International football & World Cup Qualifiers 9th Sept **spoilers**

Shame Walcott is injured because I think he would be a better choice than Lennon. What is Capello's problem with Ashley Young though? I know he isn't playing too well any more but even when he was at the top of his game and one of the best form players in England, Capello still didn't seem interested!

I thought Barry and Cole were very poor last night. Cole was sloppy on the ball, and Barry just seems like a poor alternative to Carrick. Rooney's challenge wasn't pretty but neither was the way the Ukraine player reacted. You could tell he wasn't actually injured at all because of the way he reacted when the ref told him to get up. I agree with Hinchy, we should get Carrick in for Barry and Foster in for James, though I wouldn't necessarily agree about Beckham. He is playing well, but as a sub. Does he really have the fitness to play for the full 90 minutes, particularly against the world's top teams?
 
Midweek Football Thread. Internationals. 9th *spoliers*

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Albania v Denmark, Gp 1, 19:30
Andorra v Kazakhstan, Gp 6, 19:00
Armenia v Belgium, Gp 5, 17:00
Belarus v Ukraine, Gp 6, 18:00
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Turkey, Gp 5, 19:00
Czech Republic v San Marino, Gp 3, 16:20
England v Croatia, Gp 6, 20:00
Faroe Islands v Lithuania, Gp 7, 17:15
Germany v Azerbaijan, Gp 4, 19:45
Hungary v Portugal, Gp 1, 19:45
Israel v Luxembourg, Gp 2, 19:00
Italy v Bulgaria, Gp 8, 19:50
Latvia v Switzerland, Gp 2, 19:30
Liechtenstein v Finland, Gp 4, 18:30
Malta v Sweden, Gp 1, 17:30
Moldova v Greece, Gp 2, 19:30
Montenegro v Cyprus, Gp 8, 19:15
Northern Ireland v Slovakia, Gp 3, 19:45
Norway v FYR Macedonia, Gp 9, 19:30
Romania v Austria, Gp 7, 18:45
Scotland v Netherlands, Gp 9, 19:30
Serbia v France, Gp 7, 20:00
Slovenia v Poland, Gp 3, 19:45
Spain v Estonia, Gp 5, 21:00
Wales v Russia, Gp 4, 19:45

International Match
Iceland v Georgia, 20:30
Japan v Ghana, 11:00
 
England Squad *as of 30th Aug*

Goalkeepers: Foster (Manchester United), Green (West Ham), Robinson (Blackburn)

Defenders: Johnson (Liverpool), Brown (Manchester United), Upson (West Ham), Terry (Chelsea, capt), Lescott (Manchester City), A Cole (Chelsea), Bridge (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Lennon (Tottenham), Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy), Barry (Manchester City), Lampard (Chelsea), Carrick (Manchester United), Gerrard (Liverpool), A Young (Aston Villa), Milner (Aston Villa)

Strikers: Rooney (Manchester United), Heskey (Aston Villa), Defoe (Tottenham), C Cole (West Ham), Crouch (Tottenham).
 
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jrodga2k5 said:
Yeah.....Marshall in :(

Screwed is the word mate.

Might stick £40 on the dutch now.
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Bad bad bad bad bad move if you do. They don't need to win! Ok, they're the MUCH better team but they're not going to give 100% when they don't have to. 10/11 represents no value imo. Why not stick £10 on Defoe to get the first goal for England at 5/1!

Best bet of the night is Spain -2 goals vs Estonia - They'd need to win by 3 or more. It's only 1/2 but my god that's going to be so easy for them.

My bet for tonight:

Liechtenstein v Finland Finland 1/3
Malta v Sweden Sweden 2/9
Andorra v Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1/3
Israel v Luxembourg Israel 1/12
England v Croatia England 4/7
Spain v Estonia: Match Handicap Spain -2 1/2
Wales v Russia Russia 8/15

Total stake:£15.00 Estimated return: £127.62

Fairly easy on paper, never is though :p
 
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Heskey and Rooney up front it is :(. Gerrard on the left too, i do wish Young was given a chance he is far more likely to make headway down the wing and get a cross in.
 
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