Arteta would consider England

Not being funny Luke, no one in the world would beat xavi and iniesta into the Spain team. Would you not welcome fabregas because he cant make the spain team?

Fabregas HAS played for Spain though. Arteta can't even get in a squad.

If he's a solution to the Gerrard/Lampard problem, then why should he not slot into Lampard's slot? Or even play out wide?

That depends if Capello continues to choose Lampard after his poor performance in the World Cup

I would play Wilshere/rodwell/cattermole/huddlestone instead of Arteta in CM. Maybe he would be useful on the wing for quality of delivery instead of Walcott/Lennon.
 
The type of player you need in my opinion. Playmakers are very important in football. I have no doubts that he would take the best of Gerrard out just like Xabi Alonso did.
 
I wouldn't see the problem with him playing for England, I would actually love it if he did, he is a very good player, and although he isn't better than Xavi/Iniesta, he plays a 'similar' game, and a kind of passing range and intellegence on the ball that alot of English players are lacking.

Take a look at the cricket team, we are one of the best teams in the world, yet we have South Africans playing for us. Would you prefer us to have a worse off team, than have foreigners play for us, who have qualified to play for us, and must have some commitment to England, as they have been here for 5 years, and actually 'want' to play for our team?

I don't see the difference between someone who moves to England when they are 5, or when they are 25, if they qualify to play for us, and are of a good enough standard, I think it would be silly to just say 'No Foreigners', considering that they are considered 'British' anyway.
 
He isn't even English, so we don't want him in the England squad in my opinion.
 
He isn't even English, so we don't want him in the England squad in my opinion.
Who would you have instead?

Lampard? **** for England, though he is class for Chelsea somehow, it annoys me Capello is trying to solve the gerrard lampard problem, when no one else has managed to. Gerrard is clearly the better player for england.

Barry? Well past it imo, not even good enough for the man city team anymore

Joe cole? In my opinion is more of a creative winger, a very specialised role, almost like David Silva.

I could see him slotting in next to gerrard in the england team
 
I wouldn't see the problem with him playing for England, I would actually love it if he did, he is a very good player, and although he isn't better than Xavi/Iniesta, he plays a 'similar' game, and a kind of passing range and intellegence on the ball that alot of English players are lacking.

Take a look at the cricket team, we are one of the best teams in the world, yet we have South Africans playing for us. Would you prefer us to have a worse off team, than have foreigners play for us, who have qualified to play for us, and must have some commitment to England, as they have been here for 5 years, and actually 'want' to play for our team?

I don't see the difference between someone who moves to England when they are 5, or when they are 25, if they qualify to play for us, and are of a good enough standard, I think it would be silly to just say 'No Foreigners', considering that they are considered 'British' anyway.
This.
 
If he were to play for England,where would he fit? Lampard,Gerrard,Barry...Arteta?
 
Personally, I would drop Lampard. Don't think he performs anywhere near aswell for England compared to Chelsea, I don't think he should think he has an automatic place, and anyway after the shambles of the World Cup, don't you think its time to give other players a chance?
 
Who would you have instead?

Lampard? **** for England, though he is class for Chelsea somehow, it annoys me Capello is trying to solve the gerrard lampard problem, when no one else has managed to. Gerrard is clearly the better player for england.

Barry? Well past it imo, not even good enough for the man city team anymore

Joe cole? In my opinion is more of a creative winger, a very specialised role, almost like David Silva.

I could see him slotting in next to gerrard in the england team


If we win with him in the team, we'll be accused of cheating.
 
Personally, I would drop Lampard. Don't think he performs anywhere near aswell for England compared to Chelsea, I don't think he should think he has an automatic place, and anyway after the shambles of the World Cup, don't you think its time to give other players a chance?

I would look at the youngsters like the Germans. Give Rodwell & Wilshere a chance.
 
If we win with him in the team, we'll be accused of cheating.

What; just like Germany were with Ozil? No. No-one gives two *****. It's the player's choice and everyone knows that is fair.
 
What; just like Germany were with Ozil? No. No-one gives two *****. It's the player's choice and everyone knows that is fair.

Senna is brazilian yet he won Euro 2008 with Spain yet no-one calls them cheats...
 
If we win with him in the team, we'll be accused of cheating.

How? If he offers to be a part of the England team and we accept,it's his choice to play for a country he's earned citizenship in.Plus,he is the type of player that could fit into the team - should he find one.

Besides,if they do,they can take a hike.
 
I agree with Dunc.

I'd like him to play for us.
 
I dont care if we get accused of cheating, because its not cheating, its not like hes not a citizen or anything, people calling for rodwell and huddlestone to come in, this is the problem we are having, just putting big hardmen in midfield is what england is known for, if we have a creative player like arteta, it will change everything
 
I just dont want a Spanish born midfielder playing for 'England'. I really don't care that out midfield has been **** in recent tournaments, he's not English therefore he shouldn't put on an England shirt. I'd much rather look towards youth anyways, he's nearly 30 so he's only really got one more major tournament left in him, concidering his injury record.
 
I dont care if we get accused of cheating, because its not cheating, its not like hes not a citizen or anything, people calling for rodwell and huddlestone to come in, this is the problem we are having, just putting big hardmen in midfield is what england is known for, if we have a creative player like arteta, it will change everything

Huddlestone is a creative player, Wilshere has the flair though whilst I agree Rodwell is a more suitable replacement to Barry.
 
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