England squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia

The England squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia is as follows:

Goalkeepers:
Scott Carson- In my opinion should be the starter.
David James-I don't know why but i like James, he's a good goalkeeper but he also makes silly mistakes, but none of course as ridiculous as Paul Rubbish Robinson, My problem with James is that he's old.
Paul Robinson- You all know how i feel about him, its a joke that he is even on this squad and i almost hope he screws up yet again so people can see how bad he really is.

Defenders:
John Terry (Captain)-He will not be fit for the Estonia match. He's a good defender and the captain of the team, although as captain he has to be a little less hot headed.
Ashley Cole-I think he is a good player, i thought he was one of England's better players in The World Cup, he's not doing so good at Chelsea though, but he is always pretty good with England.
Rio Ferdinand- I've always thought he was overrated, but he's a decent player.
Sol Campbell- He's not the future, i think he's too old to be in the squad and i don't think he should start in the game against Estonia.
Joleon Lescott- He's decent.
Micah Richards- Fantastic player, and should start against Estonia, I'm glad that he got the call-up.
Nicky Shorey- I'm glad to see Shorey in this squad, as some of you know i have a huge soft spot for Reading, I think Shorey is a good player and has proven himself with the English NT.
Phil Neville- I like him, he's a decent player.

Midfielders:
Gareth Barry- Very deserving of this spot and should start instead of Lampard, he has proven to be a fantastic player with England and works well with the team, I'm happy to see him on the squad and I hope he will start.
David Bentley- Good player and i hope to see him on the pitch, he is the future and plays similar to David Beckham but with more skill. And England fans DON'T BOO HIM! STAND BY YOUR TEAM!
Ashley Young- Good to see him on the squad, its nice to see that McClaren is giving young players a chance.
Joe Cole- He's a good player and has a lot of skill.
Stewart Downing- He's a decent player but is getting the call-up because of McClaren's days and Middlesbrough, but he's young so I'll give him another chance.
Steven Gerrard( Vice Captain)- Quality player, he has not been playing too good with Liverpool but he is still quality, he is being picked on reputation, but he is the type of player that puts the team on his shoulders and get the job done, he has done it with Liverpool and England.
Shaun Wright Phillips- Good player, lets see what he can do now that he has the chance.
Frank Lampard- He should not been on this squad, he had been injured and has not played for Chelsea in a while and he is not fit. Gareth Barry should get the start because him and Gerrard can't play on the same team.

Forwards:
Peter Crouch- He is a very good player, he's the type of player that changes games, Its too bad he is not getting games at Liverpool. Let hope he is match fit.
Jermaine Defoe- Even thought he has not been getting that many games with Tottenham he is a good player and he has proven, Jol is just an idiot for not playing him. Give him a chance he's good.
Michael Owen- He should not and does not deserve this spot, he has barley played for Newcastle and he just came back from ANOTHER injury, he will probably get a hat-trick he's good at getting hat-tricks against poor opposition.
Wayne Rooney- In my opinion he is overrated, c'mon Rooney prove me wrong and like you have said it, its time to step it up.
Alan Smith- He is just not a good international player, but i wish him well.

Paul Rubbish Robinson

I don't get it, i really don't get it. How is that the Paul Robinson has not been dropped from Spurs? and even worse how is it that he can be England's number 1?

What does this man have to do to get dropped from the England NT?

Someone please tell me!! Are Steve McClaren and Martin Jol blind? No I'm serious are they blind?, because you would have to be blind to think that Paul Robinson is the best English goalkeeper.

If you go back and look at my picks for the season (http://allaboutthebeautifulgame.blogspot.com/2007/08/epl-table-predictions.html) I had Arsenal dropping into 5th and Tottenham breaking into the top 4, its obvious that i was completely wrong, seeing as Arsenal look unbeatable and are first in the league and Tottenham are in 17th place and looking pathetic.

And in my opinion a lot of Tottenham's screw-ups this season has been because of Paul Robinson.

How important is a goalkeeper to a team? In my opinion extremely.

I don't care about Women's football, don't get me wrong i think that women can do anything men can do, but i just don't care for or enjoy women's football.

But this is a good example so I'll use it.

Look what happened in the Women's World Cup, Greg Ryan benched Hope Solo and played Briana Scurry and what happened? the US loses against Brazil 3-0 and essentially it was Scurry's fault.

