My England Team v Panama

[irish_pie]

Anyone else got a preference?

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That's a decent looking team, I really like that Loftus Cheek, the chap can play and it built like a brick sh@thouse, Kane and Rashford up front will certainly do damage but as said on here I would like to see Vardy given his chance, he would murder their center backs for pace, I wish you guys all the best today and hope you secure your place in the knockouts with an emphatic victory

[Frigiliana Pie 1]

Assuming Alli is injured and assuming the formation will remain as 3-5-2, I’d go for the following:

Butland
Walker, Stones, McGuire
Trippier, Lingard, Henderson, Loftus-Cheek, Rose
Sterling, Kane

Maybe it looks like a strange choice in goal as Pickford has done nothing wrong, but from what I’ve seen on TV last season, Butland appears to be more athletic as a shot stopper.

I’d keep Sterling on account of the amount of work he does dropping deep, but I’d also be planning to bring Rashford on after about an hour.

[sidders]

Yo, banana boy!

Call that a long palindrome?

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At least mine makes some sort of sense...

[Notsohumblepie]

Phil McNulty of the BBC has said Raheem Sterling is expected to start against Panama.

I hope Sterling proves me wrong, but I think we just handed Panama a bonus.

[Pies4u]

General concensus: Sterling & Lingard are potential liabilities as much as they potential match winners.

Walker, despite his error in the opening game, is a quality player, decent defender and has the pace to recover when he loses possession. Stones is always a 'mistake in waiting" but he was solid enough and deserves his place. We may regret starting withSterling & Lingard........ Let's hope not.