GK
Hart
Foster
Forster

Defenders
G Johnson
Walker
Baines
Shaw
Jones
Cahill
Jagielka
smalling

Midfield
Wilshere
Gerrard
Carrick
Henderson
Walcott
Townsend
Stirling

Forwards
Rooney
welbeck
Sturridge
Lambert

Not many left from our "tried and tested failures" that have first team places now.

Only ones I can think of are Gerrard and Cole if he gets the nod ahead of Baines. Wouldn't include Milner and Carrick in that bracket.

And Walcott is injured, Dunc (I think).

feck

though he was gonna be back.

there may be a suprise, someone like maybe zaha or ince if their loan spells go well.

If we're picking based on form, Adam Lallana has to be there and I'd much rather see Jay Rodriguez than Welbeck.

The only older players that I would take would be, Gerrard, Baines, Johnson (if he can find his form again), Hart (I know he isn't that old, but has been around long enough), Carrick and Defoe (he has never not done it for England)

I really think that we should use this opportunity to play players like Sterling, Oxlade Chamberlin, Shaw, Jones (as a CB), Henderson, Flanagan, Berkley, Berahino, Powell (who has been doing amazingly at Wigan), Ward-Prowse, Redmond and Chalobah. They will only gain valuable experiences from it that will hopefully enable us to have a better crack at the Euros next time around.

I don't think that's fair on the likes of Gerrard and Cole whose this will be their last shot of getting to at least the semis of the WC, but long term, experimenting with youths for the future would be a great idea, just look at Germany

Hart Forster Ruddy

Walker Johnson Jones Cahill Jagielka Baines Cole

Gerrard Carrick Barry Wilshere Barkley

Milner Sterling Ox Lallana

Rooney Sturridge Welbeck Lambert

Mine (not who I think will go):

Hart
Foster (tempted by McCarthy)
Forster

Walker
Johnson
Baines
Gibbs
Jones
Smalling
Jagielka
Cahill

Gerrard
Henderson
Milner
Carrick
Wilshere
Sterling
Chamberlain
Barkley
Johnson
Lallana

Rooney
Carroll (tough between him or Lambert)
Sturridge
Welbeck

GK: Hart, Foster, Forster
DEF: G Johnson, Ashley Cole, Jagielka, Cahill, Smalling, Baines, Phil Jones
MID: Gerrard, Carrick, Wilshire, Henderson, Milner, Barkley, Adam Lallana, Adam Johnson
ATT: Rooney, Sturridge, Welbeck, Sterling, Lambert

sorry too many take lambert and adam johnson out

comment by That's Mister Aquaman- Been a while... (U8498)
posted 1 minute ago
sorry too many take lambert and adam johnson out
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That's fine it's 23.

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What it will be:

Hart
Forster
Ruddy

Baines
Cole
Walker
Johnson
Cahill
Smalling
Jones
Jagielka

Gerrard
Lampard
Carrick
Wilshere
Young
Townsend
Lallana
Milner
Cleverley
Barkley

Rooney
Welbeck
Sturridge
Lambert

If Townsend or Cleverley go I'm going to go mad.

Anyone for Rodriguez over Welbeck?

Rodriguez is 5th top scorer in the PL btw. Can play wide too.

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I think I'm probably in the minority who wouldn't bother with Rooney by the look of it

Hart
Forster
Ruddy

Walker
Johnson
Jagielka
Cahill
Lescott
Caulker
Baines
Shaw/Gibbs (yes I wouldn't take Cole)

Gerrard
Lampard
Carrick
Wilshere
Lallana
Milner
Barkley
Townsend
Sterling
Chamberlain/Lennon

Sturridge
Rooney
Rodriguez
Lambert/Welbeck

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Hart
Walker Cahill Lescott Baines
Milner Gerrard
Sterling Rooney Lallana
Sturridge

Sterling makes sense to replace Walcott as someone who can run in behind defences

comment by The Blue Kenyan (U1641)
posted 21 minutes ago
Hart
Walker Cahill Lescott Baines
Milner Gerrard
Sterling Rooney Lallana
Sturridge

Sterling makes sense to replace Walcott as someone who can run in behind defences
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Good team but I'm a sucker for players who play regularly for their clubs.

Swap Milner for Hendo/Carrick depending on how running the team has to do and Jagielka for Lescott.

Walker or Johnson is tricky, screw it let's take Flanagan...

We have some very exciting players to take. Someone mentioned Sterling, Januzaj and Barkley and I totally agree, all are very fine young players.

I think our best chance lies in hitting teams on the break at pace so we need a player who can sit in front of the back four and spray some passes, anyone got any ideas? <smile>

As much as a hate the man, Hodgson could do worse that bring back John Terry as one of the old heads to coin a phrase. His partnership with Cahill is very good.

you take your best XI regardless of age.

if a squad or fringe player has been around for a while and not been up to much then leave them home for a younger player

Got to be the best squad possible.