The back four have to have confidence in the goalkeeper they have to think that if they make a mistake the goalkeeper will be able to clean it up.

But Paul Robinson is just utter rubbish, he is, there is a difference between making a mistake, i get it he's human, but c'mon the guy is a walking disaster, the mistakes he makes are simply ridiculous, he lets in goals that my seven year old cousin could stop.

The fact that Robert Green was not even chosen is just shocking to me, and in my opinion Scott Carson should start.

Steve McClaren you are an IDIOT not only is Paul Robinson crap for Tottenham but he is also crap for England, I don't see why you would pick him.

Please tell me that i'm not crazy and that you all also see the Paul Robinson is rubbish.

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How Fucking stupid are you McClaren?

Dear Mr.McClaren,

Another open letter to you. And in this one i wonder how fucking stupid are you? I´m serious, how fucking stupid are you? You might play Steven Gerrard and Owen Hargreaves even though they are injured? And you might wait until 3 pm (England time) to decided whether Steven Gerrard will play? What the fuck is wrong with you? i´m usually not this rude on the blog, but you are a fucking idiot. What you can´t find to other fucking midfielders? It doesn't make a difference England wont get into Euro 2008. Once again i ask what about Kevin Nolan? David Bentley? you are so fucking stupid its not even funny. I don't doubt that you are probably a nice man but you are fucking stupid. Paul Robinson still? SCOTT CARSON!!! So Mr.McClaren,i don't even think i can give you advice because there is almost nothing you can do to save England now. you are an idiot who has no idea about football and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Natz

England NT

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Ok so since i was on a plane i didn't see the England game but i did see the horror that is Paul Robinson and The Sun, The Daily Mail,every other newspaper and everyone in England has finally seen what i have been seeing for YEARS! he is pure RUBBISH!!!

Why is Michael Owen defending Robinson? When Michael Owen plays a full 90-minutes and DOES´NT get injured then he can defend whoever he wants.

My question is who is the new England number 1? Surely it can still be Paul Robinson
I really like David James but he is old, he can play for now, but they have to start building their squad for the next World Cup and for Euro 2008.
So who will it be? Ben Foster? (currently injured), Scott Carson? Robert Green?

Why did Beckham play for England? he has a nagging ankle injury and the time difference and being jet lagged will affect him in MLS, i understand that he wants to play for England but why risk his career for a friendly?

I heard something really interesting on World Soccer Daily (http://www.worldsoccerdaily.com/) recently, with Sven´s success at club level in England they mentioned that maybe the Golden Age of English football never existed, and i started to think that maybe they were right. There has always been this huge hype with the England NT but if you really think about it what have they done since the 1966 World Cup?

I think that we confuse the fact that England has arguably the best league in the world but they don´t have the best national team. Don´t get me wrong their are some good maybe even great English players, Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Gary Neville, Ashley Cole (in his Arsenal days), Joe Cole and others.
The problem i see is that when the players play with their country they can´t forget their club, I honestly doubt that Neville and Gerrard are buddies, or that they can even stand each other, when you play for your country you should forget about your club for that game but they can´t Neville is the captain of Manchester United and Gerrard the captain of Liverpool can they really forget the hate that they have for each other´s club?

I know this happens in other countries but i think that its stronger in Spain and England.
But Spain doesn't have the pressure that England has.

So was Sven really that bad? he did make some stupid choices but now that i think about it, Sven was not too bad, the players were just not there.

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England NT Call-ups

Steve McClaren has made his England Call-ups and i can't help but laugh.

Defence:
Robinson (Tottenham), James (Portsmouth), Carson (Liverpool, on loan at Aston Villa), Richards (Manchester City), Brown (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Campbell (Portsmouth), Taylor (Newcastle), Neville (Everton), Shorey (Reading)

Midfield:
Beckham (LA Galaxy), Gerrard (Liverpool), Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Carrick (Manchester United), Barry (Aston Villa), Downing (Middlesbrough), Dyer (West Ham), Hargreaves (Manchester United)

Offense:
Smith (Newcastle), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Bent (Tottenham), Johnson (Everton), Defoe (Tottenham)
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Paul Robinson? Paul freaking Robinson?!!! Those of you who read this blog know how i feel about him.
I'm glad to see David James in the squad he had a great season with pompey and he is solid, but he is not the future of England he is 38 years old.
START CARSON!

