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Originally Posted by valo403
Barely, there are a few players that have carried over but neither squad is even a shadow of the team from 04. Different captains, different coaches, different tactics, different players, vastly different teams.
Picking and choosing which history is valid to be talked about is ridiculous. It's either valid or it isn't. England's historical domination of Portugal has just as little bearing on any future matchup as the the matches of 04 and 06.
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Ronaldo, Deco, Carvalho, Simao
Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney, Cole, Terry
Those are KEY players on both teams. It does have some bearing.....not a lot, but the argument is relatively valid.