Your Best England X1 (1 Viewer)

bringbackrattles · Nov 13, 2019

As it's England's 1,000 International match this week, they've been talking on the radio and online who would be in your best ever England team from over the decades ? Obviously it's down to age as younger fans choices would probably differ from older ones. Anyway here's mine. 4.3.3. formation.
Banks.
Armfield.
Pearce.
Terry.
Ferdinand.
Gerrard.
Gascoigne.
Moore.
Bobby Charlton.
Greaves.
Shearer.
My manager has to be Alf Ramsey for winning the World Cup.

Otis · Nov 13, 2019

bringbackrattles said:
As it's England's 1,000 International match this week, they've been talking on the radio and online who would be in your best ever England team from over the decades ? Obviously it's down to age as younger fans choices would probably differ from older ones. Anyway here's mine. 4.3.3. formation.
Banks.
Armfield.
Pearce.
Terry.
Ferdinand.
Gerrard.
Gascoigne.
Hoddle.
Bobby Charlton.
Greaves.
Shearer.
My manager has to be Alf Ramsey for winning the World Cup.

Think I would have to have Bobby Moore in there.

Greaves is a given. Lineker ahead of Shearer too though.

Gazolba · Nov 13, 2019

Peter Shilton
Ashley Cole
Sol Campbell
Rio Ferdinand
Frank Lampard
Paul Gascoigne
Martin Peters
Matt Le Tissier
Jimmy Greaves
Alan Shearer
Michael Owen
3:4:3
Manager: Fabio Capello

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 13, 2019

Gazolba said:
Shilton
Young
Campbell
Ferdinand
Lampard
Gascoigne
Peters
Le Tissier
Greaves
Shearer
Owen
3:4:3
Manager: Capello

Who is Young? As in Ashley Young?

bringbackrattles · Nov 13, 2019

Otis said:
Think I would have to have Bobby Moore in there.

Greaves is a given. Lineker ahead of Shearer too though.

I've just looked again at my selection and thought I've missed out Bobby Moore. I'll get my coat ! Moore replaces Hoddle. That's it now no more changes.

SkyBlueScottie · Nov 13, 2019

From players I've seen.
Shilton
G Neville
Campbell
Ferdinand
Cole
Waddle
Gazza
Hoddle
Sheringham
Lineker
Shearer
Not much defensive cover in midfield... Plus there's probably loads I've missed.

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 13, 2019

@Gazolba Ashley Young was a winger and then a converted left back not a centre back so I’m not sure why you have him playing as a centre back?

Gazolba · Nov 13, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Who is Young? As in Ashley Young?

I meant to select Ashley Cole.
For some reason I get mixed up between those two.

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 13, 2019

Gazolba said:
I just changed him to Ashley Cole.
For some reason I get mixed up between those two.

Ashley Cole was a left back. Surely Terry gets in ahead of him in his natural position if you’re playing a 3-4-3?

SkyBlueScottie · Nov 13, 2019

Seaman

Adams
Butcher
Terry

Beckham
Gerrard
Robson
Platt
Barnes

Rooney
Owen

tommydazzle · Nov 13, 2019

Just read John O'Farrell's book, 'There's Only Two David Beckhams' - very funny read and an interesting twist on England's best team ever. It's a novel and you only need to be a football fan to enjoy it not necessarily an England fan.

tommydazzle · Nov 13, 2019

I would have a shout for Kevin Beattie as centre back - great player whose potential was never realised.

covmark · Nov 13, 2019

Banks
Sansom
Moore
Butcher
Cole
Charlton
Gazza
Lampard
Greaves
Lineker
Rooney

433

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tommydazzle · Nov 13, 2019

Peter Crouch one of the best strike rates of any England goal scorer!

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 13, 2019

tommydazzle said:
Peter Crouch one of the best strike rates of any England goal scorer!

Option from the bench.

ccfcway · Nov 13, 2019

Gazolba said:
Peter Shilton
Ashley Cole
Sol Campbell
Rio Ferdinand
Frank Lampard
Paul Gascoigne
Martin Peters
Matt Le Tissier
Jimmy Greaves
Alan Shearer
Michael Owen
3:4:3
Manager: Fabio Capello

your all time team contains a player who had 8 caps ?

Sky_Blue_Daz · Nov 13, 2019

David seaman
Gary Neville
Bobby Moore
Rio Ferdinand
Ashley Cole
Beckham
Gazza
Ince
Hoddle
Shearer
Dublin
Managed by Sir Bobby Robson

edited for the hell of it , he should of made the 98 squad

eastwoodsdustman · Nov 13, 2019

Banks
Gary Neville
Bobby Moore
Billy Wright
Kenny Samson
Platt
Charlton
Gascoigne
Robson
Lineker
Greaves

covmark · Nov 13, 2019

eastwoodsdustman said:
Banks
Gary Neville
Bobby Moore
Billy Wright
Kenny Samson
Platt
Charlton
Gascoigne
Robson
Lineker
Greaves

Two right backs?

