England 2002 Squad vs 2010 Squad

[Average Joe]

2002 Squad

Goalkeepers:
Nigel Martyn
David Seaman
David James

Defenders:
Sol Campbell
Rio Ferdinand
Gareth Southgate
Ashley Cole
Wes Brown
Wayne Bridge
Martin Keown
Danny Mills

Midfielders:
David Beckham
Paul Scholes
Nicky ****
Steven Gerrard
Kieron Dyer
Joe Cole
Owen Hargreaves

Forwards:
Emile Heskey
Michael Owen
Darius Vassell
Robbie Fowler
Teddy Sheringham


VS


2010 Squad

Goalkeepers:
Joe Hart
David James
Robert Green

Defenders:
Jamie Carragher
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
Glen Johnson
Ledley King
John Terry
Matthew Upson
Stephen Warnock
Midfielders:

Gareth Barry
Michael Carrick
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Frank Lampard
Aaron Lennon
James Milner
Shaun Wright-Phillips

Forwards:
Peter Crouch
Jermain Defoe
Emile Heskey
Wayne Rooney


Which is the best team overall?

( I didnt think about the 2006 WC squads but they were too similar to the 2010)

In a match, who would come out as winners?

 

[hellroker]

2002 squad. Solid midfield they had.

 

[Brian]

it is hard but i think it would come down to managers

 

[Matty]

Darius Vassell XD

i actually think this years team is a much stronger, although far less experienced.

the problem we have is all the other squads are stronger.

 

[Ronan]

2010 team much better apart from the midfield

 

[Dunc]

2002 all the way.

Awesome strike force and Mid.

 

[sunilvk7]

Rooney, Lampard, Terry from 2010 squad would have got into that. Rest all 2002 is better. Even Rio-Campbell pair was solid.

 

[westham1995]

2002 team for the win! Seaman was God, Campbell/Ferdinand was beast and from Beckham to Scholes the midfield speaks for itself. Michael Owen and Heskey in those days was sexy as well.

 

[Cam!]

I reckon if we had 2002 squad for this year's World Cup (all the players same age as they were in 2002) then we woulddn't do very well as the squad isn't suited to football nowadays as there isn't many fast skillful players like we need and have now.

 

[RobsonUtting]

2002 Squad

Goalkeepers:
Nigel Martyn
David Seaman
David James

Defenders:
Sol Campbell
Rio Ferdinand
Gareth Southgate
Ashley Cole
Wes Brown
Wayne Bridge
Martin Keown
Danny Mills

Midfielders:
David Beckham
Paul Scholes
Nicky ****
Steven Gerrard
Kieron Dyer
Joe Cole
Owen Hargreaves

Forwards:
Emile Heskey
Michael Owen
Darius Vassell
Robbie Fowler
Teddy Sheringham


VS


2010 Squad

Goalkeepers:
Joe Hart
David James
Robert Green

Defenders:
Jamie Carragher
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
Glen Johnson
Ledley King
John Terry
Matthew Upson
Stephen Warnock
Midfielders:

Gareth Barry
Michael Carrick
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Frank Lampard
Aaron Lennon
James Milner
Shaun Wright-Phillips

Forwards:
Peter Crouch
Jermain Defoe
Emile Heskey
Wayne Rooney


Which is the best team overall?

( I didnt think about the 2006 WC squads but they were too similar to the 2010)

In a match, who would come out as winners?

Goalkeepers:
Seaman>Green, as much as it pains me to say it
Hart>Martyn
James2010>James2002
2-1 to 2010.

Defenders:
Campbell>Carragher
Ferdinand2010>Ferdinand2002
Southgate>Upson
Cole2010>Cole2002
Terry>Brown
Bridge>Warnock
Keown>King
Johnson>Mills
4-4 (6-5 to 2010)

Midfielders:
David Beckham>Lennon/SWP
Lampard>Scholes
Barry>****
Gerrard2010>Gerrard2002
Milner>Dyer
Cole2010>Cole2002
Hargreaves>Carrick
5-2 to 2010 (11-7 to 2010)

Strikers:
Rooney>Fowler/Sheringham
Heskey2002>Heskey2010
Owen>Defoe
Crouch>Vassell
2-2 (13-9 to 2010)
2010 wins overall.

 

[sunilvk7]

---------------------Seaman---------------

Mills---------Rio-------Campbell------Cole

-------------------Hargo---------------

----------Gerrard-------Scholes--------

Beckham-----------------------------Cole

---------------Owen----------------

Superb team.

 

[Frank]

Would say the 2006 was the best tbh.

