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Originally Posted by Jagger
I'd be very surprised if Terry doesn't start. It could happen because Capello is super P.O.ed at him but bottom line, Capello is a winner. Terry is the best choice available to him due to injuries/suspensions.
After saying that, and slightly contradicting myself, the Joe Cole fiasco probably means that he doesn't get selected to start again. I, and many others, feel he would be the best choice for England but Capello obviously does not. Like others I would prefer to see Lampard on the bench with Gerrard moving inside but it likely will not happen.
I'm hoping that Defoe plays as I have a feeling that he will score if he does so. He's a quality player that deserves more respect imo. Hopefully we see a much better Wayne Rooney too.
My best guess is that England play relatively poorly again but eke out a 1-0 or 2-1 win to move on. It's the England way, let's face it.
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Ya I think he probly starts, and he is a class above the other guys they have fit, but you never know with Capello.
I like Defoe starting as well just in that it is change and he is basically the opposite of Heskey which should mean goals, and with the way Rooney is playing they can't build the team to suit him anymore. Heskey was arguably their best player over the 2 games (I think its between him and Ashley Cole) but he doesn't score and Rooney isn't scoring enough, or at all, to make up for it.
Wouldn't surprise me if they played terrible and won 1-0, I am really hoping they lay the hammer down on Slovenia so they can avoid the Germans as I expect the US to win. But who knows, at this point I just want a win from them at all this tournament