Best England XI

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  1. Con

    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Following on from the Rooney-Lineker debate, it would be interesting to see what people think is the best England XI. Pick which formation you like (I have had to be a bit artistic to get a couple in there) and you can pick players from any era.

    I've only gone for players I've seen so I don't have Banks, Moore or Charlton in there but for others they will be the first name on the team sheet.

    GK - Seaman
    RB - Neville
    LB - Cole
    CB - Campbell
    CB - Ferdinand
    RW - Beckham
    LW - Gascoigne
    CM - Robson
    CM - Platt
    ACM - Scholes
    ST - Lineker.

    Thoughts?
     
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    1966 World cup winning side - no other England team ever came close to that feat since. It's a no-brainer
     
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  3. Tyk

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    That's not far off mine - although I wouldn't choose Subbuteo Seaman. I don't think we've had a good goalkeeper though since before I watched football.
     
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    Xerxes Well-Known Member

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    If there had been no Munich disaster, the 1958 team would in my opinion, have won in 1958, 1962 and 1966.
     
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    Dubai Tyke New Member

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    Gordon Banks was the best keeper England ever had imo
     
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    Shilton

    Adams Campbell Walker

    Beckham Robson Gazza

    Scholes Beardsley

    Lineker Shearer
     
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    Seaman
    Neville Adams Firdinand Cole
    Robson
    Beckham Scholes Gazza Rooney
    Big Al ​
     
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    Banks
    Cohen
    Wilson
    J Charlton
    Moore
    Stiles
    Ball
    Peters
    B Charlton
    Hurst
    Hunt
     
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    RichK Well-Known Member

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    Many commentators and those involved reckon the 1970 WC team was a better side. Only an illness to Banks, and a really poor substitution stopped us retaining the WC.
     
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    Joe Hart

    G Nev
    John Terry
    Ferdinand
    Ashely Cole

    Lampard
    Scholes/Becks
    Gerard
    Gazza

    Shearer
    Rooney
     
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  11. Don

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    Banks

    Neville
    Moore
    Ferdinand
    Cole

    Gazza
    Gerrard
    Robson
    Ball

    Charlton

    Lineker


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    Jay Well-Known Member

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    If we're putting together a fantasy side that spans time then I'm going to tell Ryan Giggs he's not ******* Welsh, he's English and he has to play for England.

    ................................. Shilton ..............................

    ... G. Neville ...... Butcher ........ Walker ...... Cole ...

    ... Beckham ..... Gascoigne .... Robson ...... Giggs ...

    ................. Lineker .......... Shearer .......................

    Straight 4-4-2, no kissing.

    Shilton or Seamen, I'd be happy with either.
    There's half a dozen centre half pairings I could have picked, but I went with the one that got us the world cup semi final.
    Pearce or Cole was a tough one, but I went with pace.
    Paul Scholes is too ginger. I don't mean that in an abusive way, but during the summer tournaments he had hay fever and asthma and burnt to a crisp. He wasn't made for going out in the sun, so when it got hot he was crap.
    Rooney or Sheringham would be a good foil for both Lineker and Shearer, so they'd be decent subs. As would Platt and a young Michael Owen.
    If I can't have Giggs, I suppose I'll go for Waddle.
     
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    why no kissing? not even when they scored? harsh.
     
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    4-4-2 no kissing Jay? what if they score? gentlemanly handshake?
     
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    what about Hoddle

    instead of Giggs
     
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    How the fook did I forget Hoddle? I'll swap him for Beckham in my side.
     
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    We were unfortunate enough to come up against arguably the best team of all time.
     
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    What the West Germany team ?
     
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    How can people choose Beckham in their best England eleven,its true what George Best said about him (To say he can't kick a ball with his left foot,can't head a ball,can't beat a man and is slow I suppose he is'nt bad
     
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    Michael Ball
    Mel Sterland
    Anthony Gardener
    David Barsley

    Lee Hendrie
    Geoff Thomas
    Steve Guppy
    Seth Johnson
    Andy Sinton

    Dave Nugent
     
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