I'd have liked to have seen Carroll in the squad as a alternative option for the last 15 minutes of a game where we can't break down a good defence. He's footballs equivalent of the RAF and a bit of aerial bombardment often pays off in those games.

Very fair point Hillsborough. Witness what happened when Benteke came on for Liverpool as a last roll of the dice last night and they went route one. Defenders start falling over and clutching their faces at every opportunity and it doesn't work.

For the first time in a while I think nobody seriously thinks we've got a prayer, so get lots of pace and attacking threat in the side and have a right good go. Go with form players - Vardy, Kane, Alli surely all must start. Don't be afraid to drop Rooney.

Wiltshire must be Roy's love child because I've seen nothing in the build-up that would make me take him.

we could have the best 11 players in the world and it wouldn't matter with that clown in charge, he would still pick others to play that he likes, play players in the wrong position and listen to that other failure at management neville. England need a habitual winner as manager, someone that has succeeded at club and international level and understands the English culture and language. They could be from Jupiter for all I care

Well I'm glad I was around in '66 to see England win the World Cup because its highly unlikely that we will win again in my lifetime. I stopped watching England games about 25 years ago and I couldn't name a single England player.

Sorry but thats all I can contribute to this thread

Hodgson is in deep trouble. No more friendlies left and no idea what his best eleven or best formation is. He is desperate to find a place for Rooney and to accommodate Rooney we go into the tournament with Vardy and Kane - in the only game they have ever started together - playing fifty metres apart and Ali on the left of midfield. Lots of square pegs in round holes. It is astonishing to me that Hodgson hasn't at least had a look at Vardy and Kane as an orthodox two up front. They are both better strikers than Rooney. Ali is a better attacking midfielder than Rooney. Grow a pair Roy, and pick the best players in their best positions, not your favourite players based on reputation or fear.

I agree with Smiler. Rooney might still have something to offer, but not from the start he doesn't and should be rightly down the pecking order. Portugal persisted with Luis Figo for a long time, but Luis Figo he is not.

There's only one way to go about the Euros next week & that's in true Keegan style as that's the players we have. Why ask them to do something other than what are their key strengths upon the proviso of what the opposition pose. For me it has, and does now (ok with youth players) and always will make absolutely no sense to me. Football isn't a complicated game, tell the players to go out and do what they do best and formations / systems do not matter

•Roy Hodgson is clueless, he sounds clueless, and doesnt have a clue how to play his best players. •A final friendly game before Euro's and he's still experimenting, we looked garbage, players playing out of position. •He should be picking players in form not players who've been injured, or favouritism! I cant see what Henderson or Lallana bring to team. And picking Rashford with no experience over the likes of Defoe or even Carroll. •And how frustrating is it when all we do is pass it backwards and sideways? Can players not spot the runs of our forwards? Seeing the runs of Vardy or Rooney, and ball is getting passed around defence instead. Play the effin ball forward..Drinkwater picking out the runs of Vardy all season won them the league. ..Roy picked Henderson instead :/