Can we really win the world cup?

It's around the time when people start to say, we have a massive chance and all that stuff.

But do we have what it takes?

In goal we have either David James or Green (unless matt murray gets in the wolves team and keeps us up)

Our defence - we have three of the world's best in JT, Rio and Cole. Right back used to be a no-brainer. Gary Neville was great there for us but it is over for him. We need Johnson to get used to international football for him to get more experience.

Again in the middle of the park, we have two of the worlds finest. Gerrard and Lampard are fantastic players and if we have to play Gerrard left wing, with Bary in the middle, to get him to play well then so be it. Our strongest position is right midfield/wing. Becks, Lennon, Walcott, SWP, Young. All great wingers but at most there will be three on that plane to Africa but who? I think at the moment it is Beckham, Lennon and Walcott as a striker aswell. Beckham's experience and set piece abilities are invaluable. Don't forget his passing and work rate. Lennon absolutely ripped Croatia to pieces and deservedly has kept his place, he is too quick.

And to our strikers. We have one of the best talents in the world. He hadn't played well for England since Euro 2004, but Capello is slowly getting him back to his best with that position behind Heskey, who has done a great job holding the ball up.

Finally, the gaffer. He's a bit of a no-nonsense manager. He's strict but he's getting the team playing well. He's the first England manager in a while to not get sucked in to other international team's plan, slow it down. He wants England to play the way the players do in the Premiership. I think some countries, good countries, might be blown away but sometimes we might be careless and throw it away.

Can we really we win it? We have the quality, and if they carry on where they left us against Croatia, they will start to show us why they can.






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can Roonaldo silence his international critics?

Player Focus

I think every week I will do a profile on a player or even ex-player. After hearing some rather harsh citicism, I thought I'd start with fast becoming my favourite player, Michael Mancienne.

I think what impresses me most about this guy is his calmness. When he looks in trouble you don't see him panic and kick it into row z. He finds a way out which ends in us having the ball. His positioning is also very good, he likes to clean up behind after a ball has
been knocked down.

Mancienne spent the two years at QPR, and became a fans favourite quickly. He played in defence and midfield in his 58 games at Rangers without scoring.

His father Michael Snr was voted best ever footballer to play for the Seychelles national team. Although Michael Jnr rejected the chance to play for the Seychelles, I can almost guarantee he is the best ever player who could have played for them. He has already been called up to the England squad, after his impressive performances for the Wolves last season.

But what does the future hold for this man. I think he can be Rio Ferdinand's replacement, he has the quality and he will get the experience this season. He is certainly one of the best Wolves defenders I have seen, definitely the best since Lescott, with the potential to be better.

Don't agree with me? Or maybe have something to add to that. comment your opinions!

Oh yeah, and player ratings.

Hennessey - 8
Foley - 6
Mancienne - 7
Berra - 7
Elokobi - 6
Halford - 6
Henry - 7
Edwards - 6
Jarvis - 7
Doyle - 8
Keogh - 6

Subs
Kightly - 6
Maierhofer -6
Ebanks-Blake - 6

MOTM: Hennessey, made some two good saves and could do nothing to prevent the goal.

Embaressment at school...

I went back to school and was harrassed alot about the wolves. We were terrible in the first half and not great in the second. Not that it went without controversy. With atleast half an hour left we were denied the most obvious penalty I have seen this season. The linesmen was right in line with it. Had we scored frpm that, I belive we would have gon onto win. We missed a couple of sitters, The two players you'd like them to fall to most, Doyler and SEB missed them.

Hopefully the boys will get a good rest and really press against Everton, while I am there. Yep, my Dad won tickets and I could possibly be a reporter. I won't get my hopes up too high though.

Another bit of good news for me, I'm on the wolves fan of the month section, and could win a signed football. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/GoodBadHistoryDetail/0,,10307~1817403,00.html :)

Crunch time.

Here we go.

Tomorrow we face a team who have lost all seven of their league games, haven't paid their players this week (or more) and have a man promising to inject fifty million smackers but nobody knows where the money is. Surely we can't lose
James
Johnson Dystin Campbell Belhadj

Utaka Diarra Muntari Krancjar

Defoe Crouch

That is the team from about a year ago, maybe slightly more. Only 3 are still there. That is one hell of a team but now 3 left for Spurs, 1 to Everton, 1 to Inter, 1 to Real and 1 to liverpool. Campbell left on a free and had ashort spell with notts county.

James came very close to leaving and so did Utaka.

Here is the team I expect us to play.

Hennessey

Halford Mancienne Berra Elokobi

Kites Edwards Henry Jarvis

Keogh Doyle

This could be a big game for jarvis and Kightly. Their first premier league game together properly. If we can get a lead these to will provide the counter that will destroy Pompey. Kightly impressed me against Manure and Sunderland but Jarvis has yet to rip apart a full back properly and now with another winger, he won't be so heavily marked.

When Doyle and Keogh were taken off, the game changed. For the worse. SEB and The 'Hof' failed to make any impact what so ever and when the chance arose, they got in each others way. Doyle is an exciting player and should be our biggest threat.

Portsmouth will make a mistake, and when they do, Wolves have to pounce.