'Arry would call on Scholes if he gets England job

~~When~~ If Harry Redknapp becomes the next England manager, it sounds as if he would call on Paul Scholes. The midfielder retired from England in 2004 but we've obviously learned that he's capable of coming out of retirement.

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Can't be worse than Lampard

He would be much better in the middle with Gerrard than Fat Frank ever was. That experiment clearly never worked and would allow Gerrard to push higher up the pitch where he can be much more influential, especially playing off of Rooney.

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by Bromantic on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM GMT reply actions

the value of a deep-lying playmaker is so underrated

I could envision a situation where in a three-man midfield, Scott Parker plays alongside Scholes and frees up the latter to dictate matches from deep. Allow Gerrard to play higher up the pitch and in behind a lead striker… Tactically, I could see this working very well.

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by Gene Um on Feb 13, 2012 6:23 PM GMT up reply actions

Parker and Scholes would be a very formidable shield in front of the back four.

That would definitely work well while playing to Gerrard’s strengths too.

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by Bromantic on Feb 13, 2012 7:13 PM GMT up reply actions

I have never been fat Franks biggest fan

But against Spain, he was fantastic. His control was brilliant, always shielding the ball from the Spanish. It was like watching a Silva or Xavi the way he manipulated the ball to be honest.

But then as you say, if Gerrard is fit he plays. And if Lampard is fit he plays… despite them playing like horse shit whenever they do play together.

And I can’t see Arry dropping Lamps. Can you?

by Sweet science on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 PM GMT up reply actions

Maybe with Parker behind Lampard/Gerrard in a 4-1-4-1 shape

However, I feel really dumb suggesting any sort of Lampard/Gerrard combination could work right now… haven’t we all learned after so many tries that it doesn’t work?

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by Gene Um on Feb 14, 2012 1:36 AM GMT up reply actions

But then

What if CLeverley and/or Wilshire is fit.?

I wouldn’t drop Parker, for reasons I have stated before

Also, with Rooney playing so well with Welbeck, I would be tempted to play with a two man midfield. If England are to go deep into a tourney, we have to get the best out of Rooney

by Sweet science on Feb 14, 2012 4:15 PM GMT up reply actions

Wilshere/Cleverley

It’s probably tough to assume that Wilshere will be fit but if he is, then there is the concern over his form. He’s missed a lot of time now.

Cleverley has to prove it over a longer stretch of time… if he hits top form for the run-in, then I’m sure he’ll certainly get consideration. For now, I think just making the squad would be an accomplishment for him.

Quite honestly, I’d start with Parker right now and build England’s midfield from there.

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by Gene Um on Feb 14, 2012 6:03 PM GMT up reply actions