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As far as I can gather this is how we're gonna line-up against Wales... 4-5-1 with Beckham as a holding midfielder.
I'm gonna reserve judgement.
I'm glad that Wright-Phillips finds a place in the team but I think Defoe deserves his chance to partner Rooney.
And Beckham as the deep midfielder??

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/trebblej82/formation.jpg

phil neville????????? surely we must have at least one half decent right back. o'hanlon for england  :wink:  sven out

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I think I'll go straight home after the Walsall game.

5 in midfield against the mghty wales, what a joke! Also, if you do play that formation wouldn't you want cole and w-p's pushed further forward and lampard and gerrard in front of becks?

I think becks will get sent off sat, he can't tackle for shit!

Beckham should stay on the right, Carrick in the centre holding.  That would make much more sense.

Agreed with Phil Neville.  How the fuck has he got so many england caps?

I would imagine this would be the case.. the BBC squad selector's attempt at a 4-5-1 isn't very good!

In theory it is not a bad formation as Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips will be in much the same positions as they play for Chelsea as will Lampard and Gerrard will be used in the same way he would have if he'd signed for Chelsea. Rooney is ideal for the striker role, the problem is Beckham is not really suited for the Makalele role but hopefully he can do a job there, should work ok though.

for the first time ever I'm going to say SVEN OUT

Probably a bit more like this..

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/trebblej82/formation1.jpg

agree with that, beckham is shit in the centre.

if it were me though i would stay with 4-4-2 and drop beckham for another striker. not a fan of 4-5-1.

i heard on the radio a minute ago it was the players who wanted to play this formation & sven has bowed to the pressure? will go link hunting...

I really think that against world class sides, Gerrard and Lampard will struggle to play in the same side unless they have a holding deep midfielder.  I think this is what Sven is trying to do, but he's picked completely the wrong bloke.

This would be my 4-5-1 for England, SVEN OUT, ME IN!.

                                          Robinson

             Young        Ferdinand         Carragher      Cole

                                           Carrick          

        Wright-Phillips     Lampard     Gerrard        J.Cole

                                           Rooney

If Beckham plays in the middle we know its him who runs the team-fucking arrogant twat!He shouldn't even be in the side on his recent(past 12 games) form!

4-5-1 *yawn* why is everyone doing this all of a sudden

What a crap formation...

4-4-2 has worked for years

Looks to me like we are playing 5 in the middle, just so Beckham keeps his place, get him out and Gerrard. Get Carrick to hold and Defoe up front

Robinson

Neville
Ferdinand
Carragher
Cole

Wright-Phillips
Carrick
Lampard
Cole

Defoe
Rooney

Agreed which is why he isnt in my line up.

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This is exactly the post I was gonna make. In fact, I'll do it too:

:shock:

I was reading on the 606 board a couple of weeks ago a thread where loads of people were saying that Lampard and Gerrard can't play together so lampard should be dropped as he's overrated anyway.

Absolute bollocks in my opinion, Lampard is not overrated at all, it was no coincidence he won the football writers player of the year award last year he was outstanding and he must play.

I agree that Carrick would seem more suited to the holding midfielder role but 4-5-1 is not necessarily a bad formation, seems like Sven wants to play exactly the same formation Chelsea play and they use it to devestating effect with a number of the same players, it doesn't have to be boring or negative and with Joe Cole and Wright-Phillips on the wings it shouldn't be, loads of very attacking players.

Just unsure about Beckham's role.

Beckham may be OK in that role, spraying the ball out to either wing for w-p's and cole - can't see him hunting the ball down and breaking up too many attacks though, which is surely the main role of the deep midfielder with this formation?

Lampard isnt over-rated but him and Gerrard havent played that well when partnered together in the middle.

Beckham played well in central midfield when asked to do a job there for Real Madrid, not spectacular but good enough. I'd doubt his ability to play a holding role though.

I don't think he could hold a roll and kick a ball  :?

I'd have started Defoe up front in a 4-4-2.

I agree with that, Defoe scores for fun in The Premiership so i dont know why Sven has suddenly lost faith in him?, although its different when Beckham plays crap week in week out, that armband gurantees his place.... :evil:

Is it just me, or has Wright-Rubbish not done a thing yet this season either?  Don't think his recent form can justify him a place if he hardly gets a game.

Despite hardly playing for Chelsea this season, he's got a fair few assists.

He is well worth is place, he will add something England havent had in years, natural width

Trouble is Tottenham dont seem to have that much faith in him either-he rarely starts an away game.

I thought that it was a fairly easy win for England, should've been 2 or 3 nil really, Rooney was unlucky not too score and I didn't think Wales really looked like much of a threat.

Good win, formation worked ok, not sure about some of the subs. Wright-Phillips looked dangerous before he was taken off.

Wales were crap, i dont know what they're are going to do on Wednesday as Hartson is suspended for their next game which means no more long balls.

I thought Sam Ricketts played well, this time last year he was playing non-league for Telford