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Sam#1 · 26th March 2008, 21:23

I thought we were going to get players picked on performances and good form ? It doesn't matter how big a name you are, you will play if you are in form, this excited me, I thought, at last, a manager who will reward players for playing well, and not for having a big name.

Then, what do we get....

Beckham
Terry
Hargreaves
Downing
Owen
Crouch
Walcott

What have any of these done in the last few months to earn a place in the England squad, let alone a start ?

All this while players like Green, Woodgate, Young, Agbonlahor, Bentley, Carrick, Defoe etc are either left on the bench or not even in the squad!

It's already plainly obvious that not much will change, and that we'll get the same players, the same team, the same results.

No, I don't expect us to win the World Cup, to be honest, I don't even expect us to beat France, we simply aren't good enough. But, I do expect players to be selected on form, not name. Yet, after just two games, it seems that won't happen. To be honest, Terry will probably even keep the captaincy.

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Sam#1 First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leroy Lita Posts: 13,220	England - So much for change... I thought we were going to get players picked on performances and good form ? It doesn't matter how big a name you are, you will play if you are in form, this excited me, I thought, at last, a manager who will reward players for playing well, and not for having a big name. Then, what do we get.... Beckham Terry Hargreaves Downing Owen Crouch Walcott What have any of these done in the last few months to earn a place in the England squad, let alone a start ? All this while players like Green, Woodgate, Young, Agbonlahor, Bentley, Carrick, Defoe etc are either left on the bench or not even in the squad! It's already plainly obvious that not much will change, and that we'll get the same players, the same team, the same results. No, I don't expect us to win the World Cup, to be honest, I don't even expect us to beat France, we simply aren't good enough. But, I do expect players to be selected on form, not name. Yet, after just two games, it seems that won't happen. To be honest, Terry will probably even keep the captaincy.