I wouldn't disagree with your view on Cole, but agree with Hodgson that once he's decided he is starting with Baines, you take Shaw as back-up
"I wouldn't have taken Jones, Smalling or Welbeck." So who instead ? "I wouldn't have played Rooney." So who instead ? Cheers, Al -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 10/7/14, Ian Murray <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Re: [LU] Non LU: England To: "Alan Edgar" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 10 July, 2014, 13:18 I would have taken, and played, Cashley Cole. He's a better player than Baines. It doesn't matter that he isn't starting at Chelsea as that doesn't necessarily mean he's not good enough for England. I wouldn't have taken Jones, Smalling or Welbeck. I wouldn't have played Rooney. Ian Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Jul 2014, at 19:49, "Alan Edgar" <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Mark [mailto:[email protected]] > We know what we get with Hodgson...a team that finishes 31st out of 32 World Cup qualifiers. > It's shameful and a complete failure. > There is no other way to spin it. > > Spin it is the right word, Mark - by what rationale do you spin it to rank England 31st out of 32 ? > >> From: Ian Murray <[email protected]> >> I like Roy though am concerned that he's become a bit of a media yes man. >> The red tops picked the squad for Brazil. > > Who would you have picked instead, Ian ? > Every outfield player in that squad plays for a club that finished in the top 8 in the Premiership and the keeper plays for the champions. > Bottom line is we are not a top side at world level and have only been so from 1966-70. > >> I'm not optimistic we'll ever do a Germany though. >> I couldn't ever imagine an England team smashing Brazil 7-1 away in a World Cup semi final. > > Nobody, not just England, in the history of international football has ever done 'a Germany' - can anyone think of a result that was more staggering than Tuesday night ? _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
