Your 'Favourite' England 11 + subs

[irish_pie]

I've put the two Bobbys (Bobbies?) in and eradicated the Red menace.

4-1-3-2, which was the formation used in the 1966 final (see link), but back then they called it 4-4-2. It isn't really though, because it's not two banks of 4. Could call it 4-4-2 with a diamond, but this team is designed to attack. Bryan Robson steps into the Nobby Stiles role and Bobby Charlton plays as himself.

GK Gordon Banks
RB: Gary Neville
LB: Ashley Cole
CB: Terry Butcher
CB: Bobby Moore
DM: Bryan Robson
LM: Paul Gascoigne
AM: Bobby Charlton
RM: Paul Scholes
CF: Gary Lineker
CF: Michael Owen

Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Subs:
David Seaman
Alan Ball
Frank Lampard
Alan Shearer
Jimmy Greaves

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_Final

That's one hell of a team Bohinen! serious subs bench also

[crazyfists]

I've put the two Bobbys (Bobbies?) in and eradicated the Red menace.

4-1-3-2, which was the formation used in the 1966 final (see link), but back then they called it 4-4-2. It isn't really though, because it's not two banks of 4. Could call it 4-4-2 with a diamond, but this team is designed to attack. Bryan Robson steps into the Nobby Stiles role and Bobby Charlton plays as himself.

GK Gordon Banks
RB: Gary Neville
LB: Ashley Cole
CB: Terry Butcher
CB: Bobby Moore
DM: Bryan Robson
LM: Paul Gascoigne
AM: Bobby Charlton
RM: Paul Scholes
CF: Gary Lineker
CF: Michael Owen

Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Subs:
David Seaman
Alan Ball
Frank Lampard
Alan Shearer
Jimmy Greaves

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_Final

I'm with Bo, that seems great to me although I'd swap Shearer for Lineker. I agree on Hoddle, every time he's on the BT Sport commentating I wish he was still the manager, he knows his onions.

[Wedgie_pie]

We are probably looking at performances over a period of time not one match and being a sir means nothing when Bobby Moore was over looked imo.

Don't think Bobby Moore was overlooked, think he died way too young but would have got his knighthood if he had lived... Charlton and Hurst received their knighthoods after Moore died...But I take your point about performance over a period, but I would still have GH in my team...

[rorylee]

Oooh I like this! I've gone with players I've seen for England and not a historical XI


Manager - Bobby Robson

Formation
4-1-3-2

GK - Shilton
RB - Neville
LB - Pearce
CB - Butcher
CB - Walker
DM - Robson
CM - Gascoigne
CM - Gerrard
CM - Scholes
ST - Lineker
ST - Shearer

Subs - Seaman, Ferdinand, A.Cole, Lampard, Platt, Collymore.

I know the Collymore choice is odd - I just always rated him as a player until his Liverpool move. I genuinely think he had the potential to be THE greatest striker England have ever had.

[Old_pie]

I've put the two Bobbys (Bobbies?) in and eradicated the Red menace.

4-1-3-2, which was the formation used in the 1966 final (see link), but back then they called it 4-4-2. It isn't really though, because it's not two banks of 4. Could call it 4-4-2 with a diamond, but this team is designed to attack. Bryan Robson steps into the Nobby Stiles role and Bobby Charlton plays as himself.

GK Gordon Banks
RB: Gary Neville
LB: Ashley Cole
CB: Terry Butcher
CB: Bobby Moore
DM: Bryan Robson
LM: Paul Gascoigne
AM: Bobby Charlton
RM: Paul Scholes
CF: Gary Lineker
CF: Michael Owen

Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Subs:
David Seaman
Alan Ball
Frank Lampard
Alan Shearer
Jimmy Greaves

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_Final

Thanks for reminding me of Jimmy Greaves, I'd have him in like a shot and instead of Michael Owen. Cruelly robbed of a place in the final - 44 goals in 57 for England. Might also on reflection prefer Terry Venables for Manager.

[them0uf]

G Banks
G Neville
R Moore
D Edwards
R Wilson
T Finney
G Hoddle
P Scholes
R Charlton
G Lineker
T Lawton

subs: Clemence, Adams, Gascoigne, Matthews, Shearer

[ncfcog]

Do we need another thread for a Rest of the World 11?

[Old_pie]

Do we need another thread for a Rest of the World 11?

No. It's quite uplifting to think of the England players we enjoyed watching. It quite depressing to think of the players the Rest of the World could offer, Puskas, Di Stefano, Pele, Maradonna, Cryuff, here you are, eat your heart out:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_...XI_of_all_time