not to bog Valley Gary's World Cup thread, what would your 23 man squad be?
Pickford, Buckland, Hart
Walker, Trent Arnold, Tripper, Bertand, Rose, Maguire, Stones, Keane, Smalling
Dier, Henderson, Alli, Loftus Cheek, Shelvey, Wilshere, Sterling, Lingard
Vardy, Kane, Rashford
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Walker, Jones, Trippier, Young, Rose, Maguire, Stones, Keane, Smalling
Dier, Sessegnon, Alli, Lallana, Lingard, Wilshere, Sterling, Sancho
Vardy, Kane, Rashford
and
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/81246/wildcards-for-the-england-football-team
Also being discussed here now
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/82033/2018-fifa-world-cup-thread#latest
Defence: Walker | Alexander-Arnold | Bertrand | Young | Stones | Maguire | Tarkowski
Midfield: Dier | Henderson | Shelvey | Alli | Loftus-Cheek | Sterling | Lingard | Sancho | Cook
Strikers: Kane | Vardy | Rashford | Lookman
Plus like Sturridge he's a big injury risk...
that Standby list can only be utilised before the Tournament, once it starts we cant rely on them so far as I'm aware
CB: Stones, Smalling, Tarkowski, Walker*, Mawson OR Maguire
RB: Trippier, Alexander-Arnold
LB: Rose, Young
CM: Alli, Dier, Henderson, Shelvey, Ward-Prowse
CAM/RW/LWs: Sterling, Rashford, Lingard, Lookman
ST: Kane, Vardy
* I know Kyle Walker is a right back, but for England, I reckon him on the right hand side of a three-man defence, with Trippier outside, works very well.
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A couple of left-field selections in there, such as Lookman/Ward-Prowse, but we need something fresh.
Would hope he would make the initial squad, and then have a chance to prove his fitness and get in the final 23.
Special player.
Some good statistical analysis on the BBC site. Interesting to compare players from the top sides with those from lesser one. The former may have better stats, but is that down to having better players around them?
I understand taking someone like Buffon for experience who has won the world cup.... but Hart?