Bent left out of England squad

[ozzjim]

Alvin Martin on Talksport talking complete and utter rubbish, they have some really, really crap pundits.

[richard moore]

It's a completely bollocks squad and they'll do well to get out of the group. Just a lot of past it players. When you consider that we have a Man U reserve, a Spurs reserve and Liverpool reserve as three of the four forwards, and the other is suspended, it just tells you that England simply does not have the quality at international level anymore.

Another opportunity missed to blood young kids and work towards the World Cup. Same old England.

As for Bent, fucking brilliant for us that he's out. I want him fit and sharp for the start of the season with a new manager that will realise he is amongst the best ever PL forwards and will use him accordingly.

Too true, but whilst the top five could barely scrape together an England 11 of any merit between them and Man City have astounded us all by winning the league - I still can't work out how they managed it - it will be ever thus and is getting worse

[James]

There's only one RB in there. Is he doing a MON?

Phil Jones is the other Right Back. In fact, he could start ahead of Johnson

Okay, hadn't thought of that. Still, if I was Micah Richards I'd be pretty pissed off. Glen bloody Johnson! Ha!

[damon loves JT]

Alvin Martin on Talksport talking complete and utter rubbish, they have some really, really crap pundits.

TalkSport is like a West Ham glue factory

[ozzjim]

There's only one RB in there. Is he doing a MON?

Phil Jones is the other Right Back. In fact, he could start ahead of Johnson

Okay, hadn't thought of that. Still, if I was Micah Richards I'd be pretty pissed off. Glen bloody Johnson! Ha!

I would take Richards over Johnson, who is both trouble and poor positionally. I would have taken Carrick over Barry, Lampard and Gerrard, Adam Johnson out wide etc. Just think Roy has missd a trick, OR he is taking them, will play them, they will fail and he will say right, they had a chance, have failed time and again and end them. 

[Jarpie]

Like I've said to my friends past 3 years is that Gerrard and Lambard should be kicked out of the national team. Everytime I've seen them play they have looked like they couldn't care less.

[James]

Steven Gerrard Captain, FFS!

[Leighton]

This is the squad...

Goalkeepers

Robert Green (West Ham United)
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
John Ruddy (Norwich City)

Defenders

Leighton Baines (Good first name)
Gary Cahill (Ex-Aston Villa)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Phil Jones (Manchester United)
Joleon Lescott (Villa fan)
John Terry (Thug)

Midfielders

Gareth Barry (Ex-Aston Villa)
Stewart Downing (Ex-Aston Villa)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
James Milner (Ex-Aston Villa)
Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Ashley Young (Ex-Aston Villa)

Forwards

Andy Carroll (Liverpool)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Daniel Welbeck (Manchester United)
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)

[damon loves JT]

That's an extremely conservative selection. If every squad he picks is like that, we are back to the days of Ron Greenwood.

[usav]

That's an extremely conservative selection.

But he can't lose with that can he?   He can blame the old guard if the expected mediocrity follows or point to experinced heads if we go deep.

Let's blood the youngsters during friendlies and qualifying for the next World Cup.

[enigma]

I'd have taken Sturridge ahead of Defoe. Feel a bit sorry for Crouch too. No matter how well he does he always seems to be on the outside looking in.

Surpised there's no room for Micah Richards with Kyle Walker injured. I rate him higher than Phil Jones personally.

[damon loves JT]

That's an extremely conservative selection.

But he can't lose with that can he?   He can blame the old guard if the expected mediocrity follows or point to experinced heads if we go deep.

Let's blood the youngsters during friendlies and qualifying for the next World Cup.

Well I hope you're right and he suddenly springs into action after this.

[usav]

Surpised there's no room for Micah Richards with Kyle Walker injured. I rate him higher than Phil Jones personally.

I feel sorry for Richards as well, but with only 7 defenders, they had to have versatility, and Jones gives you that.

[ktvillan]

What a tired old squad, but there aren't a huge amount of alternatives who are fit to go.  I'd have had Sturridge, Bent(if fit) and even Crouchy in there  ahead of Carrol, Defoe and probably Welbeck.  Also Adam Johnson ahead of Downing and one of the Arsenal wide men, and I've have had Micah Richards in as well.  God help us if Robert Green has to play.  It just shows the paucity of the pool of English talent available.

[Risso]

We were just comparing that squad to that of Euro 96.  Forwards back then were Shearer, Sheringham, Ferdinand and Fowler.  Compare that to Rooney, Wellbeck, Defoe and Carroll.