41 Comments

1. 

   @Luca33600

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   Michael Owen ? Really ?

   Log in to Reply
2. 

   @docwhat8370

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   Seaman

   Campbell
   Rio
   Terry

   Cole
   Gerrard
   Scholes
   Lampard
   Beckham

   Owen
   Rooney

   Log in to Reply
3. 

   @badabing8884

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   Collectively England, regardless of manager and players, have not been good enough at international tournaments, especially knockout football. Each generation affects the next with the millstone of not winning a tournament and the pressure of penalties since 1966.

   Can’t rely on individual players playing for themselves. England players Need a system and way of playing which they know how to play all the way through the England age groups, not just turn up for each qualifier and tournament every two years and find a way to play.

   Log in to Reply
4. 

   @adammac4960

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   He should have adopted the up and coming 4-2-3-1 formation that was starting to dominate football however they just didn’t have that out and out striker to play in that formation. Owen couldn’t play as a lone striker and Rooney I thought was more of a number 10. We had a number of great strikers to pick from under hoddle and Venables time that could have fit in that formation aka Shearer, Ferdinand, Sheringham etc which you could have played Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard together we also lacked that world class CDM which we havnt had for a long time since David Batty and Paul Ince. And our goalkeepers struggled a lot. But imagine this 4-2-3-1. Seaman, Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, Cole, Ince, Gerrard,Rooney, Lampard, Scholes, Shearer.

   Log in to Reply
5. 

   @geekdom7159

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   MY GOLDEN GENERATION
   G.NEVILLE RIO JT A.COLE
   GERRARD SCHOLES LAMPARD
   BECKHAM OWEN ROONEY

   Log in to Reply
6. 

   @TheCloneX2

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   in hidsight i would have dropped lampard for scholes in the middle and used proper wingers. As good as lampard was scoring goals, he was terrible for us in open play.

   Log in to Reply
7. 

   @JAG-xf2hm

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   All he had to do was play scholes as a deep centre mid, with gerrard and beckham in front slightly wide with becks to the right and put lampard as a number 10. nice bloke but not the brightest.

   Log in to Reply
8. 

   @trevorbillings8641

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   Most people here nailed why Scholes shouldn't be on the left, though there's a few foot-in-mouth moments. Perhaps he could toe the line between being in the center and on the wing, but ultimately come crunch time you want him in the middle. Furthermore, he lacked the speed to be on the left against speedier wingers, so he would likely resort to clipping them. He always did have some bite in him, that's for sure.

   Log in to Reply
9. 

   @urbanraida

   March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

   David Davies, ex FA bigwig who saw a lot of England managers come and go, said that he had never known anyone who let criticism just roll down his back and hit the floor. Absolute Teflon, just did what he wanted.
   Also, anyone joking about the man, look at the amount of his ex players who have moved into management with success and you can't be a joker if your record against Sir Alex is three games, three wins.

   Log in to Reply
10. 

    @comunistanuncatemcomida

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    One of the worst coach in England. Lost the oportunnity of great generation.
    Eriksson 4-3-3
    Seaman
    Gary Neville
    Ashley Cole
    Ferdinand
    Campbell
    Gerrard
    Lampard
    Scholes
    Rooney
    Michael Owen
    Heskey

    Log in to Reply
11. 

    @MathewSimonGospel

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Sven is a cool manager.
    Holding no regrets.

    Log in to Reply
12. 

    @waqcapital

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    This is like a comedy sketch. Picks the players that didn't work together when he was in charge.

    Log in to Reply
13. 

    @ImranAli-cq4oz

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Joe hart in goal?
    Now we know Svens a bit gone in the head 🤪🤪

    Log in to Reply
14. 

    @tindimwebwajoshua8496

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    To me,,, Gary Neville z the worst defending right back I have ever seen

    Log in to Reply
15. 

    @wesleyamuro

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    About Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard playing together dilemma, I have a simple solution.

    Take out Michael Owen – who has not been playing well since leaving Liverpool and used him as substitute.

    And put in Lampard or Gerrard as false No. 9 or 10 since Rooney wears No. 9.

    Just like Spain did with Fabegras.

    As for holding midfielder, Michael Carrick or Gareth Barry will be most suitable since they are both in form for Man United and Aston Villa.

    Log in to Reply
16. 

    @mattinterweb

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    The wrong Manager for that group of players. Rigid 442. No tactical nous. It's such a shame so much talent was wasted.

    Log in to Reply
17. 

