Your best ever England team

[Geoff]

Within your lifetime what would be your line up?

Start with the year you remember from and formation and go from there...

So for me it would be around 1969-1970

4-4-2

Peter Shilton (GK) always prefered him in his prime to Gordon Banks

Viv Anderson (RB) terrible shortage of right backs in many decades
Bobby Moore (CB and Capt) Simply the best CB of all time
Terry Butcher (CB) Brilliant all blood and guts player
Ashley Cole (LB) I do believe he is the best full back in the world and pipped Stuart Pearce for it

Daviid Beckham (RM) No-one can ever touch him for crosses and set plays
Glenn Hoddle (CM) Wasn't given the starts he deserved
Paul Gascoigne (CM) One of the most talented players England ever produced
Chris Waddle (LM) Sweetest left foot this country has produced

Bobby Charlton (CF) What can you say?
Gary Lineker (CF) Would have been Englands all time top scorer but for the turnip

Manager - Can only be Alf Ramsey with Bobby Robson as his asst. Would have said Clough but he never got the opportunity.

I am sure people will say players and I'll think "Oh yeah how could I leave him out" anyway over to you...

[Owl]

First memories of watching football on the tv are Mexico 86 - and the best memories were Italia 90. I have picked my favourite 11 rather than best 11!

GK - David Seaman; Shilton was a better keeper I think, but Euro 96 was also great fun and Seaman played a blinder especially against the auld enemy.

RB - Paul Parker; loved Linekers goal against the Germans in the semi final '90, Parker provided the assist and the move made a yound lad very happy (for a short time)
LB - Stuart Pearce; Cole is class but Pearce was all heart
CB - Des Walker; as a Wednesday fan I love him anyway, awesome at his peak.
CB - Terry Butcher; close call with Tony Adams, but the bloodied bandage is an iconic photo that swung it for me.

RM - David Beckham; inspirational for a number of years and full of quality
LM - Chris Waddle; second favourite player of all time (after David Hirst )
CM - Paul Gascoigne; I used to like Spurs just because of him - IMO was the best player in the world at his peak.
CM - David Platt; goal scoring midfielder and the one against Belgium in Italia 90 was emotional!

ST - Gary Lineker; hat trick against Poland with the bandaged arm was one of my first memories - loved it.
ST - Michael Owen; coin flip with Alan Shearer

[Eric Openshaw]

1. SEAMAN
2. DIXON
3. PEARCE
4. ADAMS
5. WALKER
6. INCE
7. GAZZA
8. PLATT
9. OWEN
10. LINEKER
11. BECKHAM

[LONG 2]

GK - SHILTON
RB - NEVILLE
LB - PEARCE
CB - BUTCHER
CB - WALKER
RM - BECKHAM
CM - ROBSON
CM - GAZZA
LM - BARNES
CF - SHEARER
CF - LINEKER

[davidhammers]

1990 - present

Seaman

Neville
Cole
Ferdinand
Adams

Ince

Beckham
Scholes
Gazza
Gerrard

Shearer

[Telscombe Cliff]

In my lifetime:

Seaman
Neville
Ferdinand
Adams
Cole
Gerrard
Scholes
Gascoigne
Barnes
Shearer
Lineker

All time eleven

Shilton
Neville
Moore
Adams
Cole
Finney
Edwards
Gascoigne
Barnes
Charlton
Lineker

[gonzo]

GK - Peter Shilton

RB - Gary Neville
CB - Sol Campbell
CB - Bobby Moore
LB - Kenny Sansom

M- David Beckham
M - Glenn Hoddle
M - Paul Gascoigne

M/CF - Bobby Charlton

CF - Gary Lineker
CF - Jimmy Greaves

SUBS x 5

Ray Clemence
Alan Shearer
Terry Butcher
Bryan Robson
Wayne Rooney

not much defending going on in my team

[Fingers]

1990 world cup - can only pick from my own memories.

Seaman
G Neville
Pearce
Ferdinand
Adams

Beckham
Gazza
Gerrard
Lampard

Rooney
Lineker

Subs
A Cole
Terry
Barnes
Owen
Platt (just for the volley against Belgium)

[its only a game]

G Banks
A Cole
P Parker
D Walker
J Charlton
P Beardsley
K Keegan
P Ince
R Wilkins
B Charlton
W Rooney

Subs

D Beckham
B Moore
M Owen
T Brooking
G Neville

[Sidney]

italia 90 - South Africa 2010

GK Shilton
RB Johnson
LB Pearce
CB Butcher
CB Walker
RM Beckham
LM J Cole
CM Gazza
CM Scholes
CF Lineker
CF Shearer

[whatever]

Peter Shilton
Mick Mills or Jimmy Armfield
Bobby Moore (capt)
Colin Todd
Stuart Pearce
Bobby Charlton
Colin Bell
Bryan Robson
David Beckham
Paul Gascoigne
Gary Lineker

[Rabbits XI]

My Best England Team: (since 1990 World Cup)

GK: David Seaman

DR: Gary Neville
DL: Ashley Cole ; But very much liked Stuart Pearce, in the modern era having an attacking full-back is a big plus.
DC: Sol Campbell
DC: John Terry

MR: David Beckham
ML: ... (struggling) - Best left winger in the last 20 years? Ryan Giggs?
MC: Paul Gascoigne
MC: Paul Scholes

ST: Alan Shearer
ST: Wayne Rooney

Ive got to say though there are plenty of players in the last 20 years who should have done better for England; In particular, the current crop of Gerrard, Lampard, and a string of goalkeepers who should have done much better!

[SussexFan]

Sidney are you kidding me? Glen Johnson best right back? He is dreadful!!!

[Sidney]

Sidney are you kidding me? Glen Johnson best right back? He is dreadful!!!

Who's his competition Paul Parker or Gary Neville Both average at best, at least he gives us something going forward. He made it in on that goal the other week

[its only a game]

[quote="Rabbits XI"]My Best England Team: (since 1990 World Cup)


ML: ... (struggling) - Best left winger in the last 20 years? Ryan Giggs?

Well he is English Rabbit, so I think your safe to include him!