England need Beckham back?
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John Terry believes England have been brought back down to earth after being held by FYR Macedonia.
The Three Lions were expected to cruise home against Srecko Katanec's side at Old Trafford on Saturday.
However, things failed to go as planned as England were held to a goalless draw in their Euro 2008 qualifier.
"We've been brought down to earth a little bit," said Terry to Sky Sports News. "We said let's not get carried away and we've still got a lot to build on.
"Look at tonight's performance and we've certainly got to do that."
Do you think McClaren should re-call Beck? Their confidence came from beat Greece in a friendly and Andorra last month...
And Martin OÂ’Neill would have been a better choice than McClaren...
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i think the new england team attacks with more pace, more lively.. duno what they doing against macedonia..don't judge it too early. and also it is worth noting that many of their key players aren't exactly on form.
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they need him...i think by axeing him out of the 1st 11 is ok...but completely out of the team may not be the best decisions..beckham's set pieces and long range passes r still lethal weapons that cna unlock most defences...juz like last night,wat eng needed was maybe a moment of magic frm beckham,a cross for crouch to head...
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Agreed. His freekicks can win games. Remem Eng-Ecuador WC 06?Originally posted by F.raon.I.R:they need him...i think by axeing him out of the 1st 11 is ok...but completely out of the team may not be the best decisions..beckham's set pieces and long range passes r still lethal weapons that cna unlock most defences...juz like last night,wat eng needed was maybe a moment of magic frm beckham,a cross for crouch to head...
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yea that would be the best, if he's on the bench. but he seems too big of a player to be on the bench, i dun think he would mind, but the english press will make a whole meal outta it and spoil the spirit in the english camp.Originally posted by F.raon.I.R:they need him...i think by axeing him out of the 1st 11 is ok...but completely out of the team may not be the best decisions..beckham's set pieces and long range passes r still lethal weapons that cna unlock most defences...juz like last night,wat eng needed was maybe a moment of magic frm beckham,a cross for crouch to head...
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STEVE McCLAREN demanded an immediate improvement from his England flops after they were held by Macedonia.
The Three Lions boss saw his honeymoon period come to a stuttering halt at Old Trafford as his side returned to their World Cup ways with a limp display.
England have the chance to put things right in Croatia on Wednesday night. And McClaren insisted the performance must be right.
He said: "I am disappointed and frustrated and so are the players in the changing room.
"Looking at the performance it has got to be better.
Macedonia coach Srecko Katanec warned England to expect a rough ride in Croatia.
Katanec said: "I haven't seen Croatia but it will be a very hard game.
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Beckham factor is not an issue, their problem seem the same from WC till now, they need a good DM. The weakest link is Carrick, lucky thing is King and Terry did well to cover his mistake. They have found Downing on the LM supply some nice crosses. Lampard and Rooney had another disappointing performance.
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SM use too much on the star names repeat the same mistake . Even they go into EC also can't win the big teams.
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frankly, you watch the game, you KNOW what they're missing..
they are not a team!
all of them are standing wondering what the guy with the ball is going to do.. they're all individuals and not playing as a team..
if they can get their act together, and if they have a couple of days to figure out what each other will do and get some kind of teamwork going, they may get somewhere.. until then, they're just bits and pieces, not knowing where and what each one is doing.. -
The link from defend to midfield is not there- Carrick.
The link from midfield to striker also not there- Rooney,Lampard. -
Parker maybe a better choice.
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Did anyone watch the under 21 on Friday? That's what you can find in England , good, quick and skillfull young players.
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I only know walcott there but the rest played very well too. I dun think ppl like FL,SG,DB are the best England have right now.
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i still think what they have out there is more than enough.. if they know how to work as a unit instead of being individuals..
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i tot carrick wasn't that good...they probably missed hargreaves...
maybe mc claren didn't get the tactics right...didn't u all notice how SWP came on and made a hell of a mess out of macedonia defence?
maybe england is too predictable at times...everyone knows that lampard and gerrard is their key...and rooney and crouch...nutrulise them and u can probably control england... -
Lets just put it this way... McClaren is not a really good coach... he has never done anything to prove himeself yet... i don't know why the FA gave him the job in the first place... The only reason i can think of is he is English.
He has never brought a club up from a lower division and when he was at Middlesbrough, they were struggling to stay in the premier league...
Martin OÂ’Neill would have been a better choice... The guy's record is anytime better than McClaren.
I see bad times ahead for England... -
But they don't want a foreign coach.......I agree O'Neill is excellent but he's Northern Irish.
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Like Wenger just said: England player(Carrick) are over rated"
as Man U pay so much for him. He is right not to buy any over rated players.
As for England, good luck to them. Arsenal can beat them hand down with the 1/2 salaries they are getting. -
That's the problem!
They don't really have a good English coach around at the moment... -
How about Asrenal(no Englishmen) Vs England?
Who do you thing will win. Give yr Odd. -
The coach is the main problem. Just look at A Villa, Changing the coach alone and adding one player only changed the whole outlook of the team play... The current England side is starting to play like Middlesbrough i see...
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lol..england like middlebrough? fight back onli when their return matches? like wat middlebrough did in the UEFA cup?Originally posted by zocoss:The coach is the main problem. Just look at A Villa, Changing the coach alone and adding one player only changed the whole outlook of the team play... The current England side is starting to play like Middlesbrough i see... -
they should let the under 21's play.
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Originally posted by stellazio:they should let the under 21's play.
seriously get the rooney off and take beckham back and change some midfielder -
Their problem is they don't have a playmaker. I've said that 10 years ago and I'm repeating it 10 years later.