Your 'Favourite' England 11 + subs

[ncfcog]

So on the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup I thought it might be interesting to see what everyone's 'favourite' England 11 is + 5 subs of 4 outfield plays (any position) and a GK.

Can use any players from any era so long as they have represented England at senior level. Only other rule is it must be a recognised formation ie 442 or 532 etc. Might be nice to choose your favourite manager as well.

Here is my team - 442:

GK: Gordon Banks
RB: Phil Neal
LB: Stuart Pearce (sorry)
CB: Terry Butcher
CB: Jackie Charlton
MR: John Barnes
ML: Paul Gascoine
MC: Bryan Robson
MC: Trevor Brooking
CF: Gary Lineker
CF: Kevin Keegan

Manager: Bobby Robson

Subs:
Ray Clemence (GK)
Tommy Lawton (would have been in first 11 but never saw him play)
David Beckham
Marcus Rashford
Steve Coppell

[Old_pie]

So on the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup I thought it might be interesting to see what everyone's 'favourite' England 11 is + 5 subs of 4 outfield plays (any position) and a GK.

Can use any players from any era so long as they have represented England at senior level. Only other rule is it must be a recognised formation ie 442 or 532 etc. Might be nice to choose your favourite manager as well.

Here is my team - 442:

GK: Gordon Banks
RB: Phil Neal
LB: Stuart Pearce (sorry)
CB: Terry Butcher
CB: Jackie Charlton
MR: John Barnes
ML: Paul Gascoine
MC: Bryan Robson
MC: Trevor Brooking
CF: Gary Lineker
CF: Kevin Keegan

Manager: Bobby Robson

Subs:
Ray Clemence (GK)
Tommy Lawton (would have been in first 11 but never saw him play)
David Beckham
Marcus Rashford
Steve Coppell

I don't know how Booby Moore and Bobby Charlton can be left out. Damn it - just put the 1966 squad there - the stats prove it.

[i961pie]

Banks
Neville G. Ray Wilson
Moore. J Charlton
R Charlton, Gascoine. Robson. Ball
Shearer. Lineker

Subs. Shilton. Neal. Mc Farland. Keegan. Hoddle. Greaves. Stiles

[Bohinen]

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

[the_anticlough]

Not an easy task

Banks
Cohen Moore Campbell Pearce
Charlton Hoddle Robson
Gascoigne
Rooney Lineker

[the_anticlough]

Not an easy task

Banks
Cohen Moore Campbell Pearce
Charlton Hoddle Robson
Gascoigne
Rooney Lineker

Forgot my subs:
Swift, Wright, Edwards, Finney, Matthews, Keegan, Dean (give youth a chance off the bench)

Manager has to be Graham Taylor with Phil Neal as assistant

[Wedgie_pie]

Cannot believe you lot, bloke scores a hat-trick in a Wembley World Cup Final and he doesn't even get a place in any of your teams so far, and not even on a subs bench.... and he's a Sir...

Well he's one of my favourites, along with Sir Bobby Charlton

[uysapie]

I'll go with the 1966 team as my favourite.

[i961pie]

Cannot believe you lot, bloke scores a hat-trick in a Wembley World Cup Final and he doesn't even get a place in any of your teams so far, and not even on a subs bench.... and he's a Sir...

Well he's one of my favourites, along with Sir Bobby Charlton

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.

[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