I cant go agaisnt Torres though i honestly think that if Torres was playing for Arsenal or Man u were they strecth teams far better that Liverpool he’d have atleast 30 goals so far

I understand the disagreement about the performances and captaincy, but…

Torres better than Rooney??????? Really??????

I admit that Rooney is going through a bit of a goal-scoring drought at the moment, but the rest of his play is absolutely brilliant. Since when did Torres become better than Rooney? (never mind the fact that even when ‘in-form’, he misses a whole bunch of sitters).

I suppose only end-of-season stats will prove this one hey?

I would personally like to see Owen and Crouch upfront, with Rooney playing just behind – I agree that Rooney has done absoulately nothing of recent; and whilst this gives the opportunity for goals back to Crouch and Owen (without a doubt our most consistent goal threats); it also leaves Rooney a little more space to just play well; and maybe nip in a few goals himself.

In midfield we have loads of ‘good’ players who can all perform on their day – so its more about who is in form and willing to give it all for the cause of England. Capello knows this well; he also known that without Beckham in the team – we need a other players who will drive the team forward – players like Gerrard (who is a dead cert for me) and Joe Cole. Without these two players in the midfield we have barely any attacking threat at all, and will likely spend much of the game passing around aimlessly, with no real shots on goal. Barry, Jenas, al these kind of players can do a job but are by no means leaders.

In defence, well its back to the old argument do we go for the ‘standard’ lineup who we know all about, or risk a few new faces in there??

I would not mind seeing Terry dropped against the swiss; he is a good dependable player, and nobody is denying this: But his lack of speed could be a problem; and if we are already playing a team to include Rooney and Gerrard (two self confessed leaders) I would wonder where the direction of the team would come fom. And to be honest – I think we need less leaders in the team for the moment; so that eerybody does what Capello tells them rather than hides behind other ‘Big’ players as was the case with McLaren in charge….

That said, the swiss are a team that we should easily beat – and even though this kind of attitude has maybe lost us more than a few games of recent, Capello will not allow us to be beaten anything other than 1-0 and with the whole team galvanised and playing well – this is not something you would expect.

My expectation for England is to win 2-0 at least. One for Owen and Maybe one from midfield. The players will be adapting to Capello, and whilst this may improve their level of performance, their teamwork skills will need time – and Capello needs a little time to add cohesion to a mix that lacks the touch and experience of players like Becks and Scholes.

Good luck England! Up the swiss

Capello would be a fool to leave out either Rooney or Gerrard, the one thing he needs to do is to work on there link up play with each other, they both like to operate in the same areas of the field and they could be unstoppable if they played effectively together.

For me i’d say the Goalkeeping position should be Carson for now, give him some games in a few friendlies like Mclaren should have done, he’s got potential and just to surprise everyone i’d agree Foster should also be in the running when back from injury.

My choice would be
Carson
Richards Woodgate Ferdinand A Cole
SWP Hargreaves Barry
Rooney Gerard
Owen

As for captain i’d personally think Hargreaves could be a good choice, i can’t fault his work effort and feel his determination on the pitch could be used to good effect. However, i’d still think Gerrard would be the best choice.

Oh, btw, I don’t think Gerrard should be automatic pick. When did he ever perform for England to become ‘England’s best player’?

Robert Green
Micah Rio Woodgate Ashley Cole
Jenas Barry
SWP Gerrard Ashley Young
Rooney