So in all likelihood the full 23 man squad will include 3 goalies, 2 RB, 2 LB, 4 CB, 4 CM, 2 LW, 2 RW, 4 FWD. the provisional 30 man allows 7 maybes/possibles/tag alongs…
Keepers
Rob Green – Probably first choice
David James – Probably should be first choice
Joe Hart – Will be future first choice
Paul Robinson – Used to be first choice
Defenders
Ashley Cole – Best LB in the world, fit in plenty of time as we predicted
Leighton Baines – Best back up LB we have
Glen Johnson – The only good RB we have
Wes Brown – Versatile but injured, could miss out or be usurped by Gary Neville
Gary Neville – Could, errr, usurp Wes Brown
Jamie Carragher – Apparently being recalled. Bizarre as he is now shit.
Rio Ferdinand – Becoming increasingly injury prone but will go if fit
John Terry – Captain spastic
Matthew Upson – Terrible season but long term 3rd choice
Ledley King – If Capello decides he can play enough games he will go. Arguably our best CB
Midfielders
Steven Gerrard – Terrible season but a shoe in.
James Milner – Great season, may push for starting 11
Joe Cole – Has he done enough? A differential, and a few good games may have got him in
Frank Lampard – Amazing player, amazing season, second name on the teamsheet after Rooney
Gareth Barry – Injured but a unique player so will go
Theo Walcott – Pace makes him invaluable and Don Fabio has already said he will go
Aaron Lennon – Probably just ahead of Walcott on the right
Tom Huddlestone – Preferred to Carrick as the midfield ball retainer
Adam Johnson – Walcott 2006 style wildcard
Owen Hargreaves – May take the opportunity to look at his fitness
Forwards
Wayne Rooney – First name on the teamsheet
Jermaine Defoe – Dodgy end to the season but consistently first choice poacher
Emile Heskey – Rooney’s ideal foil. Old boring argument, we are better with him.
Peter Crouch – Unsure if he will go, alternative big man, chance to have a look at him
Darren Bent – Behind Defoe but may just sneak in
Carlton Cole – Other big man alternative, could push Crouch out
This will probably be hugely wrong. I will update with how wrong it actually is…
Hmm not miles out:
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham)
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa)
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Man City), Michael Carrick (Man Utd), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Scott Parker (West Ham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City)
Forwards: Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
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Extra left back (Warnock) instead of a fourth keeper, Dawson instead of Neville, SWP instead of Wes Brown, and Parker in for Hargreaves.
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Man City), Michael Carrick (Man Utd), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Scott Parker (West Ham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City)
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Extra LB (Warnock) for a 4th GK, Dawson for Neville, SWP for Brown, and Parker for Hargreaves. We didn’t do too badly http://bit.ly/bTXTbp
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