Pearce's England Squad

Jax Teller

Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (Bursaspor), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham United).

Defenders: Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal).

Forwards: Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United).


few surprises in there . Frazier Campbell being one

That_Guy

Downing???? LOLZ

Would've had Scott Sinclair ahead of him myself.

mike65

Frank Lampard to get Pearce sacked by Monday.

Liam O

England will have a suspect defense if they plan on playing Cahill beside one of the United duo. Smalling deserves to start for his recent performances but Cahill has shown that unless he is beside a stopper type defender he is very dodgy.

kfallon

God help them if Joe Hart ever gets injured!

Hammer Archer

kfallon wrote: »

God help them if Joe Hart ever gets injured!

Rob Green has been in the form of his life this season.

Giggsy11

Carrick played so well still the players who were out injured or not in good form are selected ahead of him.

J. Marston

No Carrick? Ha.

Caveman1

They could name Jesus in the squad, they still wont win anything

kryogen

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Rob Green has been in the form of his life this season.

Rob Green was in the form of his life going into the World Cup too

kryogen

Giggsy11 wrote: »

Carrick played so well still the players who were out injured or not in good form are selected ahead of him.

J. Marston wrote: »

No Carrick? Ha.

No Carrick in the squad is a glaring mistake, but from a United point of view, its a very welcome mistake, no if only he would have left out Rooney Smalling Jones Clev and Young too I'd be delighted

Add Welbeck to that!

bobbysands81

I always find it weird that these threads about the English team seem to be far more popular than threads about the Irish one.

Is that there many of our English friends posting on here or is that there many Irish people that take an interest in them?

Each to their own though so fill your boots.

Giggsy11

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

Phil Jones (Manchester United),

Caveman1 wrote: »

They could name Jesus in the squad, they still wont win anything

Could? They have named Jesus in the squad.

SantryRed

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Rob Green has been in the form of his life this season.

In the Championship

cgpg5

Severe lack of centre backs and over inclusion of right backs. Would've had Ruddy and Ox in there myself. Question- Could Baines lack of versatility cost him a place in Poland/Ukraine?

Hammer Archer

kryogen wrote: »

Rob Green was in the form of his life going into the World Cup too

Not really to be fair. He had been in the form of his life from 2007-2009 and couldn't get a look in for some reason (he even wore gloves bearing "England's No. 6" on them and regularly had that sung to him by our fans). In the 09/10 season he had a noticeable drop in form (as did all of our players) and I was surprised that he was picked as number 1 for the World Cup.
Thankfully, he's put the shambolic way he was treated after the USA game behind him and is back on top form.

cgpg5

bobbysands81 wrote: »

I always find it weird that these threads about the English team seem to be far more popular than threads about the Irish one.

Is that there many of our English friends posting on here or is that there many Irish people that take an interest in them?

Each to their own though so fill your boots.

The majority of us follow an English team, watch English football week in week out and hence take an interest in the English National Team. Big deal

kryogen

bobbysands81 wrote: »

I always find it weird that these threads about the English team seem to be far more popular than threads about the Irish one.

Is that there many of our English friends posting on here or is that there many Irish people that take an interest in them?

Each to their own though so fill your boots.

Why would you find it weird?

The English Premier League teams are easily the most popular on this forum, so it would go hand in hand that the England squad would be talked about, almost all the players in the squad will play for the biggest teams in England, so they will be players that the posters here support week in week out.

Quite natural that they will be interested

Hammer Archer

SantryRed wrote: »

In the Championship

You do realise that goalkeepers still have to save shots in the Championship right?

J. Marston

How did Downing manage to get called up?

Bodhisopha

Hammer Archer wrote: »

You do realise that goalkeepers still have to save shots in the Championship right?

Less pressure, which seems to be an issue for Green.

Jax Teller

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Rob Green has been in the form of his life this season.

Not saying a lot really .

s_carnage

cgpg5 wrote: »

Severe lack of centre backs and over inclusion of right backs. Would've had Ruddy and Ox in there myself. Question- Could Baines lack of versatility cost him a place in Poland/Ukraine?

Ya Smalling & Cahill are the only two CBs playing in that position regularly for their clubs. Jones is a CB but has mostly played CM or RB this season for United. Crazy amount of RBs selected.

AOC should have been given a chance and shocked Carrick hasn't made it considering how well he has played since December but as Kryogen said it's Uniteds gain as a weeks rest will be welcome. He'll continue being one of our main players in the title run in.

Baines will be included for the Euros but can't see him getting near the team unless Cole picks up a knock. Savage player to have as back-up.

Hammer Archer

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Less pressure, which seems to be an issue for Green.

Where'd you come up with that? He made one mistake in one game in the World Cup and was hung out to dry. People seem to forget that he wasn't the only one who made errors in that game (Heskey shooting straight at Howard when one on one). He also made a very good save later on in the game.
But to be honest, I couldn't care less if Green doesn't get a game for England given the injury risk. I just find it funny that certain people still base their opinions of a player on one single game almost 2 years ago.

