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bigshow
18 Jun 2004, 05:41 PM
Plain and simple,should and will Darius Vassell start in place of Michael Owen?
Prenn
18 Jun 2004, 05:47 PM
Plain and simple,should and will Darius Vassell start in place of Michael Owen?
No
Should he?
Well... hmmm....
Mikey10
18 Jun 2004, 06:15 PM
Vassell is a supersub and nothing more. Owen is miles better and always has been.
Milos
18 Jun 2004, 07:12 PM
Give Owen 45 minutes, if he hasn't scored or impressed by half time then put Vassell on so he can have more of a chance to shine.
RobB
18 Jun 2004, 09:00 PM
I`ve said before that it comes down to what kind of service the front man is going to get. If we`re going to put quality crosses and through balls into the striker then I`d prefer Owen to be on the end of them. If we`re going to hit hopeful 60 yard punts upfield and let the striker see what he can make of it (ala Hargreaves hoof upfield against Switzerland) then we may aswell put Vassell in there, he`ll make more of it.
Sven will start with Owen though so lets see some quality service for him. Speaking as a Villa fan I`d give Liverpool £15m for Owen or alternatively £13m + Vassell, so if England are now relying on DV scoring the all important goals we`ve got some problems. Maybe a Croatian will kick the ball against him and it`ll bounce in, he actually gets a few goals that way.
its called football
19 Jun 2004, 12:37 AM
Owen. he's a proven goal scorer, 27 goals at international level. He and Becks hit the back of thenet more tah anyone else in WC and EC qualifying. Give hm some time, especially with Rooney's performances taking some pressure off him, and he'll knock one in soon. It took him a while to score in 2002, but when he did it was in the game that really mattered. The football 365 mail box has a whole bunch of letter s about this at the moment, it is the measured and well argues ones that support Owen, the "talksport online" ones that want him dropped.
usscouse
19 Jun 2004, 12:45 AM
Good post.....Jeez! you're an Evertonian...!!!
When Hell Unfreezes
19 Jun 2004, 05:07 AM
Vassell is a supersub and nothing more. Owen is miles better and always has been.
Completely agree :)
afgrijselijkheid
19 Jun 2004, 05:09 AM
owen should start, he played much better against the swiss... how odd :rolleyes:
DutchFootballRulez
19 Jun 2004, 10:48 PM
Is the Eng v Croatia match at the SAME time as France v Swiss?
bigshow
19 Jun 2004, 11:40 PM
Is the Eng v Croatia match at the SAME time as France v Swiss?
YES