World Cup. England 23 announced

[Seagull97]

what do you think of the squad?

 

[somerset]

Smalling, Jones and Welbeck make me shudder at world cup finals level, but other than that not a bad squad.

 

[severnside gull]

Some of the deadwood gone.
Little to excite but was there ever going to be?

 

[Brian Fantana]

The defence is WOEFUL, IMHO. Smalling and Jones, in particular.

We have a decent amount of options in midfield - a good blend of youth and experience.

Surely Welbeck isn't the fourth best English striker?! His goal scoring record is ABYSMAL.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Shame smalling and jones are there. Rest are decent / okay.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

The defence is WOEFUL, IMHO. Smalling and Jones, in particular.

We have a decent amount of options in midfield - a good blend of youth and experience.

Surely Welbeck isn't the fourth best English striker?! His goal scoring record is ABYSMAL.

Who else would be a candidate? Dwight Gayle?

 

[martin tyler]

Were Loose

 

[Brian Fantana]

Who else would be a candidate? Dwight Gayle?

I'd take Defoe ahead of Welbeck. Experienced and a natural finisher.

 

[TomandJerry]

Wheel loose the cup

 

[Husty]

Who else would be a candidate? Dwight Gayle?

I would GENUINELY rather see Glenn Murray in there than Welbeck or Lambert.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Profitable, anyway. Backed both Henderson and Lallana at evens a good while back, they both came right in after that.

Agree defence looks vulnerable against the best. And that is what they will get against Uruguay and others.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I'd take Defoe ahead of Welbeck. Experienced and a natural finisher.

Natural finisher? chortle.

Only reason Jones and Smalling are in squad is they can play in a number of positions

 

[Seagull97]

I would GENUINELY rather see Glenn Murray in there than Welbeck or Lambert.

Disagree completely as I believe Lambert can score at any level

 

[Iamapen15]

The defence is WOEFUL, IMHO. Smalling and Jones, in particular.

We have a decent amount of options in midfield - a good blend of youth and experience.

Surely Welbeck isn't the fourth best English striker?! His goal scoring record is ABYSMAL.

I'd take Defoe ahead of Welbeck. Experienced and a natural finisher.

I would GENUINELY rather see Glenn Murray in there than Welbeck or Lambert.

Smalling, Jones and Welbeck make me shudder at world cup finals level, but other than that not a bad squad.

Shame smalling and jones are there. Rest are decent / okay.

The I hate Man Utd crew are out in force today!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I would GENUINELY rather see Glenn Murray in there than Welbeck or Lambert.

I don't think even Palace fans would be pushing Murray's chances this season. Since he's been back, he's mostly been on the bench.

Doesn't mean he's not a good player (clearly he is), but I'll be surprised if he features in Pulis's first choice XI much next season.

 

[BensGrandad]

Shame smalling and jones are there. Rest are decent / okay.

Both are competant utility players who can play in more than one position

 

[Brian Fantana]

Natural finisher? chortle.

You've probably watched him more times than me, but he's got to be a better finisher than Welbeck. Heck, I'm a better finisher than Welbeck.

 

[Brian Fantana]

The I hate Man Utd crew are out in force today!

I'm actually very neutral towards Man Utd. It's a genuine co-incidence that the players mentioned are theirs.

 

[beorhthelm]

Surely Welbeck isn't the fourth best English striker?! His goal scoring record is ABYSMAL.

9 goals from 25 games coming off the wing is hardly "abysmal". between them, Sturridge and Welbeck will stretch defenses.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

You've probably watched him more times than me, but he's got to be a better finisher than Welbeck. Heck, I'm a better finisher than Welbeck.

Welbeck shouldnt be in the squad either, but at least he offers more than Defoe.