Phil Jagielka - #4 CB, and Hodgson instead of picking 2 RBs and 4 CBs picked 1 RB, 3 CBs and Phil Jones who can play both
Daniel Sturridge - Had a very poor 2nd half of the season, has struggled to start for Chelsea
Adam Johnson - A fringe player for Man City, could only be picked in the same capacity for England and Milner is better in that role
Joe Cole - will not get picked until he plays regularly in premier league again
I’m going to attempt to logically explain the England squad selection for the Euros. Then I shall attempt to explain why certain players haven’t been included.
Joe Hart - From the available Goalkeepers, he is by far the best England have to offer
Robert Green - He has made mistakes but has had a good season with West Ham and has plenty of England experience
John Ruddy - Has had a great season with Norwich, second best English keeper in Premier league (excluding Foster and Robinson)
Glen Johnson - Has been standard England right back for years now, season hasn’t been great but still a good right back and comfortable playing for England
Phil Jones - Can play in multiple positions, mainly right back and centre back, could be a better defensive option at right back
John Terry - The best English centre back
Gary Cahill - Plays well alongside Terry, has played and scored for England recently
Joeleon Lescott - Had a great season with Man City, second best English centre back
Ashley Cole - Standard England left back, proved his quality against Barcelona
Leighton Baines - Been great for Everton, showing both defensive and offensive qualities, could overthrow Cole for #1 left back (#3 shirt)
Theo Walcott - Still got the pace to trouble slow defences, his final ball is improving
Steven Gerrard - Even though tactically I don’t see how he fits, he is captain so he has to get picked, plus he can lead and inspire the team
Frank Lampard - Best English attacking midfielder, very experienced at international level
Scott Parker - a great leader, very good at connecting defence to attack
Gareth Barry - was a key player for Man City this season, best English holding mid.
James Milner - the classic England sub, he can play in any position in midfield and play well
Ashley Young - one of the players of the season, very efficient on the left wing, getting goals and assists
Stewart Downing - Had a poor season, but still the #2 English left mid
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - the wildcard, can come off the bench and do what Walcott used to, has a great shot from range
Wayne Rooney - do I need to explain?
Danny Welbeck - the perfect partner for Rooney to play at his best
Andy Carroll - has had a poor season, but showed signs of form in the last few weeks, has scored for England before
Jermain Defoe - has played and scored in a World Cup, could link well with Carroll
Now for the players who weren’t selected
Grant Holt - not enough England experience, Hodgson obviously wanted to take one big striker and went with Carroll who has more England experience
Micah Richards - Last month or so has lost his place in Man City team to Zabaleta, this is the only reason I can see that he wasn’t picked, other than he hasn’t played for England a lot recently
Aaron Lennon - Very similar to Walcott, Hodgson was only ever going to pick one of them
Michael Carrick - Hodgson has picked two attacking mids (Lampard and Gerrard) and two holding mids (Barry, Parker), Carrick in #3 holding mid
Peter Crouch - Again, Hodgson chose Carroll as the big man, Crouch hasn’t played for England recently
Kyle Walker - injured
Darren Bent - injured
Jack Wilshire - been injured all season
Any other players you can think of or any comments, tweet me @beregrond
1. John Cena
2. Kane
3. Big Show
4. CM Punk
5. Chris Jericho
6. Sheamus
7. Daniel Bryan
8. Randy Orton
9. Cody Rhodes
10. Mark Henry
21 Jump Street
The story follows two guys who were on opposite ends of the social spectrum during High School but become friends after both entering the Police Academy. Due to their youthful looks they are put undercover in a High School.
There is really two stories here, the first one is the two guys (Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill) trying to survive High School again, the second one is Tatum and Hill trying to stop a new drug from spreading. Conveniently enough the villain of both of these stories is the popular kid at school (Dave Franco). The two story threads nicely move along and come together at the end with an exciting finale but there is nothing new here.
Tatum and Hill’s characters are very well established showing what they were like at High School before taking us through the police academy, completely explaining how they became friends. The development of these two is one of the highlights of the film seeing how they tackle school all over again after essentially seeing how the other half lived.
This is a very, very funny film with a standard story and sub-par acting and music but the excitement and humour make this far from a standard or sub-par film, there are multiple scenes which will long stay in the memory.
Rating: 71%
Training Day
Story: 8
Direction: 7
Music: 7
Acting: 8
Characters: 7
Ending: 6
Enjoyment: 7
Imdb: 7.6
7/10
72%
My prediction for the 12-Man GM vs GM match participants
Team Long -
Santino Marella (confirmed)
Kofi Kingston
R-Truth
The Great Khali
Zack Ryder
The Miz
Team Johnny -
David Otunga (confirmed)
Mark Henry (confirmed)
Jack Swagger
Dolph Ziggler
Alberto Del Rio
Christian
1. John Cena (RAW)
2. Kane (RAW)
3. CM Punk (RAW)
4. Daniel Bryan (Smackdown)
5. Sheamus (Smackdown)
6. Big Show (Smackdown)
7. Chris Jericho (RAW)
8. Cody Rhodes (Smackdown)
9. Santino Marella (RAW)
10. Wade Barrett (Smackdown)
If you want to know someone’s ranking who is outside the Top 10 then ask me on twitter @beregrond
I’ve decided to post the rankings monthly rather than weekly, so here they are for the end of January
1. John Cena (RAW)
2. Kane (RAW)
3. CM Punk (RAW)
4. Daniel Bryan (Smackdown)
5. Chris Jericho (RAW)
6. Sheamus (Smackdown)
7. Randy Orton (Smackdown)
8. Big Show (Smackdown)
9. Dolph Ziggler (RAW)
10. Kofi Kingston (RAW)
If you want to know someone’s ranking who is outside the Top 10 then ask me on twitter @beregrond
UFC 141 Predictions
Diego Nunes bt. Manvel Gamburyan
Matt Riddle bt. Luis Ramos
Efrain Escudero bt. Jacob Volkmann
Dong Hyun Kim bt. Sean Pierson
Danny Castillo bt. Anthony Njokunani
Ross Pierson bt. Junior Assuncao
Jimy Hettes bt. Nam Phan
Alexander Gustafsson bt. Vladimir Matyushenko
Jon Fitch bt. Johny Hendricks
Donald Cerrone bt. Nate Diaz
Brock Lesnar bt. Alistair Overeem
Results
The Miz def. Randy Orton - Count Out
Alberto Del Rio def. Daniel Bryan - Cross Armbreaker
Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres def. Pin Up Strong - Roll Up
John Cena def. Zack Ryder - Attitude Adjustment
Zack Ryder def. Mark Henry - Attitude Adjustment by Cena
Kevin Nash def. Santino Marella - Jackknife Powerbomb
Sheamus def. Dolph Ziggler - Brogue Kick after distraction from Ryder
Rankings
1. John Cena
2. The Miz
3. CM Punk
4. Alberto Del Rio
5. Dolph Ziggler
6. Zack Ryder
7. Kevin Nash
8. Primo & Epico
9. Kofi Kingston
10. Mason Ryan
