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smartypants
17,287 posts
38 months
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That really is awful  No Lennon? No Adam Johnson? No width or pace whatsoever.
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GTO-3R
1,827 posts
82 months
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Downing in, what a load of b  ks. He's s te!!! Not taking Rio or Crouch is a mistake too.
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Smart Mart
4,066 posts
84 months
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smartypants said: That really is awful No Lennon? No Adam Johnson? No width or pace whatsoever.  Adam Johnson is one of five standby players along with, wait for it.... Jordan Henderson!!
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Nom de ploom
2,384 posts
43 months
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adam johnson & sturridge one of five standbys...Jags too.
downing - 0 goals, no assists in 36 prem apps this season? ISTBCOT....
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Steameh
3,045 posts
79 months
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smartypants said: That really is awful No Lennon? No Adam Johnson? No width or pace whatsoever. Walcott is well slow.
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deadmau5
2,086 posts
49 months
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It gets better... Birmingham keeper Jack Butland is among the list of five standby players, which also includes Manchester City winger Adam Johnson, Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, Everton defender Phil Jagielka and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson. Adam Johnson on standby but Downing gets a game  staggering. Jordan Henderson on standby. Has Hodgson let Dalglish pick the team?
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andyjo1982
4,149 posts
79 months
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No Lennon or Richards, Downing's in, as is Milner, at least no Zamora. Don't really know what to make of it to be honest. I'd have gone for 5 strikers with Rooney missing first 2 games.
Pleased to see John Ruddy called up.
Hey ho, good luck fella's, I think we will need it...
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MG511
1,264 posts
110 months
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130R said: Downing and Milner are unbelievably s t And Jordan Henderson on the list of 5 'standby' players, are we trying to win or has Hodgson got spread bets on us scoring no goals and conceeding many. What happened to picking players on form, how can he pick Downing, he'd be a poor player in a pub side.
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North West Tom
9,426 posts
46 months
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smartypants said: That really is awful No Lennon? No Adam Johnson? No width or pace whatsoever. Ashley Young is better than both of them, and will work well with Wayne.
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Nom de ploom
2,384 posts
43 months
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has johnson played more tha milner this season?
great left foot...balance again?
missing balance
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smartypants
17,287 posts
38 months
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Steameh said: Walcott is well slow. No point being quick if all you do is run into people.
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m3sye
7,082 posts
70 months
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Lennon not even on standby ? shocking
Johnsons problem is he is on the bench every week
Not shocked he is only taking 4 strikers as its ROY DEFENSIVE HODGSON,
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smartypants
17,287 posts
38 months
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North West Tom said: Ashley Young is better than both of them, and will work well with Wayne. I like Ashley Young, but he can't play on both wings. Lennon is one of England's most exciting players, makes no sense not to take him. He's the perfect player to throw on in the last 20 minutes and make something happen - at the very least get people sent off
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car crazy
1,796 posts
32 months
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deadmau5 said: Considering Rooney is banned for the first two games, I wonder who'll be starting up front? Andy bleeding Carroll on his own is the guess on talksport  90% of this squad blew the last world cup
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Fittster
14,918 posts
82 months
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Goalkeepers - Joe Hart, Robert Green, John Ruddy.
Defenders - Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, John Terry.
Midfielders - Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young.
Strikers - Andy Carroll, Jermian Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck.
Isn't Parker injured?
I now understand why Liverpool fans wanted Dalglish.
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deadmau5
2,086 posts
49 months
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smartypants said: North West Tom said: Ashley Young is better than both of them, and will work well with Wayne. I like Ashley Young, but he's can't play on both wings. Lennon is one of England's most exciting players, makes no sense not to take him. He's the perfect player to throw on in the last 20 minutes and make something happen - at the very least get people sent off That's Ashley Young's job.
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baz1985
3,429 posts
114 months
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I'm surprised.....Michael Carrick has been decent for Man Utd this season, yet Jordan Hendenson makes it onto the standby list. WTF!
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Steameh
3,045 posts
79 months
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smartypants said: No point being quick if all you do is run into people. You could level the same critisim at Lennon. The problem is, no one is ever going to be happy with an England squad, everyone has players they would prefer in a certain position so everyone will argue that he is wrong. It's how he galvanises those players in to a working group that will define our success in a tournament. Picking on form is a good idea, but how will that be carried in to a tournament, with players from different clubs? My opinion is that premier league club form has little to do with tournament success.
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Nom de ploom
2,384 posts
43 months
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looks like 4-5-1 to me....
crowd the midfield, keep the ball rely on gerrard / lampard making those forward runs, walcott to provide the pace...
4-5-1 means you can play the holding midfielder - barry who has been excellent gets the nod.
4-5-1 means you can play young and walcott I reckon.....not sure what plan A is...long ball up to carroll, feed off second ball? he is very diff to the other strikers who like to run onto the ball - diff system entirely...
ho-hum
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im
Original Poster
27,772 posts
86 months
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Is it too soon to say 'Hodgson Out'?
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