To be honest I think the mix of players is not that bad, I'm glad Rooney isn't there as he always has a bad attitude when representing England and rarely finds good form when playing for them. John Terry is in my mind the obvious captain of the England squad and I think Gerrard being given that responsibility is a minor mistake. I am old school in my views on international football in that I think the captain should be a centre back and we should also play a 4-4-2 formation, make the opposition play our game.
I wish Mr Hodgson and the team the best of luck for the competition and only hope that English football is the winner, no schoolboy antics or petulance. We want the world to see us as a professional disciplined football nation and one that adopts a true sporting attitude to the competition win or lose.
Play the game as the great Bobby Moore would have wanted it to be played!
p.s. Stoop, I am not sure about RVP being world class as he has only really performed for Arsenal this year, if he can do the same next year then I might agree.
