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Sven Goran Eriksson's Squad
| Inspired Gamble |
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   6 (42.9%) |
| Desperate Last Throw of the Dice |
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3 (21.4%) |
| Wait and see after injuries |
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5 (35.7%) |
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| Total Votes: 14 |
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Topic: World cup squad (Read 796 times)
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Dan
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I'm just intrigued as to how you can criticise a player you haven't really paid any attention to.
In response to the question "what has Hargreaves ever done in an England shirt", well if you are expecting him to make Joe Cole-style showboats, Gerrard-mimicking surging runs through the middle or deliver a Rooney-esque match-winning miracle, well I'm sorry but you just don't understand football. Owen Hargreaves' game is a technical one, one of excellent passing ability (something most England players seem to lack on occasion), one of slow build-up play - in fact exactly the style of play most often seen in international football. In a similar vein you could retort "what has Reo-Coker ever done in an England shirt" in which case the answer would be far less than Hargreaves as he has neither the experience nor versatility required for the demands of tournament football.
Experience - not only has Owen H amassed over 40 caps and played his part in the last World Cup but he also is the proud owner of a nice Champions League medal. One of only five squad players with one I believe. Not bad work for a "donkey"!
Versatility - Owen H has been a fixture in Bayern Munich's line-up for six years (yes, Bayern Munich! one of the genuine European giants and not a club any old "donkey" will play for) and has done so in various positions, from right-back to holding midfielder, to a winger on either side. This is a quality absolutely essential to our squad given that there are a fair few players still struggling to get fully fit for one game let alone potentially seven. With Hargreaves' experience at right-back he can ably cover Gary Neville, for instance if you replace Hargreaves with Reo-Coker then you need Luke Young too, so who else do you lose?
The problem is, it's easy to slate a player who's plying his trade in your blind spot - this is why as soon as Beckham went to Spain everyone was clamouring for him to be dropped even though he was still playing well for Real Madrid. Fortunately Sven doesn't have this problem - my newspaper today reports that Eriksson watched an in-form Hargreaves have an excellent game for new German champions Bayern Munich including setting up a goal.
Anyway, I'm done - here's to a great World Cup for England. 
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oldnownewangel
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hey hey the close season is two days old and the bickering has started.
what happened to the peace n love of saturday ?
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