Olympians
Name your Great Britain XI
Hands up who’s expecting England + Bale
The whisper on the street is that Henry Redknapp will be offered the chance to manage a Great Britain football side at the 2012 Olympics. How exciting! And what better excuse to compile your own Team GB?
Post yours in the comments section. Meanwhile, The Spoiler’s reads thusly:
(4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Defence: Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Ashley Cole
Midfield: Steven Gerrard, Darren Fletcher, Gareth Bale
Forwards: Adam Johnson, Wayne Rooney, Craig Bellamy
Seriously.
Nov
17
12 responses so far
P J // November 17, 2010 at 11:46 am
Fletcher is Scottish, how could he be on this list
JoshBurt // November 17, 2010 at 11:57 am
PJ, I can only assume that you are being arch ironic, or post ironic, or something equally beard stroking. Please, just please, don’t tell me that you meant that. If you did, we’re all doomed.
Jimmy Mac // November 17, 2010 at 1:03 pm
“18-member squad must include at least 15 athletes less than 23 years of age. There is no age limit for the remaining three”
(http://www.olympics.org.uk)
Might have to re-consider that team!
Daryl // November 17, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Hart
Coleman Wilson Smalling A.Cole
Ramsay Henderson Wilshere
Walcott Carrol Bale
Barry Bannan
Kieran Gibbs
John Fleck
Conor Wickham
Jack Rodwell
Marc Albrighton
Conor Devlin
Balanced and fully representative of all nations and league positions. Also U23′s taken into consideration
I should manage the team really.
Josh // November 17, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Hart
Cole Clark terry Gibbs
albrighton bannan gerrard lampard downing
Carroll
Josh // November 17, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Subs
bale
Johnson
milner
Walcott
young
Defoe
Kev // November 18, 2010 at 2:02 am
@Daryl
Coleman is Irish not from GB. Great Britian includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Never include Ireland in GB. Got it? Good boy.
James // November 18, 2010 at 4:50 am
Now that would be a team. One great team, better than great players competing in lame teams. Given would have to be the reserve goalkeeper yet again.
jamjamus // November 18, 2010 at 9:15 am
GIVEN
Richards Rio Dawson Coel
Fltecher
Gerrard Lampard
Mc geady Bale
Wazza !!
Matt // November 18, 2010 at 1:13 pm
@jamjamus
Once again you couldnt have given or McGeady…
Don’t you people know we are a different country and are not in GB/UK?
If it was GB & Ireland then fair enough, but its not, so don’t.
Darren // November 19, 2010 at 9:59 am
Well said Matt. Ireland is not part of Great Britain, and this was done specifically and with forethought in order to keep John O’Shea from appearing in any team representing GB.
jimmy t // June 22, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Reminding people its an under 23 tournament! and needs to have some British players not just English, I think this is aa very good squad;
Gk – C. Gordon* (scot)
Df – G. Bale (wales), J.Evans (NI), C. Smalling (eng), K. Walker (eng)
Mf – J.Wilshere (Eng), A.Ramsey (wales), D.Beckham* (eng) (captain)
Fw – D.Sturridge (eng), W.Rooney* (eng)
Subs – J.Fleck (scot), D.Welbeck (eng), T.Cleverley (eng), C.Jones (eng), C.Gunter (wal), K. Gibbs (eng), R.Taylor (wales) O.Norwood (NI)
* denotes over 23
Manager – Sir Alex Ferguson (scot) great with young players and as most of the team are Man U players he would be ideal and again its showing its a British not all English team, Kenny Dalglish would be assistant coach and Beckham acting as a player-coach mentor come captain
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