04 May 2014 15:13:39
Don't care anybody thinks but if England are to stand any chance in the World Cup they need to drop Gerrard and put Barkley in there he would be the engine England need in midfield but we all know that's not going to happen but anyway hope he gets a good run out in the World Cup.

{Ed025's Note - England don't stand any chance stef, ..

1.) 04 May 2014
England won't win a game in the world cup

2.) 04 May 2014
As much as a blue as I am, drip Gerrard for Barkley? Silliest statement I've heard in years. Firstly two completely different players, secondly, Gerrard (as much as I hate him) is our best midfielder for ability and quality although admittedly his legs are not what they used to be. He can spot passes like no other player can, he's a leader, a driving force and an organiser. Barkley AT THE MINUTE is a headless chicken with masses of potential who needs guidance and nurturing to bring out the brilliance he shows in flashes on a regular basis but even when ghis is acheived I find it hard to see how you would compare the two to be honest.?

3.) 04 May 2014
I sincerely hope Ross goes on to have a great career but at the same time hope he doesn't shine too much in Brazil.
If he does then I can see us getting silly offers for him that we may not be able to turn down.
As far as England's prospects go, I predict we'll do our usual scrape through to the knockout stages (probably on goal difference) then get knocked out in the next game with some controversial decision going against us (just for a change) with the whole of the English media (who will have slated a toothless England up until that point) making snide remarks about the opposition. Same old same old really but England have not had a good world cup since Italia 90 and even then we were plucky rather than good.

4.) 04 May 2014
Typical blues fan
Barkley deserves to be in the XI but as an attacking midfielder
Are you really that naive to suggest Gerrard
should be dropped in his best spell in five years and play a guy in the DM role who likes vto go forward qt every opportunity

5.) 04 May 2014
Gerrard is well past his sell by date I don't rate that lad at all I would not even put him the squad if it was down to me that is my opinion and I'm entitled to it he is overrated.

6.) 04 May 2014
04 May 2014 18:11:20
Need to play both gerrard and ross in the same team to show our ambition. Hart has to start in goal, rb johnson, cb cahill and jags, lb baines, 3 mids of gerrard, barkley and henderson, front 3 of sturridge, rooney and sterling. That would be my starting team. Gerrard has been great for liverpol this season as a deep lying playmaker and dm, henderson has been their james mccarthy, and sterling/sturridge understanding in a front 3 has been great this season, particularly on the counterattack which is the way england need to play in the world cup. Plenty of pace guile and engines in that team to cause damage.

7.) 04 May 2014
Unfair to say typical blues fan, not sure many including myself would actually agree with that I'd play Gerrard as as much as I hate to say it he is class, and a great leader. My england team would be
Hart
Walker Cahill jageilka Baines
Gerrard Henderson(maybe?)
Sterling Rooney lallana
Sturridge

8.) 04 May 2014
Reet2107liverpool. you should read some of the banter on your own site before saying things like "typical blues fan". (by the way Blues is with a capital B when you are on our site).
If you read the other posts you will see that others are saying Gerrard and Barkley are completely different players. If I was manager, I would defo play Gerrard in the holding slot and take Barkley as a squad player. I would also take Sterling and Sturrige and John Stones. I would use this World Cup as a platform using as many kids as I could. Planning for the next one. Our old guard of players have already proved they cannot win, so start blooding the kids even if we get hammered. One or two older heads such as Gerrard and even maybe Barry after the season he has had. I would also defo leave out Lampard and Cole. both who now struggle to get a game. I would take a couple of the Southampton players. Like I say. don't tarnish us all with the same brush. The Premiership may still be won by you and it has nothing to do with us other than we beat Chelsea, drew one with you and stuffed Arsenal. If you win it, you win it fairly and squarely.with the 12 or so penalties you ended up with. lol

9.) 04 May 2014
Ross should have a great career. Just not at Everton. Or will he end up like that other £30 million star Jack Rodwell.

10.) 04 May 2014
04 May 2014 19:52:30
Id play: GK-Hart RB-Flanagan CB-Cahill CB-Jagielka CB-Baines CDM-Gerrard CDM-Henderson RM-Lallana CAM-Barkley LM-Sterling ST-Sturridge, rooney must NOT play upfront with sturridge, it doesn't work and rooney is too fat and slow to play up front, johnson and walker are crap, flanagan is a good defender, tough between ox and sterling, sterling just about though, lallana is a definitely starter and lampard, carrick and *sigh* haha big tom cleverley must stay away from the team, i'd take cole, stones, huddlestone and davies too, my squad (23) would be: keepers-hart, foster and forster. Defenders-flanagan, richards, jagielka, cahill, stones, davies, baines and cole. Midfielders-gerrard, henderson, delph, huddlestone, lallana, oxlade chamberlain, sterling, barkley. Strikers-sturridge, rooney, carroll and ings, of course hodgson will be an person and pick same old boring players and same old boring tactics, I will be jeering on any everton players that go, not their countries though, my team to support will be costa rica, looking forward to next season, world cup is just something to watch while we wait

11.) 04 May 2014
04 May 2014 20:22:14
Or that 'new gerrard' conor coady, let's also not forget one time potential superstars jack robinson, nathan eccleston and ryan babel, all players ross should aspire not to be like

12.) 04 May 2014
No Gerrard needs to be in there and barkley is nothing like Gerrard 2 different players barkley needs to be playing in a three behind a striker and for that system to work those 3 need to be able to inter change, but I feel england need to get him in that team otherwise he will be wasted on england just like Rooney has been

13.) 05 May 2014
I'd go with;
GK-Hart RB-Johnson CB-Cahill CB-Jagielka LB-Baines CDM-Gerrard CDM-Henderson RM-Lallana CAM-Rooney LM-Sterling ST-Sturridge

Think Barkley and the Ox should be our two massive impact players.

14.) 05 May 2014
Team should be

Hart
Flannagan
Cahill
Stones
Shaw
Gerrard
Henderson
Wilshere
Sterling
Sturridge
Lallana

Johnson is terrible and shouldn't even go as a squad player.

15.) 05 May 2014
Ok I apologize for the 'typical BLUE' comment
You lot are not that bad
This would be my team
Hart
Johnson Cahill Jones Shaw
Henderson Gerrard
Oxlade Barkley Sterling
Sturridge
Although rooney will never have the cojones to play such a team
Shrek will definitely play and he will probably play Cole at LB Young on the wing

16.) 05 May 2014
Steff stop trying to wind up those loveable reds. You know they have no sense of humour, especially at the moment. "And Gerard's slipped. "

17.) 05 May 2014
Fantastic reply by Degsy. Respect.

Also, respect to Reet for having the gut's to apologise for a previous, somewhat unfair, post.

Respect all round.

18.) 05 May 2014
Haha Davey no flies on you mate lol.

19.) 05 May 2014
I see degsy has brought up the matter of penalties up again
Mate the more penalties you get mean that you are infiltrating the oppositions box again and again Apart from the penalty we got for the Sturridge dive all others were fair
And did you forget the four goals we scored against you and the 80+ goals we have scored this season bar penalties

20.) 05 May 2014
England should play the team for the next World Cup and give up on its one
Hart
Flanagan Stones Caulker Shaw
Henderson Baines
Sterling Barkley Lallana
Sturridge