Michael Owen picks his best England XI | Dream Team

On this day back in 1998 Michael Owen scored a superb solo goal against Argentina at the World Cup in France. He played with some great players during his international career, but which of them made it into his England dream team?
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[@satwikbiswal8299]

The way Owen describes Scholes is absolutely spot on 👏🔥

[@liamhudspith8691]

Gerrard was better both are the best ever cms the premier league has seen

[@pranachakra8592]

He dont chose scholes in him five side team

[@hulk8384]

@@liamhudspith8691 yes

[@meddyfurniture]

Gerrard - Scholes, Owen - Shearer with likes of Beckham & Rooney in the team. I still wonder how England didn't make any final... very sad because 1996-2006 are the 10yrs England had to win something!!!

[@salar1997]

better teams maybe? + england is the most over rated national team in the world, they think they can win every cup, meanwhile they always go out in the group stage...

[@darkoanton5]

+Arafa The Black Man. Who's defending in midfield?

[@BigDave15]

They had the perennial penalty-shoot-out-itis. Plus some of the other national teams were full to top players too.

[@justclosing]

+Arafat UG it's the Mail, Sun, and News of the World who brain-wash us. We do have excellent players sometimes (and teams). The problem is, the other ones are simply better. "It's been the perfect response from England," said McClaren just as Iceland was putting in their goal

[@andrewjoyce9038]

Not anymore

[@thooneandonlypencilcase538]

The video is 4:42 minutes long and the formation that Owen used is 442

[@mrbroccholi]

Source?

[@z.squads8818]

mrbroccholi it’s in front of your eyes lol

[@Kloppsserialbottlers]

Owen is in the illuminati

[@hulk8384]

@@z.squads8818 yes lol

[@darkbydesign1031]

illuminati confirmed

[@sreddi83]

An almost religious dedication to 4-4-2 is what stopped England from winning any trophies or even making the finals during 1996-2006. Such a shame since they had a lot of talented players I mean just the players Owen left out Terry, Sol, Hargreaves, Lampard, McManaman would have made most international XI's

[@jasonrogers469]

4-4-2 sucks, outdated, predictable and easy to defend against. Kind of like the T formation in American football. Glen Hoddle and now thankfully Gareth Southgate have finally changed that.

[@regiment589]

Southgate didnt change antyhing. England lost with every decent team during the world cup and they almost lost to average Columbia. Such a shame they dont have lot of quality players and mickey mouse as a coach.

[@earthstar393]

regiment589 As the only team to make the last 4 of the World Cup and Nations League, I'm going to have to disagree with you there.

[@randy100799]

carrick also, the old fashioned busquets

[@Anonymous-xr8hx]

@@earthstar393 This was the first nations league ever so obviously no other team had reached the last 4 of it before. And England has won the world cup so I can't tell if ur trolling but of couse Southgate's team isn't the first to reach a world cup semifinal.

[@justclosing]

The squad who played against Iceland would be my choice

[@Leon-rc1qh]

Same they were AMAZING

[@zaidabraham7310]

But the squad that played Iceland was a good squad. What can you expect from players who are being led by a brainless twat?

[@Leon-rc1qh]

Abraham 302 Shrek is love Shrek is life

[@Leon-rc1qh]

Abraham 302 On a serious note they're just not experienced... So the nerves get on them. Like Deli Ali he's amazing for Tottenham but can't play for england.

[@justclosing]

What's having a bad manager to do with with simple basics such as passing a ball? (I don't mean you of course Rooney)

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Owen is still so underrated. 40 international goals by the time he was 26... Had he not had his injuries, Rooney would still be 20 goals behind him for England.

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Aditya 82003 Rooneys fitness? As in not being unfit or injured? The guys last game for England was when he was 33. Owen last played at 26 or 27 and he was only 13 goals behind. He was scoring an average of 6 or 7 goals a year (including important goals in World Cups). So for you to say Rooney’s fitness let him down, after playing all those extra years is strange at best. It was Owen that was ravaged by injuries!!

[@badabing8884]

Injuries a sad fact of life for top footballers.

[@cotillion]

I'm picking 11 people for england, That makes them my england XI - Micheal Owen

[@funnythehaha]

cotillion o

[@CrazyLarry23]

Ironic how you're ripping Michael Owen for being thick yet you spelt Michael incorrectly.

