Andy said:
If so, who are they going to field? You simply cannot field Crouch because he's horrible and would come at the expense of Cole or another talented midfielder. With such a strong midfield like that, as well as Gerrard having a free role up top, there is no need to worry about a true forward holding the ball up and no reason fielding Crouch just for that purpose, in my opinion. Sides with class in midfield do not always need a prototypical forward holding the ball up..
anyway i see your point regarding gerrard, gotta be better than resorting to paul bunion up front with owen, but if rooney is not back for the knock-out stages then england might run into a bit of trouble.
