doctorj
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They're near certainties for the cup IMHO.
Starting at the back, they've got 3 keepers - 1 experienced but prone to frequent brain farts, another who starts for a team that just misses relegation every year and the most promising is one with little (if any) big game experience for club or country. Amongst the defenders, they've got two centre halves in Terry and Ferdinand that are certainties to start, but have had problems with fitness and form all year (not to mention any coital related issues) and two backup centre halves, one who can't train and struggles to play twice in a week (and gets turned easier than… erm nevermind) and the other who is horrifically slow and had a terrible season. At right back, Johnson who would struggle to defend against and u/14 blind all girls team and no back up for him except the aforementioned slow and out of form Carragher.
In midfield, Capello is lost. Sven found out that Lumplard and Gerrard can't play together and Capello may be forced to try that again with Barry injured and not even able to train until the lead up to the second match. If not Barry, you could play Carrragher, King, Carrick - one of which is out of form, the other two out of position.
I could go on. Rooney, Cole and Milner are world class. The rest are somewhat average.