If Rooneys prepared to be CAM then play him there, he's probably our best player. If he's just going to drift around with Sturridge and turn it into a 442 then i'd drop him, Barkley and Lallana will both do a good job in that role.
I would have found a space for Carroll as an impact sub - probably at Lambert's expense - but most will disagree with me. And Ashley Cole would have pipped Shaw in my squad. I would have also picked Lennon instead of Milner. It doesn't matter too much as I can't see us getting through our group whoever we pick. Both England and Italy have been stitched up with their first match venue. It will take a lot out of them playing in 98% humidity and Costa Rica and Uraguay will be playing on their continent!
Actually I agree about Carroll even though Lambert deserves his place more. 4th choice strikers don't tend to get much game time so if a 'plan b' of hoofball is needed then I think Carroll would offer more threat.
Other than Smalling (would've taken Stones) ,Welbeck (Sorry I just don't rate him) and Johnson, Roy has done a very good job with that squad.
Hopefully Lallana and Barkley get regular games ahead or with Gerrard and Lampard.
Give it another major competition and Connor Wickham could replace Welbeck (If he continues how he ended this season) and Stones will be in the next major competition easily if he was able to make the Standby list on just half a season this year
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Hopefully Lallana and Barkley get regular games ahead or with Gerrard and Lampard.
---------------Hart----------------
-----Johnson Cahill Jagielka Baines-----
----------------Gerrard--------
--------Barkley Oxlaide-Chamberlain------
--------Sterling Rooney Lallana-------
If he's just going to drift around with Sturridge and turn it into a 442 then i'd drop him, Barkley and Lallana will both do a good job in that role.
England's equivalent to Callum Harriott or Ben Hamer.
(4-2-3-1)
Hart
Johnson
Cahill
Jagielka
Baines
Gerrard
Henderson
Sterling
Rooney
Lallana
Sturridge
Then have Sterling come on for the last 20 minutes when defences are flagging.
Johnson....Cahill....Jagielka.....Baines
.......................Gerrard.................
..........Henderson.......Wilshere..............
.......................Sterling...................
..............Rooney.....Sturridge.........
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Johnson---Cahill----Jagielka------Baines
-----------------------------------------------------------------Gerrard ---- Henderson----------------------------------------------------------
Sterling---------Rooney-------------Lallana
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-------------------Sturridge---------------------
That team would struggle to get a top four place in the Premiership, never mind win the world cup.