Beefy78

No Lescott is a crazy decision. He was head and shoulders above everyone else in the last game, IMO (I know Parker won MOTM but it should have been Lescott).

As an Englishman, that defensive selection scares me.

cgpg5

s_carnage wrote: »

Ya Smalling & Cahill are the only two CBs playing in that position regularly for their clubs. Jones is a CB but has mostly played CM or RB this season for United. Crazy amount of RBs selected.

AOC should have been given a chance and shocked Carrick hasn't made it considering how well he has played since December but as Kryogen said it's Uniteds gain as a weeks rest will be welcome. He'll continue being one of our main players in the title run in.

Baines will be included for the Euros but can't see him getting near the team unless Cole picks up a knock. Savage player to have as back-up.

Yeah there is 5 players that can play RB selected, madness! Will they bring 7 or 8 defenders I wonder? Richards, Jones, Terry, A.Cole should be the starters I'd imagine Johnson is a shoe in as can cover both sides, Cahill will go, Baines should and will they include Smalling aswell? So many spots up for grabs

MagicMarker

cgpg5 wrote: »

Yeah there is 5 players that can play RB selected, madness! Will they bring 7 or 8 defenders I wonder? Richards, Jones, Terry, A.Cole should be the starters I'd imagine Johnson is a shoe in as can cover both sides, Cahill will go, Baines should and will they include Smalling aswell? So many spots up for grabs

Without a shadow of a doubt Smalling should be in the starting 11, whether he goes or not shouldn't even be up for debate.

1mcampo1

cgpg5 wrote: »

Yeah there is 5 players that can play RB selected, madness! Will they bring 7 or 8 defenders I wonder? Richards, Jones, Terry, A.Cole should be the starters I'd imagine Johnson is a shoe in as can cover both sides, Cahill will go, Baines should and will they include Smalling aswell? So many spots up for grabs

If Cole and Baines go, and Richards starting at RB, i'd have Walker ahead of Johnson. He's been very good so far this season

CSF

bobbysands81 wrote: »

I always find it weird that these threads about the English team seem to be far more popular than threads about the Irish one.

Is that there many of our English friends posting on here or is that there many Irish people that take an interest in them?

Each to their own though so fill your boots.

Interesting coming from someone who supports a foreign club.

s_carnage

cgpg5 wrote: »

Yeah there is 5 players that can play RB selected, madness! Will they bring 7 or 8 defenders I wonder? Richards, Jones, Terry, A.Cole should be the starters I'd imagine Johnson is a shoe in as can cover both sides, Cahill will go, Baines should and will they include Smalling aswell? So many spots up for grabs

Can't see Jones starting for England at CB anytime soon. Smalling should be in there and at the moment I'd have Lescott in the squad ahead of Cahill.

Helix

bloody hell

1 current villa player and 8 former villa players in that squad

That_Guy

No James McClean. That's a bloody farce.

Nalz

SantryRed wrote: »

In the Championship

and?

jebidiah

bobbysands81 wrote: »

I always find it weird that these threads about the English team seem to be far more popular than threads about the Irish one.

Is that there many of our English friends posting on here or is that there many Irish people that take an interest in them?

Each to their own though so fill your boots.

for the impending calamity of course!

ArmaniJeanss

I think Pearce flagged days in advance that it was an experimental squad, deliberately leaving out some senior players.

So all the 'OMG I can't believe he is leaving out XXXX' stuff is a bit lol.

Beefy78

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

I think Pearce flagged days in advance that it was an experimental squad, deliberately leaving out some senior players.

So all the 'OMG I can't believe he is leaving out XXXX' stuff is a bit lol.

But he's not left out experienced players, other than Lampard. He's take the 'difficult' decision to take out the fringe players. If he wanted to experiement he should have got rid of Gerrard, Cole, Rooney, Walcott and others.

ArmaniJeanss

Beefy78 wrote: »

But he's not left out experienced players, other than Lampard. He's take the 'difficult' decision to take out the fringe players. If he wanted to experiement he should have got rid of Gerrard, Cole, Rooney, Walcott and others.

Wouldn't Ferdinand & Carrick count as experienced players left out?
Gerrard has to be involved as likely new captain I suppose.
Maybe Walcott still counts as promising youngster

Beefy78

Ferdinand is a crock. Carrick is hardly an established international. I presume he's not been selected because Pearce doesn't think he's good enough.

It just seems a strange squad to me. The Lescott decision is baffling.

Sgt Pepper 64

That_Guy wrote: »

No James McClean. That's a bloody farce.

he's in the scotland squad

kevohmsford

I think it is a pretty well balanced squad. Lescott should be there.His omission is strange as he is playing so well at the moment. I suppose Capello would not get rid of the older players so Pearce is doing the right thing in bringing in the next generation of players.

aidan24326

I think the reason we (Irish) always take an interest in the England squad, especially coming up to a major finals, is that it just wouldn't be the same without them. The ridiculous hype, the unreasonable expectation, the controversy, the scandal, the inevitable flop, it's like a good soap opera.

