Doesn't really need a new thread, but it bulks this area of the forum up and it's just for reference...
1 James
2 Johnson
3 Ashley Cole
4 Gerrard
5 Ferdinand
6 Terry
7 Lennon
8 Lampard
9 Crouch
10 Rooney
11 Joe Cole
12 Green
13 Warnock
14 Barry
15 Upson
16 Milner
17 Wright-Phillips
18 Carragher
19 Defoe
20 King
21 Heskey
22 Carrick
23 Hart
England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
Walsall supporters react to England's despairs - as they happened. No text speak, please.
Forum rules
No swearing. No text speak. Don't avoid the swear filter.
No swearing. No text speak. Don't avoid the swear filter.
-
saddlersam - UTS Legend
- Posts: 1430
- Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:31 pm
- Location: One part of: www.soundcloud.com/one-pod-beyond
- leics_saddler
- UTS Legend
- Posts: 1688
- Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:12 pm
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
It's very interesting reading actually.
If you take the theory of 1-11 being the strongest line-up, it shows a few things:
James as 1st choice keeper
Gerrard & Lampard together
Lennon as 1st choice winger
and Crouch as the main man up front.
A few eye-openers there, I must say.
Of course, the 1-11 theory is just theory, but I always insist there's an element of truth in it.
If you take the theory of 1-11 being the strongest line-up, it shows a few things:
James as 1st choice keeper
Gerrard & Lampard together
Lennon as 1st choice winger
and Crouch as the main man up front.
A few eye-openers there, I must say.
Of course, the 1-11 theory is just theory, but I always insist there's an element of truth in it.
-
priestley_saddler - UTS Legend
- Posts: 1747
- Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:53 am
- Location: Here, there and everywhere
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
I wouldn't say the 1-11 was too much of a shock to be honest leics, it would mean we'd line up.
---------------------------James----------------------
---Johnson-----Ferdinand------Terry-----A Cole---
---Lennon------Gerrard-----Lampard----J Cole----
-----------------Rooney-------Crouch----------------
That's not a bad 1-11, and if we do play 4-4-2 (which I hope we don't) then is probably as strong as we can do. Personally I'd play Green in goal instead of James but I don't think we're any stronger/weaker regardless of who is in goal.
---------------------------James----------------------
---Johnson-----Ferdinand------Terry-----A Cole---
---Lennon------Gerrard-----Lampard----J Cole----
-----------------Rooney-------Crouch----------------
That's not a bad 1-11, and if we do play 4-4-2 (which I hope we don't) then is probably as strong as we can do. Personally I'd play Green in goal instead of James but I don't think we're any stronger/weaker regardless of who is in goal.
-
aaaae - Site Addict
- Posts: 6780
- Joined: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:38 am
- Location: Beware, I bear more grudges than lonely High Court judges...
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
Not unhappy with that. I think if Barry had been 100% fit he'd have got the number 7 shirt and would start with Gerrard pushed out right.
-
Duke - Site Addict
- Posts: 7793
- Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:03 pm
- Location: Aldridge
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
I would start with Hart in goal
Hart
Johnson . Ferdinand - Terry - A Cole
Gerrard - Lampard - Barry - Milner
Crouch - Rooney
Assuming Barry if fit
Hart
Johnson . Ferdinand - Terry - A Cole
Gerrard - Lampard - Barry - Milner
Crouch - Rooney
Assuming Barry if fit
- Macca
- UTS Veteran
- Posts: 537
- Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:45 pm
- Location: If only i knew?!?!
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
David James in goal............ OH God! :(
-
swiftyboy - Site Addict
- Posts: 6387
- Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:02 pm
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
leics_saddler wrote:It's very interesting reading actually.
If you take the theory of 1-11 being the strongest line-up, it shows a few things:
James as 1st choice keeper
Gerrard & Lampard together
Lennon as 1st choice winger
and Crouch as the main man up front.
A few eye-openers there, I must say.
Of course, the 1-11 theory is just theory, but I always insist there's an element of truth in it.
What's all this 1-11 stuff?
Wrong thread?
