John Peacock has announced an 18 man squad for the forthcoming tournament that the FA are hosting later this month, starting on the 26th August and involving three other top international sides, Italy, Turkey and Portugal. The games will be played at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium, Northampton Town’s Sixfields and Meadow Lane, home of Notts County.
The full fixture list for the England side:
26/08/09 – 7pm – England Vs Italy – Pirelli Stadium
28/08/09 – 7pm – England Vs Turkey – Sixfields Stadium
30/08/09 – 3pm – England Vs Portugal – Meadow Lane
It’s a strong side that has been named with several eye catching names to look out for in the future. Sunderland’s Louis Laing, Arsenal duo Chuks Aneke and Benik Afobe, Chelsea’s Josh McEachran and Liverpool’s Andre Wisdom have all been tipped for big things. The full 18 man team is below:
- Jack Butland (Birmingham City)
- Sam Johnstone (Manchester United)
- Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea)
- Luke Garbutt (Everton)
- Louis Laing (Sunderland)
- Bruno Pilatos (Middlesbrough)
- Jack Robinson (Liverpool)
- Tom Thorpe (Manchester United)
- Andre Wisdom (Liverpool)
- Chuks Aneke (Arsenal)
- Conor Coady (Liverpool)
- Josh McEachran (Chelsea)
- Ravel Morrison (Manchester United)
- George Thorne (West Brom)
- Benik Afobe (Arsenal)
- Jake Fowler (Middlesbrough)
- William Keane (Manchester United)
- Conor Wickham (Ipswich Town)
The midfield looks sick with Aneke Keane and Mccreahren. If the manager can pick them in their correct places i can see Wickham and Afobe getting a few goals. Aneke is the stand out playmaker similiar to Kaka