(These so called media experts think they know it all! No Henderson in midfield? Come off it! Gerard and Johnson need Henderson alongside them. Plus, in all that heat, who will keep running for the whole 90 mins? It is a no brainer!) England must be adventurous and take the World Cup by storm or go out in glory... my starting XI for the opener with Italy England should play a bold and adventurous 4-1-3-2 formation Raheem Sterling, Ross Barkley and Adam Lallana should be positioned in front of Steven Gerrard in midfield Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge should begin up front against Italy By ADRIAN DURHAM Formation 4-1-3-2 – I’d be bold and adventurous and it would mean England either take the tournament by storm or go out in a blaze of glory as one of the best teams never to win the World Cup. ADRIAN DURHAMS ENGLAND STARTING XI VS ITALY Joe Hart Glen Johnson Phil Jagielka Gary Cahill Leighton Baines Steven Gerrard Raheem Sterling Ross Barkley Adam Lallana Wayne Rooney Daniel Sturridge Go for broke: Adam Lallana should start in Englands opening World Cup game against Italy The weak link is Glen Johnson, but if he can do something special – like this goal for example, then that will make up for his obvious defensive shortcomings. The key to this formation being a success over the Italians lies in the three – Sterling, Barkley and Lallana - being so energetic that they give Andrea Pirlo the kind of nightmares that make him think about retiring from football. He won’t be able to pass a ball after being given the runaround by those three. They will also energise and inspire Wayne Rooney, who is a striker with an incredible goalscoring record. He slows down in the No 10 role or out wide, so play him up front with another goal machine Daniel Sturridge – they score goals, and goals win matches. It’s not rocket science. mail
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:46:00 +0000
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