Because the England manager is someone who rates Charlie Adam and Paul Konchesky

Carrick is the most highly rated midfielder in the country, that just shows how underrated he is. The most underrated midfielder in the country for e.

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Ermm simply because the media were obsessed with Gerrard and Lampard.

England could have been amazing if they played with a 3 of

-----Carrick -- Gerrard ---
---------Scholes

To be fair he got plenty of opportnuties and didn't play very well but I do agree with BOSS on that front. Gerrard and indeed Scholes moved around and shunted to wings cos Frank wasn't able to. Daft really. Would have made a great impact sub would Frank.

Lampard had discipline
Stevie Geevie just cared for himself.
Witness to all last season

comment by Robbing_Hoody - putting the bureaucracy into footballism since 1979 (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
To be fair he got plenty of opportnuties and didn't play very well but I do agree with BOSS on that front. Gerrard and indeed Scholes moved around and shunted to wings cos Frank was the superior CM. Makes sense really. Would have made a great impact sub would Carrick
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Gerrard and Scholes were brilliant together

then fatty spoiled the party

If we played 3, it should have been Gerrard, Scholes, and Hargreaves

Carrick has played 33 times for England.

Problem with Hargreaves was his glass knees. No way could you rely on him, you'd get half a tournament at best from him.

fair point Jay, but he was a class player

and when he was fit, for some reason Sven? (I think) kept playing him in defence

Forgot all about Hargreaves but thats only as he was made out of class. Another top class talent he was misused by England.

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comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 27 minutes ago
Ermm simply because the media were obsessed with Gerrard and Lampard.

England could have been amazing if they played with a 3 of

-----Carrick -- Gerrard ---
---------Scholes
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..................................Owen

..........Rooney..............................Gerrard

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......................Scholes.....Hargreaves.....

..................................Carrick.

Cole.................Terry..............Ferdinand...........Neville

................................James


Benitez knew with Gerrard, Mascherano and Alonso that 3 doesn't go into 2.

comment by Robbing_Hoody - putting the bureaucracy into footballism since 1979 (U6374)

posted 45 minutes ago

To be fair he got plenty of opportnuties and didn't play very well but I do agree with BOSS on that front. Gerrard and indeed Scholes moved around and shunted to wings cos Frank wasn't able to. Daft really. Would have made a great impact sub would Frank.
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Yeah made 1 appearance at World Cup 2006 and has never had a look in since

Apart from the 22 other games he has played since you mean?

comment by TheChameleonProject (U1847)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Lampard had discipline
Stevie Geevie just cared for himself.
Witness to all last season
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Your obsessive hatred of all things Liverpool is getting extremely wearing.

The best performance of any England midfield in recent memory was the demolition of Germany, and guess who played in midfield that day.

Gerrard & Scholes

you really should try to remove those blinkers you constantly wear, you'll end up a better person for it

comment by Keep It Greasey (U1396)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by TheChameleonProject (U1847)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Lampard had discipline
Stevie Geevie just cared for himself.
Witness to all last season
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Your obsessive hatred of all things Liverpool is getting extremely wearing.

The best performance of any England midfield in recent memory was the demolition of Germany, and guess who played in midfield that day.

Gerrard & Scholes

you really should try to remove those blinkers you constantly wear, you'll end up a better person for it
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Bite

Robbing I am on about in a tournament. Its amazing Michael Carrick has never played in an internation tournament since joing Man utd and has 1 appearance at a World cup.

Perhaps he should have played better in his other 30 opporunities then Hafi.

Carrick hasn't played poorly in all his games。If you think that's the case, then Lampard and Gerrerd have been poor for majority of their international careers. Yet, still given over 10 years to keep failing even when other combinations would have been more fruitful to the team.

That's the problem with England. Keep sticking to things that don't work in the blind hope everything will click.

Robbing Carrick helped England qualify for tournaments then when tournaments comes a no mark comes and takes his place.

he's very good for a crab and water carrier

meh as an overall centremid compared to the top players