England Euro 2012 Squad

by Jon on May 16, 2012

England squad for Euro 2012:

Goalkeepers:
Joe Hart (Man City)
Rob Green (West Ham)
John Ruddy (Norwich)

Defenders:
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Phil Jones (Man United)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Joleon Lescott (Man City)
Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Leighton Baines (Everton)

Midfielders:
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Stewart Downing (Liverpool)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) CAPTAIN
Gareth Barry (Man City)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Scott Parker (Tottenham)
Ashley Young (Man United)
James Milner (Man City)

Forwards:
Wayne Rooney (Man United)
Danny Welbeck (Man United)
Andy Carroll (Liverpool)
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)

Standby players:
Jack Butland (Birmingham City) – goalkeeper
Phil Jagielka (Everton) – defender
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) – midfielder
Adam Johnson (Manchester City) – midfielder
Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea) – forward.

Notable absences;
Kyle Walker (injury)
Ryan Taylor
Stephen Taylor (injury)
Rio Ferdinand (unfit)
Chris Smalling (injury)
Ryan Shawcross
Micah Richards
Aaron Lennon
Joey Barton (massive twat)
Jack Rodwell (injury)
Jack Wilshere (injury/unfit)
Tom Huddlestone (injury)
David Beckham (Olympics?)
Michael Carrick
Peter Crouch
Darren Bent (injury)
Others e.g Ben Foster, Paul Scholes, Jamie Carragher retired from international football.

Controversies;
Rob Green – Championship player
Stewart Downing – off form for most of season
Andy Carroll – few goals this season
Jermain Defoe – mostly used as sub this season

 

”Jean Olivier-Marty on Twitter: “I am very happy with Carroll, Downing and Johnson in the squad… as a France supporter…”

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