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Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:31 pm**

Well an England-Spain isn't a friendly really is it?

I'd like to win it to be honest. But I don't rely on Aragones any more.

I've heard that Gerrard has praised Alonso big time, I'm looking forward to watch the game.

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:52 pm**

Yeah should be worth a watching!

Hard to call the result as its a friendly...lest just hope Gerrard and Xavi dont tackle eachothe too hard!

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:00 pm**

As long as there are no injuries to our players I don't really care about the result.

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:40 pm**

If they're given their natural roles they're bound to meet in the pitch often. And they know each other well. And I'm fúching curious how Alonso will tackle Gerrard, or perhaps he'll preffer to hold him? Will try Gerrard to drible from the left side of Alonso? I want to see that encounter!

And no injuries please!

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:43 pm**

My money is on Crouch scoring a thunderbolt header past Reina.

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:38 pm**

I remember the last friendly when Alonso and Xavi had Lampard and his CM partner (I think it was Hargreaves) chasing shadows all night, that was a real exhibition of quality central midfield play, pure technique and passing, Lampard couldn’t get close to either of them.

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:54 am**

I thought Xabi wasnt in the Spanish squad for this one ?

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:19 am**

Bamaga man wrote:I thought Xabi wasnt in the Spanish squad for this one ?

He's definitely in mate:

Spain Squad to face England

Should be an intriguing battle.

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:07 pm**

just annonced on bbc england starting eleven:

Foster

G.Neville Ferdinand Woodgate P.Neville

Carrick

Gerrard Lampard
SWP Dyer

Crouch

link

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:14 pm**

quite possibly the worst england team i've ever seen

phil neville over gareth barry? what's the point?

what the hell was the point of having barton in the squad?

crouch upfront on his own? wtf? if i was defoe i'd announce my international retirement with immediate effect.

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:18 pm**

I think McLaren will stick Stevie out on the right and play a 4-4-2, Alonso will spend the game making sure the ball doesn't get out onto the wing near his mate!!!
Agree about Phil Neville, I know we look at things with our Red specs on but what must Gareth Barry be thinking if Neville gets in in front of him? Ridiculous...

:cool:

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:54 pm**

rumour has it this is what happend at breakfast

Lampard is being a right tit about Barton being in the squad, won’t talk to him, pass to him, all that stuff, and just got up to move to another table at breakfast when Barton sat at the same one. Apparently as soon as he stood up and moved, Barton called after him "Don’t worry, I wasn’t going to nick your breakfast you fat :censored:

" and Lampard threw a hissy fit and stormed out.

(don't take it seriously it is a joke

)

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:18 pm**

according to Mclaren earlier he said about the goalies

"Foster, Carson and Kirkland haven't played in Europe".

the guy doesn't have a clue, god help the national team :laugh:

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:28 pm**

Given the stick Pennant received here, I wonder if Shaun Wright Phillips is THAT good? for what I've seen nothing too impressive, but then, I don't know him well.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:33 am**

Sabre wrote:Given the stick Pennant received here, I wonder if Shaun Wright Phillips is THAT good? for what I've seen nothing too impressive, but then, I don't know him well.

He was a good player for man city but the following season when chelsea bought him, he only started a handful of games and seems to have lost all of his confidence.

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