England Euro 2016 Tournament Thread [R]

Great picture. We're off and running! COME ON ENGLAND!

 

My prediction for the group:

England 2 Russia 2

England 2 Wales 1

England 3 Slovakia 0

Slightly optimistic, actually maybe swap the Wales and Russia results around, but I think we should be able to win at least two of our group games and progress as winners. I don't see much threat from Slovakia and Russia.. the Wales game is a tough one to call - they are not a great team, but they will want to turn up big time for it and Bale could cause damage on the day.

Preferred starting line up:

If Sterling shows form then swap him for Lallana and move Sterling to the tip of the diamond

-----------Hart
Clyne--Smalling--Cahill--Rose
------------Dier
----Lallana------Wilshere
-----------Alli
----Kane---Vardy/Sturridge

What will actually happen:

--------------Hart
Clyne--Smalling--Cahill-Rose
-----Wilshere--Henderson
Sterling--Rooney---Alli
------Kane

 

I love this time of year every two years. It's always a lot of fun and pumps me up. So happy that I found this website in 2012 when I was entering college.

Will the general thread open up again when the tournament is over?

 

England 2-0 Russia

England 2-1 Wales

England 4-1 Slovakia

I have a good feeling about this team and yes I'm being optimistic too. England has a terrible record of starting out tournaments, especially the Euro's, however this will be an easier one compared to the past:

1980 - Belgium (1-1)
1988 - Ireland (0-1)
1992 - Denmark (0-0)
1996 - Switzerland (1-1)
2000 - Portugal (2-3)
2004 - France (1-2)
2012 - France (1-1)

0-3-4

But we'll end that drought. We've faced several teams like Russia lately and I feel like we'll struggle to score, but we will find a way and once we do we'll get another one. Wales will be very tough, but I fancy it'll be along the lines of the away Slovenia game: they score first but we come back and win it. Though I fear it'll be like the Uruguay game, Suarez (Bale) scores twice. I feel like we will have figured some stuff out by the Slovakia game.

I hate doing score predictions so there you go. I could easily see us beating Russia 5-0, but they aren't that bad defensively and we aren't that ruthless.

 

Good start, can't wait..!

 

That locked thread had ali listed as the number 1 in the world for youngsters?!?! He's decent but that is a reach!

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ly-prepares-undergo-surgery-broken-wrist.html

Vardy will have to get surgery on his wrist after the Euro's.

 

Here it is again:
http://it.eurosport.com/calcio/la-l...ti-del-calcio-mondiale_sto5002037/story.shtml

 

It's a ridiculous list throughout. Nabil Bentaleb at no. 7 and Luke Shaw 40 places below Jordon Ibe. Bit of a waste of time.

 

The Mail journalists have tried to select their squads, some quite interesting variations:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ayers-tournament-reporters-verdict-plane.html

 

Yeah was thinking the same about it being ridiculous and not to be taken to seriously. Chong, a 15 year old in the top 20! I would even add that it's almost like someone has just thrown all those names in there but in no particular order.

 

Wilshere said yesterday that he's been training for 6/7 weeks now and that he thinks he will get to the needed level with the villa game + 3 friendlies. of course he wouldn't say differently , but still good to hear

 

Dan Crowley better than Ibe, Shaw, and Sterling too.

 

Sounds a bit too fm for me

 

Sky Sports did a poll of who the public wanted the squad with over a million votes, thought I'd paste it in:





Who should be included in Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2016 this summer?

The England boss will name his 23 players for the tournament in France on Monday and we've been conducting a series of polls on skysports.com to see who the public want included.

With more than a million votes cast, here are the 23 players you want to see named by Hodgson on Monday.


GOALKEEPERS


Hart and Forster: Set to be included in goal
Selected: Joe Hart,Fraser Forster, Ben Foster

Missing out: Tom Heaton

Injured: Jack Butland

With relatively little competition for places between the sticks, we let Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas choose our three goalkeepers rather than conduct a public vote. He believes Roy Hodgson will opt for the tried-and-trusted trio of Joe Hart, Fraser Forster and Ben Foster in the absence of the injured Jack Butland.

DEFENDERS


Smalling: The most popular defensive pick
Selected: Chris Smalling, Danny Rose, Nathaniel Clyne, Gary Cahill, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ryan Bertrand, Phil Jagielka

Missing out: Luke Shaw, Leighton Baines, Phil Jones, Jon Flanagan, Kieran Gibbs, Calum Chambers, Glen Johnson

Sky Sports users voted Manchester United's Chris Smalling as their number one choice in defence with Chelsea's Gary Cahill the second most popular central defender. Everton duo John Stones and Phil Jagielka have been chosen by the public to provide cover.

Tottenham's Danny Rose is the top choice at left-back with Southampton's Ryan Bertrand the preferred understudy, while Liverpool's Nathaniel Clyne is the top pick for right-back with Tottenham's Kyle Walker also making the squad.

Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw could be fit in time, but Sky Sports users have deemed him to much of a risk to be included.

MIDFIELDERS


Dier and Barkley: Both won plenty of public support
Selected: Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Ross Barkley, Adam Lallana, James Milner, Danny Drinkwater, Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson

Missing out: Jack Wilshere, Michael Carrick, Andros Townsend, Fabian Delph, Jonjo Shelvey, Ryan Mason

Injured: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Sky Sports' users voted for Tottenham duo Dele Alli and Eric Dier as the most popular choices in midfield with 97 per cent of respondents supporting the inclusion of Alli.

Also making the cut are Liverpool trio Adam Lallana, James Milner and Jordan Henderson, Man City's Raheem Sterling, Everton's Ross Barkley and Leicester's Danny Drinkwater.

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, who has played just 72 minutes of Premier League football due to injury this season, was only the ninth most popular candidate

Newspaper reports have suggested Hodgson is planning to take Wilshere to France this summer, but when asked if they were for or against his inclusion, 59 per cent of respondents said they would be against his selection.



STRIKERS


Kane and Vardy: The public wants to see them both in France
Selected: Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney

Missing out: Jermain Defoe, Andy Carroll, Marcus Rashford, Theo Walcott

Injured: Danny Welbeck, Danny Ings

Tottenham's Harry Kane and Leicester's Jamie Vardy are in the hunt to become the Premier League's top scorer this season and of those who cast votes in our poll, more than 97% want to see them both included in Roy Hodgson's squad.

England captain Wayne Rooney is only the fourth most popular striker choice among our readers, but would be included along with Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge.

If Hodgson wants to take a fifth striker - or if one of those four gets injured - then in-form Sunderland veteran Jermain Defoe is the next most popular option.

But it's bad news for Arsenal's Theo Walcott who was the least popular striker choice. Of those who voted, almost 83% were against his inclusion.

 

Not a bad list!I would take wilshere over he derson though. He is a better player and the only other midfielder with barkley who can move the ball at his feet and find killer passes (I don't see sterling as a 'midfielder'

 

a bit scary that 60% of ppl don't want wilshere to go. Makes you wonder if they followed the qualifiers at all

 

Probably assuming Wilshere's not fit enough to go, but I disagree.

 

The general public area a fical bunch with the memories of a goldfish. Wilshere is our best midfielder, you bring your best players.

 

By that logic we should bring Shaw...

 

Wilshere is fit now and didn't suffer a broken leg

 

Not really. Shaw has played zero minutes since his injury and hasn't yet resumed full training. Jack has been in full contact training for 7 weeks, played 3 U21 matches, 2 first team matches (3 come Sunday)

Wenger actually touched on this in his press conference today, players like Studge and Jack could end up being our freshest and most influential players