Not One World Class Player In England Team!

Last updated : 04 September 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

1. Joe Hart   
2. John Stones  81' 
6. Phil Jones   
5. Gary Cahill  84' 
3. Leighton Baines   
8. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  69' 
4. Jordan Henderson   
7. Jack Wilshere  69' 
11. Raheem Sterling   
10. Wayne Rooney  69' 
9. Daniel Sturridge  89' 
 
Subs
13. Fraser Forster   
12. Danny Rose   
14. Phil Jagielka  84' 
15. Calum Chambers  81' 
16. James Milner  69' 
17. Fabian Delph  69' 
18. Andros Townsend   
19. Danny Welbeck  69' 
20. Rickie Lambert  89'

Six of the last seven Johnstone's Paint Trophy finals have been better attended.

Those that stayed away were the winners, because this match was THE PITS!

Utter rubbish from start to finish, showing we are conning ourselves if we believe teams like our own Newcastle United are doing the game good by fielding 11 foreigners each game.

The majority of the fans who came to north-west London on Wednesday night will feel they did not get value for money ... and I was one of them.

Wayne Rooney rescued Roy Hodgson from embarrassment as a record-low crowd watched England sneak past Norway in a dull and uninspiring friendly at Wembley.

Just 40,181 turned up and I'm sure they wished they hadn't.

England's first shot on target was the one that Rooney rifled past Orjan Haskjold Nyland from 12 yards - a penalty.

Take away Raheem Sterling and there is not one player in that team anywhere near world class.

But Hodgson knows he will need too see an improvement from his men to win in Switzerland on Monday.

Hodgson may have to shuffle his pack for his first Euro 2016 qualifier next week too as Gary Cahill came off late on with an ankle problem.

Sturridge (perhaps) and Sterling were the only lights to brighten up the first period.

Sterling backheeled the ball into Sturridge's path, but the striker's shot was blocked inside the box.

Sturridge then cushioned a 40-yard diagonal pass from Sterling, but Orjan Haskjold Nyland pressured the striker into lobbing over the bar.

Unlike England, Norway managed to register a shot on target, although it was a tame one from Tarik Elyounoussi, who volleyed straight at Joe Hart

A few dissenting voices were heard at the half-time whistle. If the fans inside the stadium were hoping for an instant improvement after the restart then they were to be disappointed.

The Three Lions were just as slow in their build-up play and they were very flat at the back.

Hart saved a low drive from Mats Daehli and the England goalkeeper managed to deny Joshua King with an acrobatic dive.

Some sloppy defending from Cahill allowed King to race into the box, but he could not convert.

England were thrown a lifeline in the 67th minute when Omar Elabdellaoui slid in late on Sterling and the referee pointed to the spot.

Rooney stepped up and launched the ball past Nyland with his right foot.

The game petered out and those that had remained in the stadium for the final whistle greeted the end with barely audible cheers.