Midfielders: With a lot of talent in midfield from all of the home nations this was tricky. Jack Wilshere is one of the hottest prospects in world football and has been likened to Xavi, Iniesta and even Gazza. He will be key should Britain win the gold medal. Joining him in the centre of the park is Arsenal team mate Aaron Ramsey. Should Fabregas leave Arsenal this summer the 20 year old Welsh captain has stated he is ready to fill the void left by the Spaniard. On the left is Gareth Bale.
The player of the year showed he can tear the best teams apart with impressive displays against Inter Milan and would be the first name on the team sheet. Finishing the midfield is non other than Mr England himself. David Beckham. It will probably be the last International tournament he plays and you can’t leave him out. Not just for sympathy, but for skill too. There is still no one in the world better a crossing the ball. (This will be important when you see who the strikers are). His work rate is incredible too. Even at the would-be-age of 37 he would still do a very good job.
Strikers: Andy Carroll! Enough said. Two reasons England didn’t do well in the European under 21 competition. One of the reasons is Jack Wilshere’s absence. The Other was Mr Carroll’s. The £35,000,000 man scored a lot of goals in not so many games last season and is expected to grab even more this year. In a Liverpool team that has Downing and Gerrard supplying the crosses, the 6 ft 3in striker will be troubling the likes of Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres at the top of the scoring charts. Partnering him up front has to be Daniel Sturridge. With his pace and Carroll’s heading ability the two will compliment each other fantastically. If he can nail down a first team spot at Chelsea or go out on loan next season, there is no doubt he will score a lot of goals.
There is still one spot available for an over 23 year old and that could be given to a handful of players such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard or Chris Brunt.
There were literally hundreds of players to choose from and other players that could be involved include Andy King, David Goodwillie, Corry Evans, Theo Walcott, Connor Wickham and Leigh Griffiths.
Whoever is selected, let us hope that all four nations agree to compete and we can watch a United game of football.
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