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« on: May 09, 2006, 02:28:30 am »

What do you think of the choices? I think leaving King out could be a mistake. But of course the big gamble is Walcott. For those of you who don't know him, Theo Walcott is a 17 year-old who Arsenal bought for £5m in January (could rise to £12m depending on future success) who has yet to start a Premiership match. I think including him is a huge gamble, but even more so as it means leaving Defoe out, especially with doubts over the fitness of Rooney and Owen. Can you really see Crouch and Walcott as a winning strike partnership?


I say Sven should have left Walcott at home and taken Defoe. If he had to drop someone for Walcott, it should have been Crouch.

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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2006, 02:31:57 am »
I don't know anything about football but I do like when they take their shirts off to swap at the end.
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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2006, 10:46:50 am »
I agree Smurfy. Leaving Ledley out could be a big mistake, I would play him over Campbell any day. I know Ledley was injured but he will be fit before the start of the world cup. Including Aaron Lennon in the squad is a very good inclusion. I rate him as a player and he is quick on the ball.

Walcott is a gamble but you never know, he could be the star of the world cup....

Should he have took Defoe instead of Crouch?



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« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2006, 01:11:38 pm »
I think he is very brave taking Welcott, considering that apparently he hasn't even seen him play.  But who knows - it could pay off!
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« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2006, 02:02:10 pm »
GC as a Chelsea fan what do you think of SWP being left out? It's ironic that if he'd stayed at Man City he'd probably be going.
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« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2006, 02:11:23 pm »
To be honest he's never impressed me much.
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« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2006, 02:20:19 pm »
Oooh, get you Shania Twain!
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« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2006, 02:20:38 pm »
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« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2006, 08:13:42 pm »

I have not seen the squad details yet so I can't comment but i did hear that 17 year-old lad being interviewed on the radio and I think if he's half as good as Rooney he should be included in the squad.


The trouble with English football is it has crazes on players and thinks there is only one player on the pitch and if he's not there we're done for. It happened with Best, with Gasgoine, with Beckham, with Owen and now with Rooney.

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« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2006, 08:22:27 pm »
Quote from: oldspice

I have not seen the squad details yet so I can't comment but i did hear that 17 year-old lad being interviewed on the radio and I think if he's half as good as Rooney he should be included in the squad.



Well if he had some Premiership experience we'd know! It says a lot for the state of our national team is a player isn't considered good enough yet to start league games but is included in the England squad ahead of experienced strikers!

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« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2006, 10:01:33 am »
Owen is still injured and I don't rate Peter Crouch very highly. I would have preferred Defoe or Bent in the squad.
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« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2006, 01:21:57 pm »
Crouch is dining out on one good season at Southampton. People forget he used to average about three goals a season (as a Villa fan I know that all too well!) and he's hardly set the world on fire for Liverpool.
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« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2006, 02:28:13 pm »
Whereas Defoe is proven! As is Bent
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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2006, 03:17:30 pm »
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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2006, 03:54:30 pm »
Not a football fan then Minty?
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