Greatest English football XI

[Shaggy Alfresco]

The missus' old man is a big Spurs fan. He'd probably suggest putting Danny Blanchflower and Alan Gilzean in an England team (and yes, I do know that Gilzean was a Scot)

Danny Blanchflower was one of the greatest players ever. Unfortunate that he was Northern Irish.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

And Blanchflower was Norn Irish?

Haha! Still good enough to make the England Xi according to him, I bet.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Haha! Still good enough to make the England Xi according to him, I bet.

I would say so, but that's because I'm as biased as he is.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Pains me to admit it, but you'd have to have at least one T*ttenham player in there. I'd personally have Greavesie up front, but if not him the boy Loin-acre (© Mick Channon during Mexico 86) has a good case.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Pains me to admit it, but you'd have to have at least one T*ttenham player in there. I'd personally have Greavesie up front, but if not him the boy Loin-acre (© Mick Channon during Mexico 86) has a good case.

I was thinking more of Gary Mabbutt.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Pains me to admit it, but you'd have to have at least one T*ttenham player in there. I'd personally have Greavesie up front, but if not him the boy Loin-acre (© Mick Channon during Mexico 86) has a good case.

Greaves is massively in front of Lineker IMO.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Greaves is massively in front of Lineker IMO.

Not massively in my opinion, a stain on his record was Greaves' record in World Cups.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Not massively in my opinion, a stain on his record was Greaves' record in World Cups.

Fair point, actually, I suppose this is an international squad, rather than a squad based on club exploits. Still, Greaves' record at international level overall does take some beating.

 

[Matteh]

................Shearer - Sheringham................
Corden............................................McManaman
..................Ince Anderton Batty..................
.................Pearce Walker Adams.................
...........................Seaman...........................

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

No room for Iyseden Christie?

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

................Shearer - Sheringham................
Corden............................................McManaman
..................Ince Anderton Batty..................
.................Pearce Walker Adams.................
...........................Seaman...........................

Darren Anderton in central midfield?

Dire dire dire dire dire.

 

[Matteh]

No room for Iyseden Christie?

Got Corden in there, Iyseden was no Hadley/Peacock/Greenacre/Barker/Boulding.

 

[Matteh]

Darren Anderton in central midfield?

Dire dire dire dire dire.

Had McManaman on the wing. Anderton's the skill player amongst the hard hitters in there, with those two in there though could probably afford to play Le Tissier.

 

[sledger]

Darren Anderton in central midfield?

Dire dire dire dire dire.

Should never have played for England tbh, got as many caps as he did through being a favourite of Hoddle and Venables.

 

[Matteh]

Was picked by 6 different managers itbt.

 

[sledger]

Was picked by 6 different managers itbt.

I'd wager that 70% of his appearances were under either Hoddle or Venables mind (though obviously one could argue that he would have been in his prime as it were during the time they were manager).

 

[Matteh]

Was more or less too injured from about 99/00 onwards.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Should never have played for England tbh, got as many caps as he did through being a favourite of Hoddle and Venables.

A) He was the most talented English winger of his generation, the only thing that stopped him from getting 100 caps like Beckham was an incredible succession of injuries.

B) He only ever got 12 caps, 4 of those after Hoddle was sacked as England manager.

 

[sledger]

A) He was the most talented English winger of his generation, the only thing that stopped him from getting 100 caps like Beckham was an incredible succession of injuries.

B) He only ever got 12 caps, 4 of those after Hoddle was sacked as England manager.

 

[Tom Halsey]

A) He was the most talented English winger of his generation, the only thing that stopped him from getting 100 caps like Beckham was an incredible succession of injuries.

I don't disagree with this, shame he was forever injured and thus unable to show his true worth.