On a more serious note I'm a little surprised that Pearce is still there. It seems to be largely forgotten now but at the WC a couple of years ago there was major rumblings of discontent about his coaching/training methods, or the lack of them. It was rumoured that many of the players don't really respect him as a coach, so I wonder will he keep the job for the Euro Finals or is that even being spoken of as an option?

Beefy78

Pearce's press conference today was pretty much his application to do the job through the Euros at least.

"I'm available and have expereience of tournament football" is along the lines of how he put it.

bobbysands81

cgpg5 wrote: »

The majority of us follow an English team, watch English football week in week out and hence take an interest in the English National Team. Big deal

kryogen wrote: »

Why would you find it weird?

The English Premier League teams are easily the most popular on this forum, so it would go hand in hand that the England squad would be talked about, almost all the players in the squad will play for the biggest teams in England, so they will be players that the posters here support week in week out.

Quite natural that they will be interested

As I said, "fill your boots", I just don't get it.

Personally I want to see England humped every time they play.:D

bobbysands81

CSF wrote: »

Interesting coming from someone who supports a foreign club.

Well I'd rather follow Celtic then a team like Shels whose fans have been known to sing "The Famine Song" on occassion.

I often wonder where they would have been
If we hadn't have taken them in
Fed them and washed them
Thousands in Glasgow alone
From Ireland they came
Brought us nothing but trouble and shame
Well the famine is over
Why don't they go home?

Now Athenry Mike was a thief
And Large John he was fully briefed
And that wee traitor from Castlemilk
Turned his back on his own
They've all their Papists in Rome
They have U2 and Bono
Well the famine is over
Why don't they go home?



Now they raped and fondled their kids
That's what those perverts from the darkside did
And they swept it under the carpet
and Large John he hid
Their evils seeds have been sown
Cause they're not of our own
Well the famine is over
Why don't you go home?

Now Timmy don't take it from me
Cause if you know your history
You've persecuted thousands of people
In Ireland alone
You turned on the lights
Fuelled U boats by night
That's how you repay us
It's time to go home.

kryogen

bobbysands81 wrote: »

As I said, "fill your boots", I just don't get it.

Personally I want to see England humped every time they play.:D

So you also take an interest.

Raskolnikov

s_carnage wrote: »

Ya Smalling & Cahill are the only two CBs playing in that position regularly for their clubs.

Smalling has only played half of the games United have played and the vast majority of those appearances were at right back.

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/chris-smalling/leistungsdaten/spieler_103427.html

kryogen

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Smalling has only played half of the games United have played and the vast majority of those appearances were at right back.

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/chris-smalling/leistungsdaten/spieler_103427.html

Injuries have kinda played a part don't you think?

Both to himself, and to the right back!

Smalling is an important member of the first team.

Edit: Also maybe your not being deliberately misleading, but you are being misleading

He has played 14 of 25 league games (considering he has missed most of February, missing time in October, missing most of November etc.) this is not exactly terrible is it, kinda means when he is fit he plays more often then not.

He also played in 4 of the 6 Champions League matches, missing games only when injured iirc.

Mushy

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Well I'd rather follow Celtic then a team like Shels whose fans have been known to sing "The Famine Song" on occassion.

Doesnt really belong in thread.

Good to see some experimentation in the squad. Older lads wont be around much after Euros so may be a good chance to blood young players.

Guy:Incognito

mike65 wrote: »

Frank Lampard to get Pearce sacked by Monday.

Sure he's only minding the seat for uncle Harry anyway :-)

Didnt know Carson was with Bursaspor.

SantryRed

Trilla wrote: »

and?

Well that's fairly simple. It's a lower standard

CSF

bobbysands81 wrote: »

CSF wrote: »

Interesting coming from someone who supports a foreign club.

Well I'd rather follow Celtic then a team like Shels whose fans have been known to sing "The Famine Song" on occassion.

I often wonder where they would have been
If we hadn't have taken them in
Fed them and washed them
Thousands in Glasgow alone
From Ireland they came
Brought us nothing but trouble and shame
Well the famine is over
Why don't they go home?

Now Athenry Mike was a thief
And Large John he was fully briefed
And that wee traitor from Castlemilk
Turned his back on his own
They've all their Papists in Rome
They have U2 and Bono
Well the famine is over
Why don't they go home?



Now they raped and fondled their kids
That's what those perverts from the darkside did
And they swept it under the carpet
and Large John he hid
Their evils seeds have been sown
Cause they're not of our own
Well the famine is over
Why don't you go home?

Now Timmy don't take it from me
Cause if you know your history
You've persecuted thousands of people
In Ireland alone
You turned on the lights
Fuelled U boats by night
That's how you repay us
It's time to go home.

I'm fairly confident this isn't true. But if it is:
1) What are we, racist against Irish people?
2) How is this in any way relevant to the thread, or even the direction you took the thread in?