England squad announced today

England squad announced today

The England squad for Euro 2004 is announced today at 2pm.

Best of luck to our boys - Jermain Defoe and Ledley King.

IMO King has to go in defence, no Woodgate or Southgate and the rest of the competition - Brown and Ehiogu look woefully out of form. King has slipped back into defence in recent weeks and is playing as well as ever. Good luck Ledley

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What a donkey, the Emile Heskey of centre backs

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ignorance is bliss eh? Ledley King is a footballer of the highest order - something you boys oop north could learn something about! Campbell might be a good stopper but King is a far far better footballer.

Get back to enjoying Varga looking like a world beater in your 2-bob league Oh and Spurs reject Ramon Vega

Thanks for O'Neill

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I'd prefer to think of Heskey as the Titus Bramble of centre forwards Scored some vital goals though in his time. Reaxdy for the cliché?? 'His problem is consistency'

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What football have you been watching? Ehiogu has been playing brilliantly since the new year

I think he'll pick Southgate with the hope that he recovers in time, knowing that the squad doesnt have to be finalised for a few weeks

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err how about Saturday? Was at fault for at least 2 goals - shocking...

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1 bad game and all of a sudden hes shit?

Or is this sour grapes since it meant Spurs couldnt even finish above Portsmouth?

Ehiogu isn't shit I just don't think you can launch him into the Euro 2004 championships at this time. All defenders are fallible at some point I'm sure you'll agree. I just think there are better candidates ahead of him.

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didn't say he was shit did i - i said he looked out of form. For your info I happen to think that Ehiogu is an excellent defender. However I don't think he's been consistently good since returning from injury. And whilst Southgate should be in the squad when fit, Ehigou I don't believe has the footballing abillity to be an England squad regular.

King is better

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Well said Benson.
You play a good game.

does anyone think england acually have a chance italy all the way

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If he's that good he'll sign for someone in the top four and I'll probably see him in the champions league then

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Blink & you will miss the tic in the Champions League

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Bitter, bitter lad.

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I am just going off your previous record

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King made it, Ehiogu didn't. That's all I really need to say isn't it?!

Defoe missed out but fair enough - Vassell is proven for England.

Preliminary Squad is:
David James (Man City), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Ian Walker (Leicester); Gary Neville (Man United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), John Terry (Chelsea), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Phil Neville (Man United); Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Nicky Butt (Man United), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Paul Scholes (Man United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich); Wayne Rooney (Everton), Michael Owen (Liverpool), Emile Heskey (Liverpool), Darius Vassell (Aston Villa).


Nice to see Carragher in there
No real surprises though as he's picked a squad with experience of playing in/with his system.

Why the fuck he picks that ugly little fucking hot head Phil Neville is beyond me!!

Why?? he's absoloutley appaling!!

King is back-up centre-half to Scumpbell and Terry I hope he gets a game when I'm over there! Well done Ledley :worship:

Carragher fair enough but Phil Neville AND Butt?? One or the other please. And surely Scott Parker is a far better midfielder than Butt?? But like you say he's gone for experience.

agreed mate!!