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eastwoodsdustman · Nov 13, 2019

covmark said:
Two right backs?

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Nope. Neville right back.Samson was a left back . Wright and Moore centre halves.

covmark · Nov 13, 2019

eastwoodsdustman said:
Nope. Neville right back.Samson was a left back . Wright and Moore centre halves.

Correct. Apologies

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Gazolba · Nov 13, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Ashley Cole was a left back. Surely Terry gets in ahead of him in his natural position if you’re playing a 3-4-3?

Why don't you pick you own team instead of arguing about mine?

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 13, 2019

Gazolba said:
Why don't you pick you own team instead of arguing about mine?

I’m not arguing I’m simply stating you have a left back playing as a centre back

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 13, 2019

4-2-3-1

Seaman

Neville
Terry
Adams
Cole

Gerrard
Robson

Beckham
Gascoigne
Barnes

Owen

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 13, 2019

Good shouts for Platt above. Used to watch his volley against Belgium at WC 90 on the old VHS all the time. Those who watched him then would you say he’s underrated in these discussions?

rob9872 · Nov 14, 2019

Shilton

Anderson
Cole
Terry
Ferdinand

Gascoigne
Robson
Hoddle

Beardsley
Rooney
Sheringham

Otis · Nov 14, 2019

This what the Beeb has as the result collated from the poll.

I don't think I can argue against any of those choices at all.

Gazolba · Nov 14, 2019

SlowerThanPlatt said:
4-2-3-1

Seaman

Neville
Terry
Adams
Cole

Gerrard
Robson

Beckham
Gascoigne
Barnes

Owen

Who is Beckham going to cross to? Owen?

Otis · Nov 14, 2019

Why don't you concentrate on your own team instead of arguing about his?

CJ_covblaze · Nov 14, 2019

Diamond in midfield
Seaman
Neville Adams Ferdinand Cole
Beckham Scholes Gazza
Rooney
Shearer Owen

SlowerThanPlatt · Nov 14, 2019

Gazolba said:
Who is Beckham going to cross to? Owen?

My team hasn’t been picked on the ability to head a football. Saying that though if I came up against your team and a player who’s playing as a centre back who for the whole of his England career was a left back I may have to change tact

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 14, 2019

Otis said:
This what the Beeb has as the result collated from the poll.

I don't think I can argue against any of those choices at all.

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Only issue I have with that team is no midfield destroyer/workhorse. Need Bryan Robson in there for either Gazza or Beckham. Shame Duncan Edwards died so young because he could've be immense.

I'd prefer to do a squad so I could add in some people like Wright and Matthews who deserve a mention but prob don't quite make the final team.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 14, 2019

Is it true the squad numbers tonight will somehow reflect their place in England player debuts like cricket (ie if they were the 1,500 player to play for England they would be 1,500)?

Always an idea I've liked and would love to see us do at some point. You keep that number throughout your time at the club (or if you come back) and when you leave/retire your number is automatically 'retired'. So if you want a legend on the back of a shirt in future they have their own number for it.

On the back of shirts it may need adapting cos 4 or 5 figure numbers would look odd but it gives every player a place in club history and stops arguments over who gets what number.

Briles · Nov 14, 2019

bringbackrattles said:
As it's England's 1,000 International match this week, they've been talking on the radio and online who would be in your best ever England team from over the decades ? Obviously it's down to age as younger fans choices would probably differ from older ones. Anyway here's mine. 4.3.3. formation.
Banks.
Armfield.
Pearce.
Terry.
Ferdinand.
Gerrard.
Gascoigne.
Moore.
Bobby Charlton.
Greaves.
Shearer.
My manager has to be Alf Ramsey for winning the World Cup.

I've done mine as best players never to play for England.

Oggy

Ron Harris, Steve Bruce (C), Dean Richards, Matt Taylor

Ruel Fox, Mark Noble, Leon Osman, Matt Etherington

Kevin Nolan
Matt Jansen

Subs

Tony Coton, Nigel Reo-Coker, Ronaldo, Paul Warhurst, Steven Taylor, Jermain Pennant, Kevin Campbell.

Manager-Brian Clough

bringbackrattles · Nov 14, 2019

Briles said:
I've done mine as best players never to play for England.

Oggy

Ron Harris, Steve Bruce (C), Dean Richards, Matt Taylor

Ruel Fox, Mark Noble, Leon Osman, Matt Etherington

Kevin Nolan
Matt Jansen

Subs

Tony Coton, Nigel Reo-Coker, Ronaldo, Paul Warhurst, Steven Taylor, Jermain Pennant, Kevin Campbell.

Manager-Brian Clough

That's not easy to pick I imagine. But Ronaldo ?

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