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"Sven names England Squad for Euro 2004!"

This is the England squad that Sven picked today, to take to Euro 2004 in Portugal:

Goalkeepers:
David James (Man City)
Paul Robinson (Tottenham)
Ian Walker (Leicester)

Defenders:
Gary Neville (Man Utd)
Phil Neville (Man Utd)
Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
Sol Campbell (Arsenal)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Ledley King (Tottenham)
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)

Midfielders:
David Beckham (Real Madrid)
Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
Nicky Butt (Man Utd)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich)
Kieron Dyer (Newcastle)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)

Strikers:
Michael Owen (Liverpool)
Emile Heskey (Liverpool)
Darius Vassell (Aston Villa)
Wayne Rooney (Everton)

Standby:
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)
Richard Wright (Everton)
Matthew Upson (Birmingham)
Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough)
Scott Parker (Chelsea)
Alan Smith (Leeds)

Some strange choices there. What are your opinions/views on Sven's squad for Euro 2004?

Quinty wrote:
> Reynolds wrote:
> Colourless wrote:
> Butt, Walker, King out
>
> Why Walker out?
>
> I bet it's for them few mistakes he has made, but if anything them
> mistakes have made him and stronger person and in my eyes England's
> number one! :P
>
> Hmmm, am i the only one who's fed up of this biased posting? You're
> only saying this because you support Leicester. Which is the same
> with Colourless and Joe Cole, who i think for what it's worth is'nt
> in the top 6 England midfielders in the country so wont play anyway.
>
> Let's try giving a neutral and balanced view.....give it go.

Eh? When have I not given an open-minded view? I didn't say Joe Cole would start. I said he should be in the squad. Anyone can see he is a very skillfull and talented player....

Personally, I pretty much agree with Sven's selections. But with two exceptions.

1- Why isn't James Beattie included? He is a better and more consistent forward than Smith and Heskey, and he deserves his chance. Unlike Heskey, whose England record is rather poor, even though he does play as a left winger occasionally.

2- Lack of Alan Thompson. The best left winger we have and he isn't even on standby. He's far superior to Phil Neville, Frank Lampard, Emile Heskey or Keiran Dyer on the left flank and he's had a good season. I don't know why he's not included, but the fact he's based in scotland and rarely observed may be a reason.

I just hope you aren't one of these sour Scottish types, who'll be cheering on France and the like to spite us English. ;-P

As I am not English, I don't care who gets into the squad, but I hope that Defoe and Smith get their chance.

Colourless wrote:
> Parker, Southgate, Smith in
>
> Butt, Walker, King out

Southgate is injured, but Parker should certainly be in for Butt. Certainly.

Reynolds wrote:
> Colourless wrote:
> Butt, Walker, King out
>
> Why Walker out?
>
> I bet it's for them few mistakes he has made, but if anything them
> mistakes have made him and stronger person and in my eyes England's
> number one! :P

Hmmm, am i the only one who's fed up of this biased posting? You're only saying this because you support Leicester. Which is the same with Colourless and Joe Cole, who i think for what it's worth is'nt in the top 6 England midfielders in the country so wont play anyway.

Let's try giving a neutral and balanced view.....give it go.

Flock wrote:
> Flock rated some of the England players in the squad.

I totally agree with you.

Wakka wrote:
> Colourless wrote:
> Because Joe Cole's incredible.
>
> Sorry, but I must disagree.

What? Did you seem any of him in that Leeds game?

No its not that. He's an ok keeper.

It's just that I think taking him, means someone like Southgate or Smith has to miss out, when Walker probably wont make the bench most games...

Colourless wrote:
> Butt, Walker, King out

Why Walker out?

I bet it's for them few mistakes he has made, but if anything them mistakes have made him and stronger person and in my eyes England's number one! :P