Pick Your Euro England Squad

(12-05-2012 15:19 )mitchell Wrote:  That said we all know the squad will be

How do we know this? Surely Roy Hodgson's opinions are currently unknown.

yes - thanks LODOS, I've been waiting for a chance to post an England squad for the Euros:

Goalkeepers (3)

Joe Hart (Man City)
Ben Foster (West Brom)
Robert Green (West Ham)

Defenders (8)

John Terry (Chelsea)
Ryan Shawcross (Stoke)
Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
Phil Jagielka (Everton)
Leighton Baines (Everton)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Micah Richards (Man City)
Kyle Walker (Tottenham)

Midfielders (7)

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Scott Parker (Tottenham) - if not fit, then Michael Carrick (Man Utd)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Gareth Barry (Man City)
Adam Johnson (Man City)
Aaron Lennon (Tottenham)
Stewart Downing (Liverpool)

Forwards (5)

Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham)
Peter Crouch (Stoke)
Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea)
Danny Wellbeck (Man Utd)

Without doing any research, I seem to remember The FA banning Alan Smith for taking his place in the England squad for a qualifying match (I think) in Turkey due to a Police charge/investigation relating to a bottle throwing incident which brought about the infamous Garry Neville player revolt.
So how can John Terry be allowed to be selected for a major tournament & possibly captain the side & lift the trophy when he's on a Police charge for racism???

That said The FA are abunch of fucking useless twats at the best of times, look at the Wayne Rooney nonsense.

Because he hasn't been proven guilty.

Only a couple of hours to go now until we get the squad for real. Rio Ferdinand's friends are busily tweeting that he's been left out of the squad for non-footballing reasons, so people are no doubt going to be highly interested in what Roy Hodgson has to say about that.

Alex Ferguson didn't exactly help Rio Ferdinand did he? With his comments the other day that Rio could struggle to play twice in 4 days. That gave Roy Hodgson a good reason if if needed one to leave Ferdinand out.

Looks like Carrol's in, and Ruddy is the 3rd goalkeeper.

Dropping Rio is a positive move by Roy Hodgson as Rio's well past his sell by date.
Also missing will be Kyle Walker and Micah Richards

Edit. The FA have stated that Rio has been omitted from the squad.

England team Euro 2012

Hart, Green, Ruddy

Baines, Cahill, Cole, Johnson, Jones, Lescott, Terry

Barry, Downing, Gerrard, Lampard, Milner, Ox, Parker, Walcott
Young

Carroll, Defoe, Rooney, Welbeck.

Standby - Butland, Jagielka, Henderson, Johnson, Sturridge

Here's the squad.

Goalkeepers

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

Defenders

Leighton Baines (Everton)
Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Phil Jones (Manchester United)
Joleon Lescott (Manchester City)
John Terry (Chelsea)

Midfielders

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

Forwards

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

Downing is the only surprise to me once it was known that Ferdinand wasn't in the squad.