Beckham?... seriously? Becks has a nagging ankle injury he did play the full 90 minutes against NY and he did score but its not fair to a player like David Bentley who IS the future of England (i know what he did with the under-20 was fucked up but he is a good player and he is young, he deserves the start).
Beckham should not go in respect to the MLS fans who have been waiting to see him.

Hargreaves? LMFAO! he's injured!!! and has been injured for the last couple of months!!!! you have to be kidding me.

Owen? whatever... he hasn't played a full 90 minutes for Newcastle in ages.
Some of these picks are a joke.

WHERE IS MATTY TAYLOR AND KEVIN NOLAN?!!!!!!
I am glad to see Nicky Shorey in the squad though.

UPDATE-Gerrard, Campbell, Hargreaves and Bent have pulled out of the England squad.
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I will update later on the weekend results.

Tottenham is at it again! and so is Steve McClaren

Sorry its taken my so long to post, I've just been a bit busy.

Tottenham are at it again, losing to Everton 1:3.

So far many of my predictions have been wrong! I think that many of us saw this year as Tottenham's chance to make it in the top 4 and we saw Arsenal slipping, now i see Arsenal sharp and Spurs slipping, Its the same every year with Spurs they make you think they will do it, they have the squad and many will argue that they have the manager but they never get the job done.

I think this is it, Tottenham Hotspur will not break into the top 4 and the will probably finish lower than last season, I say this because they have lost 2 games and they still have to play Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man United and on top of that Everton are playing pretty good, Its not looking good for Spurs.

I've been saying this and i will say this again PAUL ROBINSON HAS TO GO!

And it might be time for Martin Jol to go too.

Martin Jol to win the sack race.

-Middlesbrough sign Mido from Tottenham.

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My beloved Reds have beat Toulouse 1:0 in the Champions League group stages by a goal by Andriy Veronin, whom i think will turn out to be a fine striker for us.

-Jamie Carragher has declined Steve McClaren's invite to go back and play with the England NT. And i have to say i completely agree with Carragher, i don't think its about his ego, i think its about having the best player for that spot and Carragher who next to Terry is the best English centre back has been disrespected. Playing him out of position and playing Ledley King and Wes Brown instead, Ledley King? He barley plays for Spurs! he's always injured!.

-I'm Very worried about Peter Crouch possibly leaving, there are many rumors that many clubs are interested in him. I think that I and most Liverpool fans just love Crouchy, he is a game changing player and i am very worried that we will lose him for lack of playing time. RAFA I BEG YOU PLEASE DON'T LET CROUCH GO.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=224290&cc=5901

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007370717,00.html

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453346&cc=5901

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Dear Steve McClaren,

Stop smiling. Thanks to your stupidity England probably wont make it to Euro 2008. How blind are you? how is it possible that from the states we can see that Gerrard and Lampard can't play in the same midfield, you can't see that? Have you EVER heard of Kevin Nolan and Matty Taylor? Do you know that there is a difference between Full back and a Centre back? And that Jamie Carragher is a Centre back and not a Full back? Are you also aware that Ledley King barley plays for Spurs due to the fact that he is always injured? How could you have selected Micheal Owen to start for England after he just came back from a season long injury and didn't even play 90 minutes with Newcastle? Do you honestly think that David Beckham is fit to play against Germany, even though he hasn't been able to play for the Galaxy and has a nagging ankle injury? I'm actually really starting to believe that you are blind because you can't see the ridiculous mistakes that Paul Robinson not only makes for Spurs but also for England. I wonder when the FA who are also blind will open their eyes and see what a mistake you are.

I you want to keep your job open your EYES! let David Bentley and Micah Richards play, look at Kevin Nolan, Matty Taylor, Scott Carson, Ben Foster and if you want Walcott to play, wait until he plays with Arsenal for a while.I'm sure that I've missed much more, but thats all for now.

Natz.

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Is Alves off to Chelsea? I think so, if Alves goes to Chelsea i assume that Robben is off to Real Madrid.

Huge lose for Seville (my preferred team in Spain), Huge gain for Chelsea.

-The Sun reporting that Chelsea have agreed a £24.5million deal for Daniel Alves.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007370632,00.html

-Chelsea confirming interest in Daniel Alves but denying that they have reached and agreement.

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7123978

-Alves Agent 80-90% confident in Alves move to Chelsea.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453268&cc=5901

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Thanks to everyone who has been reading, my next post will be about today's games, Gallas being named Arsenal Captain (what was that about?) and My new found respect for Roy Keane.