. You do wonder where the crosses are going to come from...
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Post by wonderwall on Feb 4, 2008 13:13:44 GMT 1
Defoe has been called up
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 4, 2008 14:12:36 GMT 1
crosses to who exactly, rooney is never in the box, owen is to small and crouch fouls his man 9 out of 10 times. the team is not really suited to crosses but ashley young and david bentley are more than capable if need be.
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ashley young 12 nicky shorey 8 carlton cole 7 steven gerrard 7 wayne rooney 7 david bentley 6 frank lampard 6 gabriel agbonlahor 5 gareth barry 5 stewart downing 3 michael carrick 0
anyone i have missed out has less than 5 assists in the league.
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Post by Panda on Feb 4, 2008 14:16:28 GMT 1
ashley young and david bentley are more than capable if need be But will they actually play?
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 4, 2008 14:31:03 GMT 1
ashley young and david bentley are more than capable if need be But will they actually play? i hope so, i will be dissapointed if they dont. from the squad he picked i hope it will be james cole ferdinand upson richards young gerrard hargreaves bentley rooney crouch not much point calling up james if your not going to play him. i would like to see a few solid performers get a chance in what is a easy friendly...upson, bentley and young...shame agbonlahor got injured because he should get a chance. the fact is whats the point in a new manager if the same overpaid ego players are first names on the team sheet even in friendlies?
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Post by Maximo Mark on Feb 4, 2008 14:37:55 GMT 1
Although I would like to see the likes of Young, Bentley and Upson get a really good run out I can't say I'd blame him too much if he goes with a first choice XI for his first game. I assume we have friendlies lined up in the summer, I take it we're other teams Euro 2008 warm-ups.
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Post by Panda on Feb 4, 2008 14:43:01 GMT 1
I assume we have friendlies lined up in the summer, I take it we're other teams Euro 2008 warm-ups. So far, the only friendly we have confirmed to take place before the World Cup qualifiers start is France, next month. We were supposed to be playing Scotland in May but George Burley has turned that down because he didn't think he'd have a full-strength squad available. I would imagine we will get a couple more games against teams that are going to Euro 2008. Not sure if Greece will want to play us after what we did to them in their USA '94 warm-up...
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