[@hewyihherng]

“My England XI will consists of only English players” - Michael Owen

[@hulk8384]

😂😂😂😂

[@Admin-wi9rx]

Glad he choose Tony Adams, great leader..

[@brjgtm2011]

Thank u .. owen for making me watch football when i was a kid

[@Eduardo-vy3nn]

We miss you Michael, hope people could have seen the great player you are like I did. Growing up you were my idol and will always be.

[@massivelegend5792]

'but upfront, it would have to be Cristiano Ronaldo. He was sensational in England when he played for United' - Michael Owen

[@mrsskysports2719]

ikr

[@technodemic6258]

It's called "wishful thinking" - and that's all we ever have.

[@digitalT83]

wow

[@goransalih8396]

massive legend you stupid just dont watch football

[@ZSHDon]

In England Beckham was better than Ronaldo Beckham had more success than Ronaldo in England

[@Hunfootball]

my two fav player and forward were Owen and Shearer as well

[@darrylfernandes4806]

Absolutely correct he picked players from his era unlike other's this shows his talent skills

[@deckiedeckie]

Owen......de lo mejor que ha dado Inglaterra!!

[@Yaroslaw02]

Последнего в свой дримтим поставил СЕБЯ :) С хитрой улыбочкой. Ну, заслужил, заслужил !

[@oliverfels7771]

Interesting Video, great Team. Each of his choices perfectly described and justified by Michael Owen.

[@ricoriley1321]

Everyone talking about wether John terry or tony adams should be in the team, meanwhile his former liverpool teammate Jamie Carragher is crying in a corner

[@allaboutfutbol1720]

😂😂😂

[@Tokyo_Views]

Great dream team mate. You made England proud. Wish the team had always been a dream when you were playing. So sad about unlucky moments as well. At your time, England should have won the world cup. Now, without talents like you, no chance!

[@hirandomperson9276]

I am sure this squad, would be better with 4-3-3. Putting Rooney up front.

[@sashoksashok8108]

Shearer as #9

[@mikeyh1111]

John Terry over Tony Adams any day!

[@alvinjugernauth789]

I was also thinking of him there.

[@gonnaw1n]

Did you ever see Adams during his career? The guy basically was Terry before Terry but without the cheating.

[@ed1726]

Terry is definitely better than Adams. But it's hard to judge across eras. Adams was superb for England and Arsenal.

[@gonnaw1n]

@@ed1726 you can't possibly say that because of the different eras means you can't compare them. It's like saying Terry was better than Bobby Moore but they are different eras. Terry was lucky to be in an era where there was more focus on fitness, mental strength, people looking after them etc...both Adam's and Moore had their demons outside of football...modern footballers will always be ahead of the past because of the modern day techniques and conditions to help them succeed.

[@ed1726]

@@gonnaw1n I can't work out where the disagreement lies because you seem to be agreeing with me?

[@simonbrown3378]

Lol he didn't pick JT well done Owens lol

[@Ryan-jd4nb]

Adams is clear

[@domagojgreguric6957]

England always lacked a DMF, except a single great WC 2006 performance by Owen Hargreaves, who was the best player. But Hargo was hammered by injuries. Always a tough choice by Sven Goran cause you wanted to fit in Becks, Scholesy, Gerro and Lamps, and ALL of them liked to have their back covered by a pure DMF like Roy Keane in UTD or Essien for Chelsea. Still, all those midfield players loved to tackle, their work rate was amazing, so in theory they could have played together . But theory is one thing. Chemistry wasnt REALLY there, toxic media and fans always plagued the team, and they could never Truly FIND that winning rhythm, except in a few qualis. Despite all that nonsense, they lost to a GOAT Brasil team, to Portugal twice on pens, to an amazing German team, to Italy on pens, etc etc. This generation was plagued by some bad luck to add to their roster issues... Still, had they played with 5 in the midfield, considering how much goals Gerrard and Lampard have been scoring, that would have been the best option. Get rid of the 4-4-2. Give absolute freedom to Gerrard and others fall in behind, covering each other. 4-3-2-1 Beckham-Scholes-Hargreaves Lampard-Gerrard Rooney Thats a winning team right here. I guess lol

[@NiranjanRavikumar7]

"It would certainly have competed on the international stage in the World Cup" - Michael Owen Thanks, Michael. We thought FIFA World Cup is club football.

