Can you pick a better England team than me?.Try to put it in a formation.it's easy?
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Assuming Rooney won't be fit enough to be in the starting XI  :-(\n\n..............Robinson...........\nNeville..Terry...Ferdinand.A Cole\n............Carrick\nBeckham...................J Cole\n........Lampard....Gerrard\n...............Owen\n\nCrouch and hopefully Rooney available as 'impact subs' to come on the last 20-30 mins
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Portugal is good team, and as Fifa released today its new ranking. Portugal has advanced 2 positions and now figures as 8th. right now I say a legimate contender but small
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What do you mean they are good? Come on man it is the best team in English Priemier League.
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Dude its always correct to think England should mature up as a team. But you cant win a match without a striker can you, as Michael Owen is injured too and Rooney who is considered as having the caliber of Pele too hits the ground. Moreover there is no better replacement for Rooney in the whole country. Try thinking that way.
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lol fishball L O L\n\npersonally i think it should be a 442 - the players know the formation and what is expected of them with it.. why change it and risk a knock in confidence?\n\nthe team?\n\nRobinson (who else is there?)\n\nCarragher (been on form for Liverpool)\nTerry (solid, my choice as next capt.)\nFerdinand (a div but we need a good headerer)\nA.Cole (lively and always running forward)\n\nBeckham (brilliant with set balls)\nLampard (solid and reliable)\nGerrard (..well what i say, he's just brilliant)\nJ.Cole (has answered the 'who on the left' question)\n\nCrouch ( on form ) Owen ( can be lethal )
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If I had to pick a team out of this group to win, or at least go furthest, I'd pick Germany.  Here's how I rate all these teams' chances.\n\nGermany: Were runners up at last world cup in Korea/Japan.  Not as strong as legendary West (or unified) Germany teams of the past, but will benefit from being hosts.  Need more inspired performances from captain Michael Ballack.\n\nFrance: Another footballing power temporarily underperforming.  Not as dominant as the team from 1998 to 2000.  Zidane's influence is on the wane.  Henry and Trezeguet don't seem to reproduce club form on international stage.\n\nItaly: Have not actually watched Italy live for a while but somehow the same stars seem to be in the squad every time I check.  Euro 2004 and World Cup 2002 were a bit of a disappointment for them.  Seemingly no new young star around to energize.\n\nSpain: Best wishes to the Spanish supporters who have posted.  However, if any team needs to shake the tag of "perennial underachievers", it's them.  Raul, their talisman, is currently injured.  Morientes and Mendieta, among the stars of the 2002 campaign, are blowing hot and cold in England.  Torres to step up?\n\nEngland: Wayne Rooney should carry them pretty far but a part of me says they'll be up a goal in the second half of a knock-out stage match and the manager (Eriksson) will play his usual death-knell move and bring on Phil Neville, Owen Hargreaves, and Kieron Dyer (middling midfielders), leading to a reversal.\n\nUS: I believe they drew a tough group.  Then again, they upset Portugal at the last world cup.  Much depends on whether the core of talents like Donovan, Beasley and McBride can carry them again.
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Looks pretty strong around. especially in defense, midfield, and wings. only problem i feel is that there in no defensive midfielder in the team. they tried Ledley king in the friendly against Argentina and it worked, but unfortunately he is in injured. beckam was tried with disastrous results against northern Ireland and Denmark both games they lost.\n    i don't like the sound of peter crouch upfront,i somehow dint like him.they should have given chance to Defoe or bent in his place. hope fully Owen will be fit to start and Rooney by 2nd round or quarters. i hope they go all the way, they are in easier group, and you cannot say what will happen in the knock out phase.
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No kidding.  How many goals does he plan to score?  Probably no Rooney, limited Owen at best.  Crouch is just tall, but there are plenty of midfielders to cross it to him.  After Crouch, Walcott and a bunch of other teenagers in reserve with one cap between them. Good luck to the English.  Probably will not win their group and may not make it to the round of 16 at all.
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England:- if they win this game they qualify the group stages, but after a poor performance against paraguy they need to up there game. It is looking like Wayne Rooney Englands best striker will play some of the match but not all 90 minutes. Failing that Theo Wallcot is likely to come on.\n\nT&T:- Managed asuprise draw against sweden and have it all to play for especially when second place is deffinetely up for grabs
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England is the best so far but this group has failed to impress.\n\nTwo teams have yet to score and as a group they have less goals than Argentina scored over the weekend by themselves.
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You can pick anyone for the home series. Tell me a squad for an overseas tour - or the upcoming test series in SA.
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I will go for the next formation:\n\nGolakeeper: Dida\nDefense: Cafu, Roque Junior, Lucio, Roberto Carlos\nCenter:  Ze Roberto, Juninho, Ronaldhino, Kaka\nForward: Ronaldo, Adriano\n\nAt least, i think this would probably be the starter formation or something very similar
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Well done, 'dri'... This is a superb question straight on point... The sooner we face the situation as it is and stop lying to ourselves, the sooner... well you know the rest... \nYou have to learn how to appreciate and understand the  English national team. In the whole wide world of football the English national team is a PUZZLE... Nobody else can beat them on this... How can a bunch of super stars when playing at club level then come together and play like clowns as the national team ?!  If you can answer that question, you might as well have the job of English manager.  Why do you think Scholari refused the position ? Because the press introduded in his personal life ? If you believe that one...   Because he values his reputation, that's why !... He knew he would never be able to make the English team world champions.  To me, the English team players are a puzzle.  Separate them, they are super  bring them together and they form the comedy group you seem to see each time they play... They lost that friendly with Denmark by 4 goals a month ago,... remember that one ?   Appreciate and enjoy England while they last in the W.Cup... for they won't last long.  For God's sake they are the super stars of Real Madrid,  of Chelsea etc etc... and then look at that embarassing display against Paraguay and today against Trin and Tobago... a country the size of...  Barnet (north London) and players of the quality of Barnet FC ?   I remain puzzled !!!
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Buffon, Ricardo, Materazzi, Cannavaro, Sagnol, Thuram, Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Gilardino, Henry\n\n4-4-2 is good because it gives good options for both attack and defence. It is a flexible formation.
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Good Question Amit\n\nWell My Best Team Would Be\n\nFormation -> ( 1 - 3 - 4 -3 ).\n\nGoalkeeper - Petr Cech ( Chelsea , Czech Republic )\n\nDefender - Roberto Carlos ( Real Madrid , Brazil )\n                  Allesandro Nesta ( Ac Milan , Italy )\n                  John Terry ( Chelsea , England )\n\nMidfielder - Ronaldinho ( Barcelona , Brazil )\n                  C Ronaldo  ( Manchester United , Portugal )\n                  Kaka ( Ac Milan , Brazil )\n                  David Beckham ( Real Madrid , England )\n\nAttacker -  Ronaldo ( Real Madrid , Brazil )\n                  Henry ( Arsenal , France )\n                 Shevchenko ( Chelsea , Ukraine )\n\nWhat a Team This Will Be\nNo One Can Defeat This Team.
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ENGLAND WILL WIN. David Beckham's uncanny precision. Wayne Rooney's 200% commitment. Peter Crouch's awkward awesome stikes. Stevie G's torpedo thunderbolts. Frank Lampard's sneaky shots. John Terry's heroic defending. Rio Ferdinand's chess-play instincts. And the awesome potential of Michael Owen (he'll deliver), Aaron Lennon, Stewart Downing and the other chaps in the squad. Is that enough reason  for you? ENGGERLAAAAAAAAND....