World Cup 2018

Goberpiles316 · 20 Jun 2014 at 01:01

So its four years away, and the current players are four years older and less sharp if that's possible so how could we line up for the first game in 2018.

My picks below:
Wellbeck needs to take over from Rooney at club level otherwise he wont make it. Jones and Smalling seem to be the only young centre backs that are English playing at a high level currently available to replace Cahill and 32 and 35 by the next world cup. The other alternative is John Stones from Everton.

I am struggling to be inspired by the crop of players we have and that could pick from in 2018 unless a crop of 17/18 years olds are coming around now at club level that a lot of us don't know about.

Tummy · 20 Jun 2014 at 02:26

Really? Really?...

inogen · 20 Jun 2014 at 02:40

Welbeck, Smalling and Jones?

Give over. And not just 'cos they're Man U players.

cainer · 20 Jun 2014 at 03:03

please end this madness

K1LLSW1TCH · 20 Jun 2014 at 04:38

Wilshere that far back is just criminal.

dannyjo22 · 20 Jun 2014 at 04:44

If a few of those players are in the starting 11 for 2018 I will be amazed. Sturridge for a start I will be amazed if he's in the starting 11 in 4 years time, Wilshire and Walcott. God I hope not.

Noxia · 20 Jun 2014 at 09:43

Got to qualify first.

MooMoo444 · 20 Jun 2014 at 10:11

There might be new talent to pick from in four years time.

inogen · 20 Jun 2014 at 10:14

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Wilshere that far back is just criminal.

Not far back enough as far as I'm concerned.

Goberpiles316 · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:05

My point was more who are the up and coming players they are not getting a look in in teams, who are the new CB that England could use where are the likes of the players we had in 1990 - Lineker, Beardsley, Waddle, Butcher, Pearce even a Gascoigne, we dont seem to have the English players moving into first team action.

You say we may have talent in four years but those players need to get called up in the next two years otherwise they wont be going, have a look at the under 21 England team to get an idea of who may be the new players they are at Chelsea and Man Utd, those teams have not exactly been great in the past five years of bringing players up into the 1st teams!

I will come back in 2018 and see how many I got right

wildman · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:08

lol Rooney on the bench. That filthy shrek retard has proven he is not world class, he doesn't deserve to be in the squad let alone on the bench.

MooMoo444 · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:12

wildman said:
lol Rooney on the bench. That filthy shrek retard has proven he is not world class, he doesn't deserve to be in the squad let alone on the bench.

England's joint leading goalscorer at the world cup so far :cool:

wildman · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:13

MooMoo444 said:
England's joint leading goalscorer at the world cup so far

who got outscored by a half fit Suarez who looked to be carrying some extra weight. So what does that tell you about the state of Englands strikers ????

Goberpiles316 · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:14

Current England U21 forwards:

Also remember we like to play players until they are in the 30's so Rooney will still be around

G|mp · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:17

wildman said:
lol Rooney on the bench. That filthy shrek retard has proven he is not world class, he doesn't deserve to be in the squad let alone on the bench.

That will be the filthy Shrek that got England there in the first place.

Jog on troll.

Rotty · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:19

inogen said:
Welbeck, Smalling and Jones?

Give over..

wildman · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:20

G|mp said:
That will be the filthy ~Shrek that got England there in the first place.

Jog on troll.

if he is so world class where is his scoring record in the actual tourney ? compare him to actual real world class strikers and he is no where, will be no where and will never be any where. He is an over hyped, good club player and thats about it. World class players do it at all levels. Rooney has proven time and time again that he cannot. So he scored against some 2nd rate teams in the qualifiers, big deal. I don't see him slotting them in during the real deal.............

G|mp · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:21

Pointless thread, these things happen all the time, predicting younger players who will step up!

I guarantee that 70% of those names won't be anywhere near the England squad in 4 years time.

G|mp · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:22

wildman said:
if he is so world class where is his scoring record in the actual tourney ? compare him to actual real world class strikers and he is no where, will be no where and will never be any where. He is an over hyped, good club player and thats about it. World class players do it at all levels. Rooney has proven time and time again that he cannot. So he scored against some 2nd rate teams in the qualifiers, big deal. I don't see him slotting them in during the real deal.............

Is this the same same filthy Shrek that in 18 months time could well be England and United's all time goal scorer, surpassing the likes of Bobby Charlton, Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law etc?

That one?

atpbx · 20 Jun 2014 at 11:23

wildman said:
who got outscored by a half fit Suarez who looked to be carrying some extra weight. So what does that tell you about the state of Englands strikers ????

They were playing against better teams than the one England has?

If only Rooney and Sturridge could have relied upon the Uruguayan and Italy defences making such school boy and amateurish mistakes as those made by Gerrard and the woefully out of his depth Jagielka to get their chances.

Be nice if their midfields contributed some decent build up play for them to work off as well.