[n00bie deluxe]

Neither Heskey nor Owen have been finding goals, period.

Let's put Beattie and Rooney up front and see what happens. Australia shouldn't be too tough and it looks like England can experiment with this game. If they do like crap, we can just go back to the way things were for the match that really counts, the one with Turkey.

[lanman]

It's a friendly, so the result is really of no importance - more a chance to see new players. What would be nice is to see Sven experiment with 6 or 7 new and fringe players (such as Beattie, Rooney, Joe Cole, Robinson, Kirkland etc) and not make 11 substitutions. Limit them to 3 or 4 to keep the game sensible.

[Motterman]

Heskey dip in form? How could you tell?

[n00bie deluxe]

Originally posted by Motterman
Heskey dip in form? How could you tell?

That's harsh... yet funny.

[sinner78]

Originally posted by lanman
It's a friendly, so the result is really of no importance - more a chance to see new players. What would be nice is to see Sven experiment with 6 or 7 new and fringe players (such as Beattie, Rooney, Joe Cole, Robinson, Kirkland etc) and not make 11 substitutions. Limit them to 3 or 4 to keep the game sensible.

mass substitutions would turn the game into a farce. Eriksson made the same mistakes in the World cup build up game's...
Lets hope he tries out the youngsters and ditches the likes of seaman .

[Prenn]

Out:

Seaman
Martyn
Heskey
Vassell


In:

Wright
Robinson
Rooney
Beattie

[Matt Clark]

Please do not select Kirkland, Owen, Muphy or Gerrard either.

England Schmengland.

[Prenn]

Originally posted by Matt Clark
Please do not select Kirkland, Owen, Muphy or Gerrard either.

England Schmengland.

Spoil sport

Are these your toys next to your pram Mr Clark?

[roarksown1]

Rooney will not be playing. Moyes insisted on it and the FA gave in...

[Bizzo]

Originally posted by roarksown1
Rooney will not be playing. Moyes insisted on it and the FA gave in...

This was in regard to U-20 World Championships in May that would have forced him to miss games. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlin...254925&cc=5739

I think Rooney should play at least once for U-21s or establish himself in Everton's starting 11 before he gets capped.

All the Liverpool boys will pull their hamstrings before the England game.

Drop Seaman. Give Dyer, Cole, Alan Smith and maybe Beattie at least 45 minutes.