TALKsport reporting England team for tomorrow

[seajon]

They seem pretty certain -

James
Cole
Upson
Terry
Johnson
Milner
Lampard
Barry
Gerrard
Defoe
Rooney

So no Joe Cole and two central midfielders on the wings....

 

[Gritt23]

Who is reporting this? If it's come from the moose, then it might as well be Andy Naylor.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

That is a team built to allow the wing backs to bomb forward, in my opinion

 

[Stevegull]

No Joe Cole

 

[Tricky Dicky]

They can talk all they like, I doubt very much they know anything. Having said that, most people could pick 9 of the stating line-up anyway.

 

[Jam The Man]

Who is reporting this? If it's come from the moose, then it might as well be Andy Naylor.

The Moose is a classic example of someone getting above their station in life.

 

[Was not Was]

They seem pretty certain -

James
Cole
Upson
Terry
Johnson
Milner
Lampard
Barry
Gerrard
Defoe
Rooney

So no Joe Cole and two central midfielders on the wings....

Could be 4-2-3-1, couldn't it, which would have Gerrard playing behind Rooney, rather than on the left? Unlikely, given the Don's reliance on 442, but just saying it could be:

James
Cole Upson Terry Johnson
Lampard Barry
Defoe Gerrard Milner
Rooney

 

[pasty]

No Joe Cole

You can thank John Terry for that. By openly criticising Capello by saying Joe Cole should be starting, he has lessened that chance of that happening to less than zero.

 

[Tooting Gull]

That team is definitely lacking natural width, and maybe a bit of 'magic'.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

You can thank John Terry for that. By openly criticising Capello by saying Joe Cole should be starting, he has lessened that chance of that happening to less than zero.

I'm not sure Don Fab would cut off his nose to spite his face, but I do think he is too stubborn to change his formation. Hope I'm wrong. You have your two most skillful players in Rooney and Gerrard, so it seems obvious to me that you play to their strengths.

 

[cuthbert]

Milner has played a lot of his football as a "wide man", but that only takes care of one side.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

This eleven most looks like the one that qualified... with the exception of Defoe. Think he is right and no self-respecting manager would bring in a player who has been injured for half a season and wasn't a regular before for a game that could destroy a whole generation's careers.

There will be no James, Gerrard, Terry, Carragher, Ferdinand, Lampard, Heskey, Crouch, Cole, Upson in 2014

 

[Easy 10]

You can thank John Terry for that. By openly criticising Capello by saying Joe Cole should be starting, he has lessened that chance of that happening to less than zero.

"There’s enough time to look at formations, a system, and whether the manager changes it to go with five in midfield, Wayne up front on his own, I don’t know."

"If we feel things need to be changed, whether he needs to change personnel or change his ways, we’ll say so. Everyone needs to voice their opinion and we hope he then takes it on board. But it’s the manager who has the final decision. I have 100% confidence in the manager".

Struggling to find the open criticism there...

 

[pasty]

From yesterdays Telegraph

"On one of the most dramatic days in England’s history, John Terry became a rebel with a cause, campaigning openly for Joe Cole’s inclusion in the starting line-up to face Slovenia on Wednesday"

"Coming from such a senior player as Terry, this is an undoubted challenge to Fabio Capello’s management, particularly Terry’s pithy conclusion of “if it upsets him, so what?’’

 

[Rookie]

didn't they something similar before the Algeria game as well because Capello said he had a decision between Heskey and Defoe

 

[jordanseagull]

All guesswork, nothing to see here...

 

[Easy 10]

From yesterdays Telegraph

"On one of the most dramatic days in England’s history, John Terry became a rebel with a cause, campaigning openly for Joe Cole’s inclusion in the starting line-up to face Slovenia on Wednesday"

"Coming from such a senior player as Terry, this is an undoubted challenge to Fabio Capello’s management, particularly Terry’s pithy conclusion of “if it upsets him, so what?’’

We can read as little or as much into the printed press on this as we like I suppose. But the reality, sat there watching it, was that Terry was backing the manager completely, but answering questions honestly about whether players could speak to him about the team. Some of the remarks were then isolated and presented in a context to give the impression him and the senior players were about to lead some kind of "revolt" at that nights meeting - which was complete and utter CODSWALLOP.

"On one of the most dramatic days in England's history" - come on, do me a favour. You don't really believe that, do you ?

 

[Forster's Armband]

Could be 4-2-3-1, couldn't it, which would have Gerrard playing behind Rooney, rather than on the left? Unlikely, given the Don's reliance on 442, but just saying it could be:

James
Cole Upson Terry Johnson
Lampard Barry
Defoe Gerrard Milner
Rooney

Could be more;

James
Johnson Upson Terry Cole
Milner Barry
Gerrard Lamps
Rooney

At least thats kind how I would do it. " Holding mids wing backs bombin on. But I doubt talksport know anything!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

From yesterdays Telegraph

"On one of the most dramatic days in England’s history, John Terry became a rebel with a cause,

MY SIDES

 

[Acker79]

Radio 5live reporting England will play in all red tomorrow.