Sven Wake Up!!!

Kieran Richardson
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Jermaine Defoe
Ledley King
Darren Bent

Did he just forget about them?

And then he takes Theo Walcott and Aarron Lennon? I cant wait til' we get rid of him!(NOOO)

 

wright phillips should not go

defoe and richardson should be though i agree

 

RE: wright phillips should not go

Agree and bent !!

 

Walcott in front of Defoe? FFS

For that matter...Crouch in front of Defoe! (NOOO)

 

RE: wright phillips should not go

Why not?

 

yes ment to add him too

 

not played enough games

neither has walcott. But if we stop taking players like wright phillips because he decided to sign for chelski and sit on the bench might make them realise they need to stay and play at clubs that value them.

 

RE: not played enough games

That aint the point this is about our country. So what are you saying Aarron Lennon Deserves to go more than Wright-Phillips?
(chinny)

 

Bent and Defoe arent in

fckin hell, the Swedish lovely person

 

RE: not played enough games

im saying if you havent been playing you not going to be match sharp and ready for the world cup. Risking taking our best player just in case he makes a miracle recovery i can understand. Taking a second choice player who can hardly get a game when fully fit for his club would be wrong. Its the one thing i do understand, some very odd choices though

 

Picture this...

In the opening match Beckham gets injured, Sven brings on Lennon, can you honestley see him doing a better job than Wright-Phillips would?

 

Yes.

He's a better player.

 

My view...

is that there are far more glaringly poor decisions than the Walcott one. I don't really mind that one. The problem with it is that instead of taking Defoe, he has taken an extra midfielder in Owen flippin' Hargreaves - a man whose been in so many England squads and never contributed ANYTHING. Bloody useless.

I would have taken Lennon over Wright-Phillips. You have to base it on form and ability. Since Christmas, Lennon has been outstanding, scored goals, set up goals, and I genuinely think he's a better player than Wright Phillips.

To not have Bent on the standby list ahead of Andy Johnson is completely bizarre.

Of the squad, I have no real complaints on the goalkeepers or defenders, except maybe taking King over Campbell.

Midfielders, I would have not taken Hargreaves and taken Defoe instead, and would have had doubts in my mind over the inclusion of Jenas.

Strikers, I would have taken Rooney, Owen and Crouch. Then Defoe too. And I can see his thinking on Walcott. The glaring mistake is taking Hargreaves when his spot could have been taken by another striker - there's no need for Hargreaves AND Jenas to be in the squad, whatsoever.

Of the standby list, I would have said Carson, King, Reo-Coker, Bent and Wright-Phillips, with Hargreaves nowhere near and Defoe in the 23 man squad.

 

No strength up front.

The glaring omission is Beattie - the one forward we have who can genuinely mix it with the sort of treatment we can expect to get from the uncompromising defenders.

 

wharabart

crooooooooucheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Too soft.

Can't stand his ground, doesn't use what weight he has and - for his size - is a limited aerial threat.

Decent enough touch, but not a great target man.

 

Well..

I don't rate Beattie as anywhere near good enough. We don't necessarily need strength - I think Sven has realised that he's either got to go with pace or strength, and since we don't have any strikers good enough with strength (Beattie, Heskey etc), he's gone with the pace of Walcott. The physical defenders from Italy, Argentina etc would have pissed their pants with laughter if James Beattie was used to try and rough 'em up, so we've gone to surprise them and try to run rings around them. Whether it'll work, I honestly don't know, but having Owen Hargreaves in there is why Sven should be in a mental institution.

 

Beattie's good at what he does.

The closest thing we have to a Shearer. All they'll do with pace is defend deeper.

Don't mind Hargreaves. Does the simple stuff well. Not a world beater, but can play all over the park. A necessary evil in today's game.

 

RE: Beattie's good at what he does.

Agree 100% about Hargreaves, a good utility player and a regular starter for Bayern. Everyone slags him off but barely anyone has seen him play.

However, Beattie!?.....are you sure?

 

My point is..

that Owen Hargreaves shouldn't be there because we should have 5 strikers. He doesn't contribute enough to be in ahead of a 5th striker.

And I'd take Ashton over Beattie.