[@patrickelliott-brennan8960]

Michael Owen: Fantastic player and fantastic for England. Nice one, Michael.

[@amazed66]

It's saying something about the strength as individual players that England had in Michael Owen's time (if maybe not getting the success as a team) that the likes of Sol Campbell, John Terry, Michael Carrick and Frank Lampard didn't make it. I did have a few other names to mention too but expect that they would have been scoffed at but don't think too many wouldn't rate those four above.

[@danielhackett1581]

Terry, lampard, and to a lesser extent campbell the big names to miss out

[@Sergio60202]

these 3 were slow

[@JohnnyC01]

We can put them into the team when they start playing with 14 players

[@farsadtv8910]

I’m Phil Jones & i’m Chris Smalling 😂😂😂😂

[@ArunChandrasekaran24]

Unbelievable player - I love u Owen

[@gwynmaverickjames6098]

What a team,what talent we had,we should have won the big competitions 🇬🇧👍

[@gigsawsoljier1408]

he was my idolt as a kid lost respect when he joined utd but his reasons for mid gave me reason to respect. hope he keeps chill more so he can e the owen i wanted to be as a kid tbh

[@ahrin1409]

Really solid team with top class players

[@Hasan-wz1nd]

Micheal owen is Englands best ever player between 1996-2006 he won the bloody Ballon dor

[@mikenewton83]

Hasan And he disrespects Manchester United who let him win his ONLY premier league.

[@andrewwilson7939]

Shearer was better

[@hakeemluwalala5790]

Owen wasn't playing professional football in 96

[@TheDaverobinson]

He’s put Rooney on the wing coz he’s too much of an ego to leave himself out

[@quinlanmccormack7277]

One player Rooney

[@jsuswaram]

Fair enough...I guess Lampard in as Super sub :)

[@owens164]

Anyone remember that goal vs Argentina

[@prometheustv6558]

I remember the red card more

[@rohithraman6488]

I remember when you said when they don't score they hardly ever win

[@punlokomovicdevinho7611]

Banks, G Neville, Ferdinand, Moore, A Cole, Mc Manaman, Lampard, Scholes, Beckham, Charlton, Shearer

[@KKohl]

That England team which whacked a shell-shocked Germany 5-1 in Munich with Owen scoring a hat trick was the most lethal line-up. Too bad Gerrard was the missing link in the WC finals.

[@dave790]

Stellar team!

[@peterreid9769]

All great players. Couldn't disagree with that.

[@kaelan15]

seamen neville ferdinand terry cole scholes lampard gerrard rooney shearer owen top 3 can score goals from anywhere, scholes pulling the strings, gerrard working box to box along side frank. ashley cole and neville bombing up the wings. this spine would have forced teams to play down the flanks, cole and neville both brilliant at defending.

[@kie9372]

if only they played that midfield 3 they would have won something

[@DushisHere]

you need to put Beckham in though. Where would he play

[@moonsugar1]

People always bang on about Scholes, Stevie and Frank in Midfield. Probably youngsters that don't remember Scholes retired from international football in 04. Stevie and Frank were still developing then. They would peak years later. An in form, Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard at the peak of their powers was never available for selection. And yes, managers did try to convince Scholesy to come back, most notably Cappello for 2010 - and he declined.

[@michaelblythe6525]

lampard he was made to look good by his CHELSEA TEAMMATES WHO DID THE DONKEY WORK

[@tylermoth9837]

Adams was better than terry

[@jslasher1]

I would have been disappointed if Michael had not included himself. Thanks, too, for including David Seaman, one of the best [alongside Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van de Saar] goalkeepers in the FICA world cups. My sole complaint is that Lampard was not included.

[@hasanmurtaza2715]

You left lampard was it look at how many goals and assists he scored as a midfielder

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Hasan Murtaza not just gold and assist

[@deweglopers1480]

And lineker

[@MikeyyHitsBills]

Quality player no doubt but you can’t not have scholes, the man could find my grandad with a pass and I haven’t seen him for over 10 years

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Michael Brereton Beckham much better passer

[@neorhami6303]

He was great but Gerrard and Scholes were better

[@somalibrothers7689]

Squad without Captain John Terry it's too bad

[@maro...]

