I think Owen Hargreaves needs more involvement in the team. He gets a lot of bias for not being purely English but I think he can be a permanent solution on the left flank. And besides, you don't find many English players who can walk into the Bayern Munich starting eleven.

Paul Robinson and Chris Kirkland should be given more chances. You can't do with so-so goalies like James. He may have ditched his calamity tag but hasn't done anything special (bar a few great saves versus Turkey) to warrant a cemented first team place. Confidence is inspired by the goalie first and firmost.

Keep Beckham captain. He has had one bad tournament and is going through a terrible period from the spot, not to mention private life issues but he's come good through worse.

AND PRACTICE PENALTIES... apart from Owen Hargreaves and Ashley Cole, the English penalties were horrible. You dont just shoot as hard as you can, you have to be able to place it properly at that level.

Here's a tip: KEEP VASSELL OUT. HE FUCKING SUCKS.


That is all, thank you.

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i don't think it's a bad thing to put the penalty in the middle of the goal. most of the golies now day's chose a side before the opponent shoots.

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most of the england penalties that were scored were straight through the middle

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The penalties were (bar becks) on target so not missed but saved, Sure Kirkland needs more games and Hargreaves is also very good, we need Woodgate fit also and maybe Rio, but in the end we can do good

Sorry, but i dont rate Haegraves at all. In fact he shouldnt even be in the England squad lol

Just way too negative of a player, hes passing is way too negative for a midfield of the caliburs of England imo.


I think what England lacks is that big center forward. A ruud, a Koller or even a Saha. Just a big power center forward. Owen is getting riipped to shreds trying to play that role.

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Oi razmataz, I still want that vid

Hargreaves needs to still stay in the setup, he's useful sub like Vassell

The current team we have is strong enough i reckon, its when players start retiring from the international scene, thats when we draft the new ones in

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I have no doubt if shearer was playing this tournament, he was difference betweend glory and no glory.

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Originally posted by Paulie I have no doubt if shearer was playing this tournament, he was difference betweend glory and no glory.

Correct, we would be coming home with absolutely no glory whatsoever.

As it is we have had some great performances through the group stages and have gone out due to a an equaliser in the last 5mins followed by being raped by a swiss ref and then harsh luck in the penalties.

A load of players are coming back with glory from this chamionship - cole, rooney and campbell have been absolute heroes.

Shearer was good around 96 but now represents how far we've come in style since he left, we were gash at euro 2000. As for the future i think for germany 06 the same team (plus rio and hopefully minus James) can really go and win it, i honestly dont think much needs tweaking.

IMO that was the best team England team on paper since Euro 96, the English had the players to steamroll Portugal, but the tactics were stupid. Sitting back defending the 1-0 lead for almost the whole match is asking for defeat.

Why did Hargreaves come on for Gerrard? And why did Phil Neville take off Scholes?

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Originally posted by Xavier Why did Hargreaves come on for Gerrard? And why did Phil Neville take off Scholes?

Gerrard was absolutly knackered and needed replacing, and scholes was fucking shite, and i guess had ledley king been there he would have replaced him but cuz he fuckin wife was dropping a sprog then we had to make do with phil neville (50 fucking caps????)

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