Comments on: Gerrard and Barry win it for England http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/09/14/gerrard-and-barry-win-it-for-england/ Author James Barclay on the myriad issues of sport Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: JamesB http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/09/14/gerrard-and-barry-win-it-for-england/comment-page-1/#comment-74 JamesB Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:30:23 +0000 http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/09/14/gerrard-and-barry-win-it-for-england/#comment-74 Interesting thoughts. We are going to have to play it on the deck. With Heskey out, I can see room for either Rooney or Crouch. If we're attacking on the flanks, then Crouch for his height in the opposing box. If we're through the middle, then Rooney just behind Owen linking up with Gerrard and Barry could work. 'Twill be a very tough game. Skilful, these Russians and as you say, well used to plastic. Shocking that an international is allowed to go ahead on such a surface, though. Interesting thoughts. We are going to have to play it on the deck. With Heskey out, I can see room for either Rooney or Crouch. If we're attacking on the flanks, then Crouch for his height in the opposing box. If we're through the middle, then Rooney just behind Owen linking up with Gerrard and Barry could work.

'Twill be a very tough game. Skilful, these Russians and as you say, well used to plastic. Shocking that an international is allowed to go ahead on such a surface, though.

]]> By: knick http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/09/14/gerrard-and-barry-win-it-for-england/comment-page-1/#comment-72 knick Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:10:39 +0000 http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/09/14/gerrard-and-barry-win-it-for-england/#comment-72 Russia will be a different proposition at home. The carpet will suit their game much better than it will England's. As well as the Owen/Heskey combination worked it is not going to be the answer in Russia as the higher bounce from the knock down fron Heskey is going to favour the defenders. Rooney deserves a spell on the bench so its probably Crouch in for an injured Heskey and Hargreaves in for Barry. Russia looked pretty good to me and were unlucky with the score and with how sharp owen was. Its not over yet by a long chalk. Russia will be a different proposition at home. The carpet will suit their game much better than it will England's. As well as the Owen/Heskey combination worked it is not going to be the answer in Russia as the higher bounce from the knock down fron Heskey is going to favour the defenders. Rooney deserves a spell on the bench so its probably Crouch in for an injured Heskey and Hargreaves in for Barry. Russia looked pretty good to me and were unlucky with the score and with how sharp owen was. Its not over yet by a long chalk.

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