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"England Call Ups"

According to the BBC sport web site this is Sven's chosen few for England's Euro 2004 qualifying double header against Liechtenstein and Turkey.

Goalkeepers: James (West Ham), Robinson (Leeds), Wright (Everton).


Defenders: G Neville (Man Utd), Mills (Leeds), Bridge (Southampton), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Campbell (Arsenal), Southgate (Middlesbrough), Woodgate (Newcastle), Terry (Chelsea).


Midfielders: Beckham (Man Utd), Scholes (Man Utd), Butt (Man Utd), Gerrard (Liverpool), Murphy (Liverpool), Dyer (Newcastle), Jenas (Newcastle), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Lampard (Chelsea).


Strikers: Owen (Liverpool), Heskey (Liverpool), Vassell (Aston Villa), Jeffers (Arsenal), Rooney (Everton).

Solskjær wrote:
> I bet Eriksson plays him in that match, somehow, too...!

I wouldn't be surprised if we see him play for half an hour.

I would like to have seen Russell Hoult get called up.

Is Gareth Barry still young-enogh to play for the Under-21's, then?!?!


And it looks like David James is set for that starting place in goal, with Paul Robinson settling for a place on the bench.
And surprisingly, neither of these 2 'keepers has ever played a single competitive match for England - not even once -- not even James, at his age (well, that's understandable...!)!

But Eriksson seems like he wants to play James in goal, purely becuase he's "more-experienced" than the younger Paul Robinson, when clearly it should be decided on form and abillity (meaning Robinson should play)!


I've got a feeling we're gonna lose this one...
Good to see Jenas in the squad again, though.

I can see why Rooney is in there, but I still feel he is too-young, and also over-rated for a player of his age. Sending him in so-early is only gonna ruin him in the long run. Just wait...

I bet Eriksson plays him in that match, somehow, too...!

English_Bloke wrote:
> Two players I am very happy to see in the squad are Terry and Dyer.
> People I wouldn’t have in the squad are Hargreaves, I would take Le
> Saux, instead of Bridge I would take Barry, instead of Rooney I would
> take Beattie and instead of Jeffers I would Take Defoe.

Barry should have been included, as he is playing fabulous football and is a left footed left sided midfielder. Madness prevails again Sven.

Alexj17.uk wrote:

> Heskey is good with the ball, he has good control and can set up
> people good

Have you been watchin the same guy? Remember Henry is the forward who does the above but he's French, Heskey is a lumbering buffoon with a touch as delicate as a porn stars. Rooney is already a better player than him, ditto Defoe, Beattie, Owen and Vassell.

Two players I am very happy to see in the squad are Terry and Dyer. People I wouldn’t have in the squad are Hargreaves, I would take Le Saux, instead of Bridge I would take Barry, instead of Rooney I would take Beattie and instead of Jeffers I would Take Defoe.

These are the players in the U21’s (from BBC again).

Ameobi (Newcastle), Barry (Aston Villa, capt), Bramble (Newcastle), Bywater (West Ham), Carrick (West Ham), Clarke (Everton), C Cole (Chelsea), J Cole (West Ham), Crouch (Aston Villa), Dawson (Nottingham Forest), Defoe (West Ham), Etherington (Tottenham), Grant (Derby), Johnson (West Ham), Konchesky (Charlton), Lescott (Wolves), McEveley (Blackburn), Murray (Wolves), Nolan (Bolton), Pennant (Arsenal), Prutton (Southampton), Samuel (Aston Villa), Stewart (Leicester), Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

In my books i think john terry definitely deserves his call up, but i think that both james beattie and gareth barry shud both have been included

Does Sven actually know what he's doing???


What about the Premierships leading goalscorer, Beattie???

Surely he must pick players that are on form and not on Hype rate.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> Why Heskey has ever played for England is a mystery to me.

*i am going to change the word S**T to good

Heskey is good with the ball, he has good control and can set up people good

TWO EVERTON PLAYERS

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