-
swiftyboy - Site Addict
- Posts: 6387
- Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:02 pm
-
saddlersam - UTS Legend
- Posts: 1430
- Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:31 pm
- Location: One part of: www.soundcloud.com/one-pod-beyond
Re:
swiftyboy wrote:Macca wrote:David James in goal............ OH God! :(
I agree. I think Hart did enough to warrant a start!
I'm not sure. I think they're all the same to be honest. All have their qualities and all have their weaknesses.
Hart looks very nervous when playing for England i think, although put on the spot I'd probably choose him too.
-
swiftyboy - Site Addict
- Posts: 6387
- Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:02 pm
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
saddlersam wrote:
I'm not sure. I think they're all the same to be honest. All have their qualities and all have their weaknesses.
Hart looks very nervous when playing for England i think, although put on the spot I'd probably choose him too.
I just hope the "calamity James" tag doesn't make an unwelcome return!
-
Magic Man Fan - Site Addict
- Posts: 10977
- Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:30 pm
- Location: Warning. Some posts may cause offence...to the over sensitive or slow.
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
James and Green are both liable to make a big mistake. It might only be one mistake all tournament but it's usually a telling one. Hart all the way for me as he's the most consistent by far.
-
Duke - Site Addict
- Posts: 7793
- Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:03 pm
- Location: Aldridge
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
Magic Man Fan wrote:James and Green are both liable to make a big mistake. It might only be one mistake all tournament but it's usually a telling one. Hart all the way for me as he's the most consistent by far.
spot on
-
Exile - Jobsworth
- Posts: 23623
- Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:06 pm
- Location: ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
Scratch number 5. :mrgreen:
- We-ARE-Walsall
- Site Addict
- Posts: 8041
- Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:23 am
- Location: Fighting for the town.
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
[quote="leics_saddler"]It's very interesting reading actually.
If you take the theory of 1-11 being the strongest line-up, it shows a few things:
James as 1st choice keeper
Gerrard & Lampard together
Lennon as 1st choice winger
and Crouch as the main man up front.
A few eye-openers there, I must say.
Crouch should definitely be the main man up front. Unless he is going to play Gerrard up there with Rooney, we don't have anyone better than Crouch to partner Rooney in my opinion.
I'm not sure the midfield will work out with Gerrard and Lampard in the middle for the whole tournament, but it may for the first game at least.
If you take the theory of 1-11 being the strongest line-up, it shows a few things:
James as 1st choice keeper
Gerrard & Lampard together
Lennon as 1st choice winger
and Crouch as the main man up front.
A few eye-openers there, I must say.
Crouch should definitely be the main man up front. Unless he is going to play Gerrard up there with Rooney, we don't have anyone better than Crouch to partner Rooney in my opinion.
I'm not sure the midfield will work out with Gerrard and Lampard in the middle for the whole tournament, but it may for the first game at least.
- DanWalsallFC
- Site Addict
- Posts: 3193
- Joined: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:52 pm
- Location: Great Barr, Birmingham
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
--------------Green--------------
Johnson---Terry---King---A.Cole
Lennon---Lampard---Barry---Gerrard
---------------------J.Cole--------------------
----------Rooney-----------------
Johnson---Terry---King---A.Cole
Lennon---Lampard---Barry---Gerrard
---------------------J.Cole--------------------
----------Rooney-----------------
- We-ARE-Walsall
- Site Addict
- Posts: 8041
- Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:23 am
- Location: Fighting for the town.
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
DanWalsallFC wrote:--------------Green--------------
Johnson---Terry---King---A.Cole
Lennon---Lampard---Barry---Gerrard
---------------------J.Cole--------------------
----------Rooney-----------------
Swap Joe Cole's position with Gerrard, and that looks pretty decent.
-
priestley_saddler - UTS Legend
- Posts: 1747
- Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:53 am
- Location: Here, there and everywhere
Re: England Squad Numbers For South Africa 2010
DanWalsallFC wrote:--------------Green--------------
Johnson---Terry---King---A.Cole
Lennon---Lampard---Barry---Gerrard
---------------------J.Cole--------------------
----------Rooney-----------------
I'd go same team, different formation.
-------------------Green------------------
Johnson-----Terry-----King-----A.Cole
--------------------Barry------------------
Lennon---Lampard---Gerrard---J.Cole
-------------------Rooney-----------------
17 posts
Page 1 of 1
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 31 guests