If David Beckham wasn't fit for the world cup, who would you have as captain of England?
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John Terry does a smashing job for Chelsea and Gerrard leads by example at Liverpool.  Lampard has captained England U21 and West Ham, I think he would do a good job for England.\n\nJohn Terry takes it.
1079320
They should both start. England need Lennon's pace as well as Beckham's crosses.
1180849
There are 8 English teams represented in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup\n\nChelsea (Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Wayne Bridge, John Terry)\nArsenal (Theo Walcott, Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell)\nManchester United (Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand)\nLiverpool (Jaimie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch, Scott Carson)\nTottenham Hotspur (Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick, Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas)\nManchester City (David James)\nMiddlesborough (Stewart Downing)\nNewcastle United (Michael Owen)\n\nThe other two players (David Beckham and Owen Hargreaves) play for Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively.\n\nAlso, had Robert  Green not been injured and replaced by Scott Carson, there would have been an extra club represented (Norwich City)\n\nHope that helps
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David Beckham hands down!
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henry with becks.\npires i did not see him\n\nis it with cicinho
992246
Beckham plays for England.
1004276
I'm a big fan or Ronaldinho, but has he done anything in the world cup lately?  For the time being I guess I'll go Beckham, since he made a good clutch shot
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If rooney is 100% fit, lampard continues with his form, john terry awesome defending, crouch capitalizes on his chances, gerrard commanding the midfield, becks with his free kicks...\n\nnot sure what your question is, but that's my assessment of england....
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This is tough, so I am going to pick my dream 20 , GK- Schmeichel, Dino Zoff; DF- Beckenbauer, Maldini, Moore, Ashley Cole, Cafu, Zambrotta MF- Ronaldinho, Ferenc Puskas, DiStefano, Platini, Zidane, Cryuff, Maradona (yes, he was a middie!), and Best ; FW- Henry, Pele, Cantona, Ronaldo (in his prime he was absolutely sick!)
1110801
Very close to call neither team is producing the form the capipble off at the moment but as a wild guess i would go for sweden this is based on the fact England have already qualified and Eriksson may rotate his squad for this match and explore his options
1126885
Give Terry a shot. I think he will be more connected with the players. I didn't really notice Beckham doing to much leading in any capacity today. Free kicks, that was the only time I really noticed him. You know a few years back he stood out in any team, that is not the case anymore, he blends in. Terry is solid and consistent. Things were quite disorganised for England under Beckham especially while defending their goal. And Annie what the heck has being "hotter" got to do with football and the ability to lead your team to victory. I'm not English but was really hoping England would really give their fans something to cheer for. They did until they stopped protecting their lead. Terry for your captain, if Becks wants the job, let him work to get it back.
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Taking everything in to consideration I would have to say Bobby Moore. Talent wise there have been better players but what made Moore special was his leadership. He had a way of getting the most out of his team-mates and without that England would not have won the '66 World Cup. You don't have to have the most talent to be the best player.
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Depends on who you ask, I think Beckham.
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Ashley Cole or Paul Scholes could rough him up..John Terry would be ideal though...haha..
1055502
I prefer Ballack... Just look at the German team... They are playing better just by simply having him play on the field. Ballack is more skillful with the ball, and that assisting in the 2nd goal in the game against Equador... Pure Talent!!\n The way I see it, the German team relys heavily on Ballack to become a perfectly unified team, whereas Beckham, IMHO plays with more of that superstar power and good character card... Plus, the English team has more better players than Beckham... Even if he was out, I don't think it would hurt the English team's unity that much...
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Well it's not Sven (I think I'll put Hargreaves on again even though he's a waste of space) Goran Eriksson, that's for sure.\n\nThink it's to early to answer your question, but I think my likely candidate will be someone who's doing well with a less talented team, because lets be honest - you don't have to be a great manager to win the World Cup with Brazil!
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Gerrard or Terry, they're born leaders and it shows. Although Beckham has actually done pretty well as captain he gets picked half the time for just being Beckham no matter how badly he plays!\n\nWhoever said Owen? What are you on about?!! A striker doesn't make a great captain anyway, let alone a quiet timid one like Owen!