[More Eriksson] If Scholes would've been available

Which of Gerrard, Scholes and Lampard would've been the designated
"left winger"?

And which one would've been the "holding" midfielder?

Neither combination would've shocked me really.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:

Would Scholes have played had he been available? His role on the team
was controversial as far back as 2004. By now he'd surely be an
afterthought.

Mark V. wrote:

1) Manchester United
2) Theo Walcott

Mark V. wrote:
He retired from International football quite a while ago (2004 ?) so the
question
is academic. Also, even had he not retired, he was injured for much of
2006 so wouldn't have been in the squad. Finally, his form was such, and
Lampard's had improved so much, that I doubt very much even SGE would
have included him in the squad.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:

What about them?

Mark V. wrote:


An Englishman playing pretty regularly for Manchester United. And if
he'd select a player he'd never seen in person (Theo Walcott) he'd
select Paul Scholes easy.

IIRC, he used to try and play all three before Scholes retired?

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:

I think that the Walcott selection, which I disagreed with, was based
on the feeling that Defoe, Bent, Ashton, and Johnson weren't World
Cup-class strikers, and that it would be better at that point to
gamble. England has no such problem with either depth or talent in the
midfield.


He did in Euro 2004. You'd need an England fan to tell you whether or
not it was successful, but I vaguely recall Scholes starting on the
left vs. France and seeming aout of place.

Mark V. wrote:

Yes because Lampard clearly showed why he couldn't have been left out of
the side.

Mark V. wrote:


No. The Walcott selection (with respect to the status of Rooney and Owen)
can't be defended seriously. Ever.


Mike Hall

Mike Hall wrote:

I'm not defending it. I said I disagreed with it. But there still has
to be a reason, and I think that my guess is as good as any.