To be fair on Bow - Milner is up their with the best in Europe for assists this year. So people may think he's '****' and 'boring' but you can bet your bottom dollar that Roy is counting on him as one of the experienced players in the team. He'll start for sure imo.
... then the opposition keepers won't want for catching practice ... one of the worst dead ball takers I have ever witnessed ...he will also try to play everything to Rooney if the two are in the same team, irrespective of better options on ... ... we need to be brave and unpredictable ... Milner has been to many tournaments and has been largely anonymous .. starting him, IMHO, would show that we have no real ambition in the tournament ... play the Spurs and Leicester lads and go for it ...
We're talking about steady Roy here. Milner will start. Have you seen how many Liverpol players are going? I doubt any Leicester player will start. Purely because I see Roy picking Kane and Rooney and bringing Vardy on as an impact pace sub.
This is the team I'd play Seaman Neville Adams Butcher Pearce Waddle Hoddle Robson Barnes Beardsley Lineker
This is where that old addage "you can only beat what's in front of you" comes in. Or in this case "you can only assist against what's in front of you". But what will be in front of him at the Euros will turn him inside out chasing the ball. Remember how much everyone was waxing lyrical about Gareth Barry before he had his arse handed to him by the German youth team? Cant believe we have such short memories and get kidded by our domestic game.
I'm not disputing we'll get spanked at Euro 2016. All I'm saying is everything points towards Milner being a nailed on starter. On PL form considering our squad he's deserved to be in the first 11 too. I'd rather have Messi or Suarez (Euro versions). But we're stuck with Milner and Rooney et al.!!
out of his league again last night milner looked awful . even the left back was taking him on and beating him ..it should be the other way round .
Feel totally vindicated. As always Told ya Fosse, out of their depth. Granted Kane didn't live up to my expectations, but he looks tired and I expect him to have a promising future for club and country. The rest though show why the prem flatters to deceive the technical ability of English players. Nowt to do with Leicester either. Include Vardy or Rooney in that if you like.
shocking .. the manager god letting kane take free kicks ....he should of gave glen hoddle his boots he would of done a better job ..
... you feel totally vindicated? ... didn't you write "with the exception of Alli and Kane and possibly Bertand.." ? ..vindicated? Kane was by far the biggest English flop and the other 2 hardly set the tournament alight.. well done Motty
Like I said before this all started, the tournament should have been used to give young players experience so that they entered the World Cup with confidence. Now in the World Cup players like Barkley and Stones will be playing in their first competition but will be expected to handle it. England also need to sort the system out, wing backs pushing on relentlessly is old hat, it leaves room in behind and a striker who can work the channels will start to drag the centre backs about, last night was a perfect example. Defenders have to be able to defend.