 

[westham1995]

Goalkeepers:
Seaman>Green, as much as it pains me to say it
Hart>Martyn
James2010>James2002
2-1 to 2010.

Defenders:
Campbell>Carragher
Ferdinand2010>Ferdinand2002
Southgate>Upson
Cole2010>Cole2002
Terry>Brown
Bridge>Warnock
Keown>King
Johnson>Mills
4-4 (6-5 to 2010)

Midfielders:
David Beckham>Lennon/SWP
Lampard>Scholes
Barry>****
Gerrard2010>Gerrard2002
Milner>Dyer
Cole2010>Cole2002
Hargreaves>Carrick
5-2 to 2010 (11-7 to 2010)

Strikers:
Rooney>Fowler/Sheringham
Heskey2002>Heskey2010
Owen>Defoe
Crouch>Vassell
2-2 (13-9 to 2010)
2010 wins overall.

I disagree with some of those choices and you cannot base it on player by player decisions but as a team overall 2002 wins. Seaman is the best goalkeeper for example so it doesn't matter if the 2010 backups are better.

 

[RobsonUtting]

I disagree with some of those choices and you cannot base it on player by player decisions but as a team overall 2002 wins. Seaman is the best goalkeeper for example so it doesn't matter if the 2010 backups are better.

Its squad, not first 11.

 

[westham1995]

Its squad, not first 11.

'In a match, who would come out as winners?'

The whole squad doesn't play. I believe the 2002 team would win.

 

[ryanhobbs]

there are alot of negative people on here!!! the england squad travelling to south africa is not week with the exception of re taking heskey, and warnock in for bridge, and as for this complete fabrication that every side going has a better squad than us is complete ****, people are basing this on players abillities and reputations on football manager, the reality is this, on squad stregnth we are stronger than holland, france italy germany and brazil, whether we turn up on the big stage and whether capello has the tactical abillity to suit the differant styles, cultures and technical aspects of the other sides is yet to be seen, just because we have been playing poorly of late does not mean, man for man, player for player, squad for squad we are weeker than any other side than spain!!!

 

[HarryinHD]

2010.

2002 have Darius Vassell, Danny Mills & Nicky ****. 'Nuff said.

 

[RobsonUtting]

'In a match, who would come out as winners?'

The whole squad doesn't play. I believe the 2002 team would win.

I didn't say the 2002 team wouldn't win in a match, I said that the 2010 squad is better.

The title of the thread is England 2002 Squad vs 2010 Squad, not England 2002 First 11 vs 2010 First 11.

 

[wunzigan]

The only way to see which one is better, is to wait until the end of this World Cup and see how England has fared thre.

 

[JDY]

Compare the 2002 squad to the winning 2002 squad and you'll see the difference in quality. Lol at Kaka down the bottom

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2 DF Cafu (c) 7 June 1970 (aged 31) 103 Roma
3 DF Lúcio 8 May 1978 (aged 24) 15 Bayer Leverkusen
4 DF Roque Júnior 31 August 1976 (aged 25) 17 Milan
5 DF Edmílson 10 July 1976 (aged 25) 12 Lyon
6 DF Roberto Carlos 10 April 1973 (aged 29) 84 Real Madrid
7 MF Ricardinho 23 May 1976 (aged 26) 3 Corinthians
8 MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 (aged 25) 6 Atlético Mineiro
9 FW Ronaldo 22 September 1976 (aged 25) 56 Internazionale
10 MF Rivaldo 19 April 1972 (aged 30) 58 Barcelona
11 MF Ronaldinho 21 March 1980 (aged 22) 24 Paris Saint-Germain
12 GK Dida 7 October 1973 (aged 28) 49 Milan
13 DF Belletti 20 June 1976 (aged 25) 10 São Paulo
14 DF Ânderson Polga 9 February 1979 (aged 23) 5 Grêmio
15 MF Kléberson 19 June 1979 (aged 22) 5 Atlético Paranaense
16 DF Júnior 20 June 1973 (aged 28) 12 Parma
17 FW Denílson 24 August 1977 (aged 24) 53 Real Betis
18 MF Vampeta 13 March 1974 (aged 28) 36 Corinthians
19 MF Juninho 22 February 1973 (aged 29) 43 Flamengo
20 FW Edílson 17 September 1971 (aged 30) 17 Cruzeiro
21 FW Luizão 14 November 1975 (aged 26) 8 Grêmio
22 GK Rogério Ceni 22 January 1973 (aged 29) 12 São Paulo
23 MF Kaká 22 April 1982 (aged 20) 2 São Paulo