World Cup Squad

[Commander]

What about Defoe / Bent?

 

[B.M.F]

For Campbell, Hargreaves and Walcott you should read King, Wright Phillips and Defoe in my book.

 

[Dez]

no Bent, no SWP

Brave selections. I'm personally quite happy about Walcott. If Wenger rates him as good enough he probably is!

 

[Juan Albion]

No-one from Watford?

 

[culvers]

Its the first time he has gambled on a squad but i wish he hadnt.

 

[Mr Banana]

Unbelievable that Wright-Phillips isn't in there. How can Hargreaves, Jenas, Lennon or Walcott be ahead of him?

As good a player as he is, the inclusion of Downing shows McClaren is already having more of an influence.

 

[Ding Dong !]

That's it for another 4 years then !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Silent Bob]

For Campbell, Hargreaves and Walcott you should read King, Wright Phillips and Defoe in my book.

King is injured. Hargreaves should go.

Wrigh-Phillips and Bent/Defoe arguably should as well though, I would leave out Campbell.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

So basically our front line could well be

Crouch
Walcott

Got help us

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Lots of flair I think it's a good squad. Clearly also looking at the future.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Thats a brave old squad. Think it shows that he will probably go 4-5-1.

Glad he left out Defoe and bent. Walcott is a strange one but he is a unknown, who outside the UK will have heard of him?

 

[Loft23]

Why pick Walcott when he's never played a Premiership game? Shaun Wright-Phillips should not have been left out.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Stand by players...

Scott Carson-----Liverpool

Luke Young-----Charlton Athletic

Nigel Reo-Coker-----West Ham United

Jermain Defoe-----Tottenham Hotspur

Andrew Johnson-----Crystal Palace

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

What about Defoe / Bent?

Defoe has scored 4 goals this season and Bent is out of form and has done nothing for England.

 

[Munchkin]

Agree with the 4-5-1 comment

---------------Robinson--------------------

Neville----Ferdinand----Terry---- J Cole
----------------Carrick------------------------
Beckham----Lampard----Gerrard----J Cole

----------------Owen----------------------------

 

[Donkey Hoaty]

Lots of flair I think it's a good squad. Clearly also looking at the future.

Whats'the point in looking at the future, Sven is off after the world cup and we need a squad that can win it now.

Thought he might have included a few more strikers seeing hoe things don't look too good for Rooney and Owen.

Hargreaves
Walcott CKR has more 1st team experience than him.

 

[Jesus Gul]

No BZ25?

 

[Hannibal smith]

Paraphrasing Sven's interview

'Walcott is well, er, a nice gamble. Great talent.
'Owen Will be fit' 'Rooney wont be'
'King was, er, very sad not to be picked because he's, well, er injured' 'Got loads of good centre halfs, so am I, well, er, bothered'

 

[Mr Banana]

How can Wright-Phillips and Bent not even be on standby?

The inconsistency of the selection has hit McGhee levels.

 

[Man of Harveys]

If the money was the sole compensation for SWP to be at Chelsea, he'll now be paying one of the heftiest prices possible - missing out on the world cup - for the awful, awful decision he took to join them. It's such a pisser, I think he could have made a real difference if fully fit but you can't really blame Sven for not picking him either.