England Team to Play USA [Archive]

blackpool fc mark

27 May 2005, 01:12 PM

James

G Johnson
Brown
Campbell
A Cole

J Cole
Jenas
Carrick
Richardson

Crouch
A Johnson

Colm

27 May 2005, 01:46 PM

Nice to see some young players get a go but I wanted to see Defoe start, that would of been great and a good chance to establish himself in the England team. Crouch and Johnson seems a interesting partnership, big and small man.

england66

27 May 2005, 01:55 PM

Crouch and Johnson seems a interesting partnership, big and small man.

....and both plying their trade in the Coca Cola Championship.....

Colm

27 May 2005, 01:56 PM

....and both plying their trade in the Coca Cola Championship.....Well i doubt they'll be playing there next season.

Milos

27 May 2005, 04:25 PM

Its nice to see an experimentle team being used in this friendly, even if some would have got nowhere near the team if we had anything like a full squad to choose from. It will certainly be interesting to see how they perform (I won't see it though, I'll be out getting drunk).

hawk_claw

27 May 2005, 04:52 PM

did Defoe come to the US??? i don't see why he doesnt star over...crouch..

england66

27 May 2005, 05:25 PM

did Defoe come to the US??? i don't see why he doesnt star over...crouch..

Sven knows what Defoe can do....he wants to see what the tall stiff can do....

hawk_claw

27 May 2005, 07:13 PM

an england loss would be ashaming....no matter what squad sven wants

i think i may be rooting for the US in my england jersy lol

Pazarius

27 May 2005, 08:01 PM

did Defoe come to the US??? i don't see why he doesnt star over...crouch..

Defoe and Johnson are too similar to play together up front. They are both very short, quick strikers. Peter Crouch at least offers something different.

The question you should be asking is why Defoe isn't starting over Johnson.

england66

27 May 2005, 11:32 PM

The question you should be asking is why Defoe isn't starting over Johnson.

....and the answer is....Sven knows what Defoe can do and he is part of the picture....now he needs to know what Johnson can do...

comme

28 May 2005, 05:28 AM

I can't help looking at this line-up and thinking that England should still win this game.

Man-for-man that is still considerably better than the US line-up, even without so many top players

Defoe should definitely be starting this game though, Sven is mad to leave him out..

nicephoras

28 May 2005, 05:33 AM

The back 8 are actually quite decent. Its the front pairing thats, uh, crap.
Although I think Richardson isn't that good and that Jenas is really overrated. And Carrick's not any better than Scott Parker. But it could be worse. Just hope Wes Brown doesn't turn the ball into your net. Plus I'd worry about starting a defender who was outstripped for pace this year by Alan Shearer.

The Potter

28 May 2005, 05:51 AM

James

G Johnson
Brown
Campbell
A Cole

J Cole
Jenas
Carrick
Richardson

Crouch
A Johnson

um what a pile of sh1te :(

gaijin

28 May 2005, 08:02 AM

Could be worse....

A lot worse. Just think Michael Ricketts could have been called back up.

Errrrrrrrruuuugggghhhhh..... :(

The Potter

28 May 2005, 08:14 AM

Could be worse....

A lot worse. Just think Michael Ricketts could have been called back up.

Errrrrrrrruuuugggghhhhh..... :(

At least Sven had a excuse back then he needed to see what the players were made off. This is just a money grabbing exercise. :(

blackpool fc mark

28 May 2005, 11:18 AM

Peter Crouch wont play tonight against the USA he has picked up an ankle injury

Milos

28 May 2005, 12:36 PM

Peter Crouch wont play tonight against the USA he has picked up an ankle injury

A damn shame that. Perhaps now Defoe can show us all some magic and goals.

Colm

28 May 2005, 01:21 PM

Just to confirm that Alan Smith replaces Crouch, i would of like to see Defoe but it will be nice to see Smith get a game.

Suss

28 May 2005, 01:37 PM

I still find it absurd that Crouch was going to play in the first place.

billyireland

28 May 2005, 03:01 PM

The back 8 are actually quite decent. Its the front pairing thats, uh, crap.
Although I think Richardson isn't that good and that Jenas is really overrated. And Carrick's not any better than Scott Parker. But it could be worse. Just hope Wes Brown doesn't turn the ball into your net. Plus I'd worry about starting a defender who was outstripped for pace this year by Alan Shearer.
Erm, do you mean Brown? He is pretty quick, and pocketed Shearer in both of the Newcastle games towards the end of the season.