smith
11740 posts since 5/5/04
14 Oct 2009 12:53
My current England strikers ranking (based on club form and England form):
1. Rooney
2. Defoe
3. Bent (entirely based on club form though)
4. Crouch
5. Heskey
6. C. Cole
7. Agbonlahor
And if Owen gets picked for the world cup because he scores a few goals come the end of the season, it would be unfair on those that helped us get there. Can't see Capello calling him up to be fair though.
Anyone know how many strikers we can take to the World Cup?
AAA
10013 posts since 15/12/02
14 Oct 2009 13:35
1.Rooney
2.Bent
3.Defoe
After that everyone is average at best
None of them are world beaters though
smith
11740 posts since 5/5/04
14 Oct 2009 13:52
A top club team would spank a top International team. They don't have to be proven world beaters, just flying at their club, high on confidence, and the rest will take care of itself. If Bent is the top English Prem goalscorer by the end of the season he should go to the World Cup and be in the starting 11 FACT None of this "good at holding the ball up" Heskey type player bollocks.
I love what Capello has done so far but he is still traditionally very defensive, and hope he doesn't do a Sven with the striker situation.
AAA
10013 posts since 15/12/02
14 Oct 2009 18:35
smith wrote: A top club team would spank a top International team. They don't have to be proven world beaters, just flying at their club, high on confidence, and the rest will take care of itself. If Bent is the top English Prem goalscorer by the end of the season he should go to the World Cup and be in the starting 11 FACT None of this "good at holding the ball up" Heskey type player bollocks.
I love what Capello has done so far but he is still traditionally very defensive, and hope he doesn't do a Sven with the striker situation.
When Bent was at Charlton he was th top scoring English striker. (Maybe even twice)
Still didnt get a call up.
14 Oct 2009 22:25
Aren't the playoffs being seeded this time? Bit shit, would've loved to have seen a France v Portugal fight to the death.
DW
4256 posts since 24/5/06
14 Oct 2009 22:31
yeah i think they are fifa changed it when it looked like france and portugal were heading for them
14 Oct 2009 22:36
how come only one oceania country gets to go to the world cup?
Bahrain FTW.
14 Oct 2009 22:49
Because they're shit.
FLG
5894 posts since 21/5/04
14 Oct 2009 22:51
COS THEY'RE REALLY FUCKING SHIT!!!
smith
11740 posts since 5/5/04
14 Oct 2009 22:55
Would love to see an x factor stylee boot camp of Capello and Pearce choosing their final World Cup squad and breaking the news on the sofa to those that haven't made it.
Smiling Capello: "I'm sorry David, you haven't made it through"
TV GOLD!!!
MoB
37358 posts since 31/8/04
14 Oct 2009 23:55
AAA wrote: smith wrote: A top club team would spank a top International team. They don't have to be proven world beaters, just flying at their club, high on confidence, and the rest will take care of itself. If Bent is the top English Prem goalscorer by the end of the season he should go to the World Cup and be in the starting 11 FACT None of this "good at holding the ball up" Heskey type player bollocks.
I love what Capello has done so far but he is still traditionally very defensive, and hope he doesn't do a Sven with the striker situation.
When Bent was at Charlton he was th top scoring English striker. (Maybe even twice)
Still didnt get a call up.
Didn't score against a top 4 team, thats why
Ruben
10775 posts since 2/7/03
15 Oct 2009 01:19
Argentina through, bloke in the flat above me is going mental - sounds like he might come through the ceiling.
