Post by: smurfboy on May 09, 2006, 02:28:30 am
What do you think of the choices? I think leaving King out could be a mistake. But of course the big gamble is Walcott. For those of you who don't know him, Theo Walcott is a 17 year-old who Arsenal bought for £5m in January (could rise to £12m depending on future success) who has yet to start a Premiership match. I think including him is a huge gamble, but even more so as it means leaving Defoe out, especially with doubts over the fitness of Rooney and Owen. Can you really see Crouch and Walcott as a winning strike partnership?
I say Sven should have left Walcott at home and taken Defoe. If he had to drop someone for Walcott, it should have been Crouch.
Post by: loulou on May 09, 2006, 02:31:57 am
Post by: chocolate chick on May 09, 2006, 10:46:50 am
Walcott is a gamble but you never know, he could be the star of the world cup....
Should he have took Defoe instead of Crouch?
Post by: goldencup on May 09, 2006, 01:11:38 pm
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Post by: oldspice on May 09, 2006, 08:13:42 pm
I have not seen the squad details yet so I can't comment but i did hear that 17 year-old lad being interviewed on the radio and I think if he's half as good as Rooney he should be included in the squad.
The trouble with English football is it has crazes on players and thinks there is only one player on the pitch and if he's not there we're done for. It happened with Best, with Gasgoine, with Beckham, with Owen and now with Rooney.
Post by: smurfboy on May 09, 2006, 08:22:27 pm
I have not seen the squad details yet so I can't comment but i did hear that 17 year-old lad being interviewed on the radio and I think if he's half as good as Rooney he should be included in the squad.
Well if he had some Premiership experience we'd know! It says a lot for the state of our national team is a player isn't considered good enough yet to start league games but is included in the England squad ahead of experienced strikers!
Post by: chocolate chick on May 10, 2006, 10:01:33 am
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Post by: minty on May 10, 2006, 03:17:30 pm
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Post by: goldencup on May 10, 2006, 04:02:35 pm
Very brave of you to admit it!
Post by: minty on May 10, 2006, 04:05:12 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 10, 2006, 04:20:46 pm
I only really watch the football when the World Cup comes around. At work we are allowed to go to the staff room and watch the England matches if we want to, instead of working.
Post by: goldencup on May 10, 2006, 04:28:21 pm
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Post by: smurfboy on May 11, 2006, 08:12:55 pm
Post by: oldspice on May 11, 2006, 09:11:12 pm
Well, he's been around a bit. He used to play for Peterborough United and God knows, we could do with him back there because currently PU play like a bunch of retired seaside donkeys.
Post by: smurfboy on May 12, 2006, 02:16:29 pm
Post by: chocolate chick on May 12, 2006, 03:57:24 pm
Post by: oldspice on May 12, 2006, 04:21:56 pm
Theo Walcott's girlfriend was on the news today, being persued by paps and reporters. The poor girl looked terrified.
She is very pretty. Very natural-looking
Post by: smurfboy on May 12, 2006, 07:45:47 pm
I thought that too. Makes Colleen look like a plate of over-cooked mashed potato.
Post by: oldspice on May 12, 2006, 09:24:43 pm