    @gigsawsoljier1408

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    he still has gerrard and lamps same way??? if he mixed up how they play they could win a trophy a diamond with lamps top and geraard bottom would of been kller

    Log in to Reply
18. 

    @kylemc0254

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    How is David seaman not in that team!

    Log in to Reply
19. 

    @tcsl7764

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    so boring….so swedish……

    Log in to Reply
20. 

    @d4ve19

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    That team could have worked with a tweak to the formation:
    ___Neville___Rio___Terry___
    Becks_Gerrard_Scholes_Cole
    ________Lampard__________
    ____Owen_____Rooney_____

    Log in to Reply
21. 

    @he1ar1

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Sven was playing strikers as wingers and central midfielders as strikers/wingers well before Pep. Visionary. Instead of total football of a 4-4-2, it would be more like 10-0-0.

    Log in to Reply
22. 

    @madsleonardholvik3040

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Funny that the Italians couldn't care less about his private life. The english though are obsessed with it. Can anyone explain why?

    Log in to Reply
23. 

    @akramebrahim1446

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    That team works if u make it 4 3 3.
    Beckham scholes lampard
    Gerard owen rooney
    That will work

    Log in to Reply
24. 

    @TheWhipsta

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Err Notts County ? Says it all.

    Log in to Reply
25. 

    @powfoot4946

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Talks a bit like vitor corleone

    Log in to Reply
26. 

    @qwerty30013

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Isn’t this the 2006 wc squad

    Log in to Reply
27. 

    @gary6133

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    This guy is more worried about the press than actually winning.

    Log in to Reply
28. 

    @adamhughes117

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    In that time 4-4-2 was the norm. He had to fit in his best players, which meant Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes in the midfield. Perhaps playing a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow would have been better with Beckham playing a Mezzala sort of role with scholes dictating play like a Pirlo would have been more exciting

    Log in to Reply
29. 

    @sahrn1783

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Again, solid selection but terrible formation. 4231 was the best formation for the golden generation. Scholes and Gerrard CMs, Scholes being the deeper of the two. Lampard infront of them with Rooney and Beckham either side, Owen up top.

    Log in to Reply
30. 

    @abelovedsonofGodinwhomHeis35-6

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    As an attacking midfielder Scholes was the best in the world and Gerrard was a better central midfielder than lamps, so drop lamps, but we had no-one for left wing

    Log in to Reply
31. 

    @oliverlawton9782

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    World class manger espesilly in Italy

    Log in to Reply
32. 

    @suvanacharya7879

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    This guy sounds like he’s scraped a career in football management

    Log in to Reply
33. 

    @rohithraman6488

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Scholesy left mid
    Some things never change 😂

    Log in to Reply
34. 

    @dolphin6699

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    kick beck out of that mid and play scholes at center,lampard at rt and gerrard at left u fool.

    Log in to Reply
35. 

    @jesselioce

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    When you have those midfielders you drop a striker and set up a system to put all of them on the pitch in their best position. Ask Ancelotti at milan when he had rui costa seedorf pirlo rivaldo/kaka. We all know how that milan did. His englad should have been a 4141. Scholes (later carrick) deep with 2 box to box mids in front of him with lamps and stevie. With those 3 you don't need a specific destroyer in midfield. Beckham on the right and Joe Cole on the left. Up top either rooney or owen.

    Log in to Reply
36. 

    @Mr.W00dley

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    During those times, 4-4-2 was the common formation to play, unlike the 4-3-3 formation today.

    It COULD have worked with a 4-3-3, with Lampard, Scholes and Gerrard as a midfield 3, and Neville and Cole as wing backs.

    Beckham on the right wing, and you could play either Owen or a young Rooney out wide or centre forward.

    At least Scholes isn’t wasted out wide!

    Log in to Reply
37. 

    @IFentonito

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    scholes CM and Gerrard LM

    Log in to Reply
38. 

    @craigbishop939

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Could argue that he DID have the best rooney.. he was unbelievable 04-06

    Log in to Reply
39. 

    @leescammell9988

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Play Scholes BEHIND Gerrard and Lampard and drop Beckham for a good right wing-back

    Log in to Reply
40. 

    @davidjessup427

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    He got paid all that money to play scholes left mid 😡 sorry, lampard should have been on the bench, Gerrard should have been trained to win the ball back and pass it to scholes – simple!

    Log in to Reply
41. 

    @dbo7558

    March 1, 2024 at 1:28 am

    No Shearer, hahaha. Absolute tool.

    Log in to Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment Login