StringerBell Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Very similar to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCArmy Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 But we know it'll be Kane as the main man with Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeadlySaul Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Rooney would be good in this game sitting behind the strikers and adding a bit of physicality in attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 England have looked much better with Alli in behind the front two, has to start there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCArmy Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Knowing Woy he'll stick Vardy in central midfield at the euros just to accommodate Rooney up top with Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackNwhites Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Danny Rose, MOTM. WTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Canitbé Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 What have we learned today? Jamie Vardy is not a winger Danny Rose can attack but he can't defend Glenn Hoddle wears Spur-tinted sunnies Drinkwater must go to France if only for his understanding of where Vardy will be when he hoofs a ball over the top. Wilshere is not match fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Canitbé Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Currently, my choice for starting XI is a 4-1-2-1-2: Hart Clyne Cahill Smalling Rose Dier Alli Drinkwater Rooney Kane Vardy I think we need Rooney for experience, and I think he's better suited to that CAM role then he is up front. Earlier a Drinkwater lob over the top for Vardy to sprint through on goal convinced me that he should go. Drinkwater & Vardy on the left for the Leicester connection. Kane and Alli on the right for the Spurs connection, with the benefit of Dier sitting in behind doing what he does best. If it isn't working I would drop Rooney, push Alli forward and get Henderson on the right of midfield. I like his physicality and range of passing, and Alli has proven he is dangerous in the hole between midfield and attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, Howard Canitbé said: Currently, my choice for starting XI is a 4-1-2-1-2: Hart Clyne Cahill Smalling Rose Dier Alli Drinkwater Rooney Kane Vardy I think we need Rooney for experience, and I think he's better suited to that CAM role then he is up front. Earlier a Drinkwater lob over the top for Vardy to sprint through on goal convinced me that he should go. Drinkwater & Vardy on the left for the Leicester connection. Kane and Alli on the right for the Spurs connection, with the benefit of Dier sitting in behind doing what he does best. If it isn't working I would drop Rooney, push Alli forward and get Henderson on the right of midfield. I like his physicality and range of passing, and Alli has proven he is dangerous in the hole between midfield and attack. Other than Walker over Clyne I agree. Toss up between who starts in Drinkwaters position but there's enough headless chicken type midfielders in the squad to play that role. The diamond is surely our only real option with the lack of quality wide men we have. So far I think only Hart, Cahill, Dier, Alli and Kane are guaranteed starters for Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Didn't watch the whole game, but if we defend like that against one of the better teams, we'll get absolutely mullered - two indisciplined full-backs and Stones who may one-day be a decent defender, but at the moment, simply isn't......and if Wilshere makes the starting eleven, we'll know he's got some photo's of Roy doing something unpleasant to a hamster - so far off being match-fit that he shouldn't even be considered..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted McMinn Football Genius Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Kernow said: Just shy of 60 PL goals in Kane, Vardy and Alli alone this season. We'll score goals and haven't been boring to watch. It's not a boring England side like it was with Lampard, Gerrard etc. Just woke up! Did I miss owt?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Don't rule Milner out of that last midfield berth. Bags of experience and a Hodgson favourite. Ideal cover when the full-backs sweep forward. Alli, Dier, Milner. Will also be company for Rooney. They're the only two who can remember the Spice Girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Canitbé Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, JoetheRam said: Other than Walker over Clyne I agree. Toss up between who starts in Drinkwaters position but there's enough headless chicken type midfielders in the squad to play that role. The diamond is surely our only real option with the lack of quality wide men we have. So far I think only Hart, Cahill, Dier, Alli and Kane are guaranteed starters for Russia. Clyne has come on leaps an bounds under Klopp. He was the only player to come out of Liverpool's Europa league final loss with any credit - all of the Sevilla goals came down the other side. He's better going forward than Walker, and less liable to lose his cool. Also as good as Walker defensively, from what I've seen of both. I think if you're playing two up top, you can't leave Vardy out. He just has a habit of scoring goals, and I think Kane would struggle, based on what I saw tonight. His goal was offside and he had few other clear cut chances. Didn't create a huge deal for anybody else, carved out no real chances for himself and if Roy insists on having him take set pieces then his ability in the air from them is less of a factor. He may be "one of our own", but even he can't get on the end of one of his own free kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeadlySaul Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 If we do play the diamond then I think we probably should play Milner to help cover the flanks when the full-backs go forward and he was on a run of form for Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Smalling for Stones Rooney for Wilshere Barkley for Sterling then that'll be Decent!!! Dier did a good job and am happy to start him for Euros!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Kane and Vardy look like they could be a very dangerous partnership. Kane played balls in behind for Vardy two or three times and he was only a few inches away from getting a toe on it. Play them together in the other warm-up games and work on it in training and they've surely got to start together on the 11th. I think Roy will go with: Hart Walker Cahill Smalling Rose Dier Milner Alli Rooney Kane Vardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 38 minutes ago, Kernow said: Kane and Vardy look like they could be a very dangerous partnership. Kane played balls in behind for Vardy two or three times and he was only a few inches away from getting a toe on it. Play them together in the other warm-up games and work on it in training and they've surely got to start together on the 11th. I think Roy will go with: Hart Walker Cahill Smalling Rose Dier Barkley Alli Rooney Kane Vardy Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 30 minutes ago, Derby_EnglandLoyal said: Fixed. That would be too attacking in my opinion. Barkley loves to run with the ball, a lot. Alli is also attacking. If a German midfielder gets his toe on it and tackles Barkley then we'll be left open with Dier as the only midfielder. Our defence is our weakest area so Milner would provide a better balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Kernow said: That would be too attacking in my opinion. Barkley loves to run with the ball, a lot. Alli is also attacking. If a German midfielder gets his toe on it and tackles Barkley then we'll be left open with Dier as the only midfielder. Our defence is our weakest area so Milner would provide a better balance. This is all true. But if a German midfielder gets his foot on the ball on the 11th it'll be remarkably stupid of him as he'll be in the wrong stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Canitbé Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 On 5/23/2016 at 17:18, Kernow said: That would be too attacking in my opinion. Barkley loves to run with the ball, a lot. Alli is also attacking. If a German midfielder gets his toe on it and tackles Barkley then we'll be left open with Dier as the only midfielder. Our defence is our weakest area so Milner would provide a better balance. Equally though, with pacey attacks arguably our strongest attribute as a team would we not be weakening it by playing Milner? I've watched a lot of Liverpool this season. Milner has been in excellent form, and I like him as a player, he's industrious, actually really does have an eye for a good pass when given the time. But therein lies my issue with him - I've noticed he dawdles a lot. Swift passing movements often stall when he gets on the ball, his decision-making isn't quick enough. For that reason, I think if we were to go with a more balanced, slightly defensive midfield option in a diamond alongside Alli it'd have to be either Drinkwater or Henderson for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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