Lampard ?

[@hairizack7059]

Wayne bridge too lol

[@agir4707]

Gerrard

[@mr.ammardfdf2458]

England 2002 and England 2018 were the best team ever for England ;-)

[@JC-ko1bp]

2018? hahaha

[@gigsawsoljier1408]

2018 team got lucky

[@derrydouglas8133]

Owen stayed up until 11 o clock thinking about this

[@jeffreymodesto168]

striker- shearer and keegan midfield , mcmanaman, robson, scholes, beckham, cole, adams, rio, g.neville , shilton.

[@PermanentMerka]

There is a midfielder who does everything that those two in the park can do combined plus reads the game better defensively and is more two footed and hasn't made the team.

[@nsoper19]

pretty sure the sponsors wouldn't let him say john terry for centre half

[@GeorgeUK84]

Love Owen!! Manchester United legend!

[@deepesh346]

Seaman; Alexander - Arnold, Ferdinand, Terry, Cole; Gerrard, Hargreaves, Lampard; Rooney, Shearer, Sterling.. This wud b my dream 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 team I guess

[@gigsawsoljier1408]

sterling lol

[@barrymedwin7197]

Jimmy Greaves best goal scorer ever in GB. Can't pick yourself before him Michael.

[@garyrebelchannel]

Perfect 4-4-2 of england! But how if lampard in the left wing?

[@caeserromero3013]

Clemence, Lawler, Kennedy, Smith, Thompson, Gerrard, McDermott, Barnes, McManaman, Fowler, Hunt......

[@swapsakpal08]

1966 team was tuff.. with no personal ego

[@weiht6767]

I'd actually put steve mcmanaman on the left, he was a classy player and skillful. Didnt have too much pace but is able to beat players and has a good assist rate. I would omit owen and put Teddy in there, who can forget SAS?

[@joshuamellor1193]

Missed Lampard Hurst Charlton Moore Terry Lineker Gascoigne

[@BkaybGaming]

Josh Mellor It's his best team not yours...

[@joshuamellor1193]

Just shocker

[@BkaybGaming]

***** Maybe because they're the players he knows most about?

[@joshuamellor1193]

***** you replied to your own comment?

[@BkaybGaming]

Josh Mellor He was adding a bit

[@Izzy_Breezy458]

Not even a honorable mention for Emile heskey?? I mean after all taht he's done for you all those years, Michael??!

[@affarokurz1486]

I thought so as well

[@jamescoupland131]

How did we not win anything with these players

[@silverbackdp]

my perfect team.. same team i would pick!

[@LenoGabriel]

I miss him

[@owensvega846]

el mejor delantero del mundo. Michael owen

[@Pirovicio]

What a hit son

[@Tom81sup4]

Seaman, Neville, rio ferdinand, Terry, cole mcmanaman, Gerrard, scholes, beckham. Kane, Shearer

[@oisinnoone2179]

wtf you left out Heskey 😠

[@joni_siplayboy]

Heskey you kidding...better Jamie vardy

[@zaidabraham7310]

Heskey is a beast.

[@Squidward-jv7go]

The thing is, Owen and Heskey had a great connection

[@williammadsen48]

Also lampard

[@oisinnoone2179]

Lol just found my own comment randomly

[@MrKAKARONALDOMESSI]

How I wish I could go back to 1996

[@Farashaash]

I'm glad he didn't pick Lampard and Gerrard in a same team.. great choice Michael

[@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King]

This certainly proves my assertion that the 2000's were the golden age of football.

[@acim387]

Agree with your choice, Michael.

[@ebronjeremiah880]

Totally agree with Owen...

[@dulomdampu2902]

agreed with Beckham.. he was the best England team player I have seen yet..beckham really shone for his country

[@pranachakra8592]

Ferdinand, neville, scholes, beckham, rooney.. He loves united

[@user-jx9vp3or9p]

Величайшие игроки, великолепная сборная тех времён, к сожалению не добившаяся больших результатов и побед. К этой сборной я бы добавил ещё Джона Терри, Соула Кэмпбелла, Лэмпарда, Джо Коула, Макманамана, Гаскойна. Когда теперь ещё будет такая сборная и будет ли вообще

[@VoiceOfThe]

You gotta have Lampard in there. The greatest goal scoring midfielder we’ve ever had. You can’t leave him out for that reason alone.

