JuanPabloAngel
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Following on from a few posts in the 'Other Clubs' thread, it occurred to me that the World Cup is only 3 months away!
Decades of underachievement have left me holding little hope of England doing anything of note in the tournament. We should get out of a group which includes Belgium, Panama and Tunisia, and our Round of 16 would be against either Poland, Japan, Senegal or Colombia. We might reach the Quarter-finals, but I won't be holding my breath.
Obviously, the season isn't over yet, and form and injuries could have a major impact on who is on the plane. As thing stand, this would be my 23-man squad:
3 x GK: Butland, Pickford, Heaton (if fit, Ben Foster if not)
8 x DEF: Walker, Trippier, Rose, Bertrand, Keane, Cahill, Stones, Smalling
8 x MID: Alli, Lingard, Henderson, Dier, Drinkwater, Sterling, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain
4 x STR: Kane, Vardy, Rashford, Walcott
I don't rate Eric Dier personally, but Southgate seems to love him and it's hard to think a fourth striker after Kane, Vardy and Rashford. Welbeck is bang average, Sturridge is permanently injured, but who else is there? Andy Carroll? Er, no thanks.
So, what do we all think? It will be interesting to see how this develops before the kick off in June.
Also, who are you backing to win it?
Decades of underachievement have left me holding little hope of England doing anything of note in the tournament. We should get out of a group which includes Belgium, Panama and Tunisia, and our Round of 16 would be against either Poland, Japan, Senegal or Colombia. We might reach the Quarter-finals, but I won't be holding my breath.
Obviously, the season isn't over yet, and form and injuries could have a major impact on who is on the plane. As thing stand, this would be my 23-man squad:
3 x GK: Butland, Pickford, Heaton (if fit, Ben Foster if not)
8 x DEF: Walker, Trippier, Rose, Bertrand, Keane, Cahill, Stones, Smalling
8 x MID: Alli, Lingard, Henderson, Dier, Drinkwater, Sterling, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain
4 x STR: Kane, Vardy, Rashford, Walcott
I don't rate Eric Dier personally, but Southgate seems to love him and it's hard to think a fourth striker after Kane, Vardy and Rashford. Welbeck is bang average, Sturridge is permanently injured, but who else is there? Andy Carroll? Er, no thanks.
So, what do we all think? It will be interesting to see how this develops before the kick off in June.
Also, who are you backing to win it?