All this about rooney got me thinking

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  1. Bossman

    Bossman Well-Known Member

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    If you had to pick a best 11 that ply their trade in the premiership how many English players would make that 11?
     
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    Ashley Cole would struggle outside of that.
     
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    Do you really think Cole is the best left back in the Prem?
     
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    I think you could argue a case for him. I also think you could argue a case for Rooney, Hart and Wilshere but they are by no means certain and I'm struggling after that . . .
     
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    For me Leighton baines is the best left back in England
     
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    On the same theme but a slightly different task......

    ...pick an England XI of non-Premiership players which would more than likely beat Montenegro by at least three goals. Actually, that's too easy. It could be accomplished blindfolded using squad lists and a pin.
     
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  7. Whi

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    This would be my England team:
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    GK: Joe Hart
    RB: Kyle Walker
    CH: Phil Jones
    CH: Gary Cahill
    LB: Ashley Cole
    DM: Owen Hargreaves
    LCM: Jack Wilshere
    RCM: Steven Gerrard
    RF: Ashley Young
    LF: Adam Johnson
    CF: Wayne Rooney
    - - -
    Id be happy to go with Smalling or Dawson at the back, or Richards at RB. Parker if Hargreaves fails to get back to his best, maybe Rodwell, Barton otherwise. McEachran, Cleverly, Chamberlain, Walcott, Carroll, Sturridge, Welbeck.. the talents there.
    But would any of em make a Prem XI? Id say Rooney, Wilshere, Gerrard, Hart and Cole are all world-class on their day, but probably not the best in the Prem.
     
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    Shay Given
    Phil Jones
    Terry
    Vidic
    Evra
    Parker
    Wilshere
    Young
    Mata
    Gerrard
    Rooney
     
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    Rafael Vidic Kompany Evra

    Tiote Yaya

    VDVaart Nani Silva

    Aguero

    Would hammer the England team. And I am not sure you would really want to change any of them for an English player.
     
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    Your right forgot about evra.
     
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    Thought so!
     
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  12. Whi

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    Id swap Evra for Cashley,
    Id have Essien instead of Tiote, and Gerrard instead of Van der Vaart.
    Apart from that, that would be my XI.
    Rooney, Wilshere, Young and Hart wouldnt be far off either, now Ive had a think about it.
    Told you, the talents there, its the manager thats not..
     
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    da wurld
     
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    The issue isn't the quality of the players, or the young players coming through. The issue is the FA. Why do we have a bunch of old businessmen running our game? Continually choosing managers who are totally inept. Surely a committee of people such as Kevin Keegan, Gary Lineker, Bobby Charlton etc would be more appropriate to choose the manager.

    As for the players, we have 2 excellent keepers. Joe Hart and Ben Foster (I know he's chose not to play for the minute). Right both full back positions look healthy, and centre half. We have young midfielders like Jack rodwell, Jack Wilshere and Ross Barkley who are as good as anything in europe to go alongside the 2 standout midfielders of the last 5-7 years, Gerrard and Lampard. We have an abundance of riches on the wings and up top we have Andy Carroll, who's different to any other striker at the top of the game. I'd also play walcott up top.

    Hart
    Walker Richards Jones Cole
    Rodwell
    Wilshere Gerrard
    Johnson Young
    Carroll
     
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    gud 1st post tomy keep dem cummin
     
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    I would also consider playing Rooney in an attacking midfield role, especially should we face spain in a tournament, but Capello doesn't have the ability to be tactically astute or change things. Imagine how Walcott would stretch Puyol and Pique, which would stop Pique building all the attacks. Given the right manager, we'd be the best team in the world, no doubt.
     
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    Walcott couldn't stretch an elastic band.
     
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    You're brave naming yourself that on here

    You'd receive less animosity if you called yourself Wife Beating Kiddie Fiddler.
     
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