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

You can

[@joseykurianjoseph3163]

Best selection Micheal 🙂

[@danangsetya8789]

The similiarity between Owen, Milner and Gibson' Dream England Team are G. Neville, A. Cole, Gerrard, Beckham, Rooney and Owen.

[@zaidsiddiqib3608]

What about Gary lineker...really good finisher

[@joey4star152]

Why not just play 3 up top rather than sticking Rooney on the left?!

[@broombroomstickempahpahsti4441]

Too exiting for owen.

[@JC-ko1bp]

how does beckham, gerrard and scholes work as a midfield 3?

[@Romans8-9]

@@JC-ko1bp Scholes can play on the left according to Sven Goran Erikkson. lol

[@s_lxr]

1 of da best england teams

[@mbpb4512]

About all player's played for man United

[@azza4462]

Don't forget Stuart Ripley , Francis Jeffers , and Richard write

[@inglese2996]

I'm sorry I can't take this seriously. No Michael Ricketts?

[@Nuron666]

whos Michael Ricketts

[@user-xg7vl7qu5h]

Gordon Banks, Bobby Moor, Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker?!

[@memorywarrior8752]

I'm guessing that Alan Shearer did not have Michael Owen up front with him in his dream team.

[@jeffersonlerma3090]

campbell the icon

[@jianxiongRaven]

anyone can tell me what clubs they played in premiere leage ?

[@norman4948]

Should have been lamps over Rooney but it's his team, a proper one at that

[@enigmagamer112]

I’d have Rooney in the hole, gerrard and becks either side and scholes Pinging balls for the strikers, 442 diamond

[@hasnatchowdhury2529]

My England XI (option A) Formation: 3-5-1-1 or 5-3-1-1 GK David Seaman RWB Garry Neville RCB Rio Ferdinand CB/SW Tony Adams LCB Harry Maguires LWB Ashley Cole RCM David Beckham CDM Paul Ince LCM Steven Gerrard CF Paul Scholes ST Alan Shearer

[@anthonybardsley4985]

Surprised to not hear the names of Frank lampard and John Terry.

[@brentmeistergeneral6074]

Maybe JT but not Frank.

[@mrsose1872]

Not one player ever won anything on the international stage. They and their managers however made lottery winning amounts of cash. Very fond memories all round.

[@blackvinylbr5650]

Is a good team! BUT where is PAUL GASCOIGNE?

[@emmadeeba2038]

That is great 11 to be fair

[@gameandreallifefootball5895]

my favourite player m.owen

[@MrB16M4C]

I agree with most of these except for Owen. David Seaman Gary Neville Rio Ferdinand Tony Adams Ashley Cole David Beckham Steven Gerrard Paul Scholes John Barnes Alan Shearer Wayne Rooney

[@ananth619]

i don't think he played with barnes

[@John-re2qw]

Sometimes however too much talent, especially so much attacking talent, doesn't work in a team. There needs to be an honest grafter in there, such as James Milner.

[@wall-e7179]

Your team would have done what they always do.

[@djDec89]

Take out seaman, Adams and shearer and you basically have the team from euro 2004 if you add in john Terry, david James, put in lampard and push rooney up front

[@ishmaelforester9825]

+Declan Hampson Take out Shearer though?

[@wovortex2993]

Why Shearer?!

[@gtaquizmaster]

+Ishmael Forester he is just talking about how similar it is to the Euro 2004 team

[@esucil]

if they had a prime shearer they would have gone a lot further..

[@JC-ko1bp]

ruined scholes. that was the difference.

[@hasnatchowdhury2529]

My England XI (option B) Formation: 4-4-1-1 Seaman Neville Terry Rio A.Cole Becks Ince Gerrard Sterling Rooney Shearer

[@alfierushton1816]

Great team

[@nhialjok5700]

Did you know that John Terry is Manchester United Legend due to that legendary slip in Moscow?😎

[@karandwivedi7357]

nhial jok hahahahaha Btw I am a chelsea fan

[@nhialjok5700]

Karan Dwivedi 😂 too bad for you mate