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boo'urns.
 
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Hart, Rooney, Sturridge, Sterling, Wilshere, Baines, Cahill, Jags, Johnson, Jones, Ox are all obvious inclusions

- I'd take Shaw for the fact that the kid gets forward and would be great for the last 15 minutes of a tight match.
- Barkley and Lallana for something a bit different.
- Carrick for a calming influence and those long passes.
- Lamps because he can always pop up with a goal.
- Lambert becaus he's better than Carroll.

& we'd play FOUR FOUR FUCKING TWO 8*D
 
#6,066 ·
LOL at how none of them picked Gibbs. The racism is strong in the English media.
 
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No idea how to post the fancy image so old fashioned LISTS~!

Hart
Foster
Forster

Johnson
Clyne
Jagielka
Cahill
Smalling
Jones
Baines
Shaw

Barry
Henderson
Gerrard
Lampard
Milner
Ox
Lallana
Sterling

Sturridge
Welbeck
Rooney
Lambert

GKs don't matter. Clyne is a bit of a stretch but it's him or Walker and lel at Walker > Clyne. Smalling and Jones are in as CBs and could rotate to RB anyway. 4 CBs should be obvious. Terry isn't an option. 2 LBs will miss out very harshly. I'd take Baines and Shaw. Shaw's the best LB of all 4 right now imo and he'll be the #1 going forward ahead of Gibbs so no point taking Gibbs over him now. Similar reason for picking either over Cole along with the fact he isn't starting games this season.

Barry and Henderson should be easy picks tbqh. Carrick misses out because Barry does what Carrick is there to do better than him. Similarly Henderson does what Wilshere does better than him. I guess Lampard could be taken out but he's a better option off the bench as an impact sub than Wilshere. Lallana should be an easy pick too. Same for Sterling barring a big drop off in form. If you're good enough then you're old enough. Plus I'd rather take someone who will be a key player in 2018 as a squad player if nothing else in 2014 than someone who'll be retired 4 years later. Townsend could sneak in if his form picks back up. Maybe a better option off the bench than steady Milner but Sterling/Ox/Lallana are all of a similar ilk already so Milner's different approach is needed for a better rounded squad.

Rooney/Sturridge/Welbeck pick themselves. I'd leave Rooney out before the other 2. 4th Striker probably won't play but you want someone who can be an impact sub so Lambert gets the nod over someone like Carroll. Plus he's pretty good at penalties and can be brought on for 2 minutes of ET just for that purpose.

As for starting XI

Hart
Johnson Cahill/Jones Jagielka Shaw
Barry
Sterling Henderson Gerrard Lallana
Sturridge/Welbeck​
 
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