Your England top 11 for the Euros 2021

[ska invita]

ive no idea tbh
who would you pick?

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the squad going:​

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Ben Godfrey (Everton), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Brighton & Hove Albion).

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds), Declan Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).

Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Pickford
TAA --- Stones --- Maguire --- Chilwell
Rice
Henderson ------------------
----------------‐------- Mount
Grealish ----------- Kane -------------- Sterling

Henderson / Johnstone; Walker, Coady, Mings, Shaw; Phillips; Ward-Prowse, Maddison; Foden, Rashford, Sancho
+ Lingard, Sako and Calvert-Lewin to make up the final 26.

That would be my choice, but we all know the squad will have at least a couple more right backs (Trippier, James) in it.​

 

[editor]

I'd certainly play Rashford ahead of Grealish.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I'd certainly play Rashford ahead of Grealish.

I ummed and aahed over those two. Depends on the opposition, whether craft or pace would be the bigger asset, they're both class players even if Rashford is about 10 x the human being.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I'd certainly play Rashford ahead of Grealish.

I'd play Foden, Rashford or Sancho over Grealish tbh. Foden is the real talent though - him and Kane are the 'build the team around' players.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I wouldn't pick Henderson because I don't like his face.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I wouldn't pick Henderson because I don't like his face.

Well I just spoke to Hendo and he said etc

 

[Steel Icarus]

Pickford, though he's a knob
Trent/Stones/Maguire/Shaw
Grealish/Rice/Foden
Sancho/Kane/Rashford

 

[ska invita]

I dont pay that much attention to other teams at the moment, but Luke Shaw at left back really caught my eye. I dont know how consistent he is but I like the cut of his jib

 

[ska invita]

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[The39thStep]

I dont pay that much attention to other teams at the moment, but Luke Shaw at left back really caught my eye. I dont know how consistent he is but I like the cut of his jib

Chillwell is head and shoulders above him

 

[discokermit]

coady. dont give a shit about the rest.

 

[strung out]

I've no idea because I haven't watched any top flight football since it left terrestrial TV. I'm assuming everyone posting on this thread is minted and subscribes to Sky or BT sport.

 

[ska invita]

I've no idea because I haven't watched any top flight football since it left terrestrial TV. I'm assuming everyone posting on this thread is minted and subscribes to Sky or BT sport.

streams are still free
as is MOTD

 

[strung out]

streams are still free
as is MOTD

You only get the best bits on Match of the Day. It's like picking your squad off YouTube highlight reels.

 

[ska invita]

You only get the best bits on Match of the Day. It's like picking your squad off YouTube highlight reels.

at the moment i only watch the spurs "high"lights so my awareness is even more limited

streams are HD now, its great

 

[Flavour]

Pickford
Chilwell / Stones / Maguire / TAA
Mount / Lingard / Bellingham
Rashford / Kane / Foden

 

[strung out]

Don't even know who half the players called up are. Who the fuck are Ben White and Ben Godfrey? Ollie Watkins? No idea.

 

[ska invita]

Don't even know who half the players called up are. Who the fuck are Ben White and Ben Godfrey? Ollie Watkins? No idea.

ha me too. you knew where you were with Hoddle and Waddle

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

ha me too. you knew where you were with Hoddle and Waddle

Get off to the cricket where you can watch Stokes, Woakes and Foakes playing for England.

 

[editor]

I've no idea because I haven't watched any top flight football since it left terrestrial TV. I'm assuming everyone posting on this thread is minted and subscribes to Sky or BT sport.

I just watch the free YouTube highlights. Never given a penny to Sky and don't subscribe to BT Sport either.

 

[ska invita]

Don't even know who half the players called up are. Who the fuck are Ben White and Ben Godfrey? Ollie Watkins? No idea.

it will be fun to watch a "new" england squad

 

[Maltin]

I've no idea because I haven't watched any top flight football since it left terrestrial TV. I'm assuming everyone posting on this thread is minted and subscribes to Sky or BT sport.

Live, premier league football has been on terrestrial TV this year.

 

[strung out]

Live, premier league football has been on terrestrial TV this year.

Yeah, sadly Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace didn't really allow me to garner much about who I would start for England this summer.

 

[Badgers]

Pickford??

 

[marty21]

ha me too. you knew where you were with Hoddle and Waddle

And Banksy

 

[stavros]

ha me too. you knew where you were with Hoddle and Waddle

There's still time for Watkins to grow a mullet.

Given how many RBs there are, might he repeat the trick from the WC and play a back three with two of them in the starting XI (Trippier outside Walker three years ago)?

 

[strung out]

Weird how some people on this thread are calling for Trent Alexander-Arnold when he's always been very average for England and is probably the worst performing right back this season out of the four selected. Trippier has just won La Liga in one of Europe's best defensive units, Kyle Walker has just won the league. TAA appears to have been garbage for at least half tbe season from what I can tell.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

There's still time for Watkins to grow a mullet.

Given how many RBs there are, might he repeat the trick from the WC and play a back three with two of them in the starting XI (Trippier outside Walker three years ago)?

There is a case for that, since Stones and Maguire are good but not exactly quick. Walker as a 3rd centre back offers that recovery pace which lets us play a slightly higher defensive line and reduce the gaps between midfield and forwards.

Weird how some people on this thread are calling for Trent Alexander-Arnold when he's always been very average for England and is probably the worst performing right back this season out of the four selected. Trippier has just won La Liga in one of Europe's best defensive units, Kyle Walker has just won the league. TAA appears to have been garbage for at least half tbe season from what I can tell.

TAA has had a less than stellar season, but at his best he's at least decent defending and a threat going forward like playing an extra winger. In a flat 4 Trippier is a good option, but outside a 3 (or if Rice is deliberately deep dropping in to make a back 3 in possession) then i'd have him last of the 4.

 

[Jay Park]

Hoping the shower of shite that is the English national team don't play any City players.