The point is that they are not competing for 1 place as when fit both play therefore there is no pressure on Sturridge. Are you disagreeing with that?
You know exactly why, don't argue needlessly past any relevance. Nope, just making the point... both are too good to drop, and it will be very interesting to see how they're accommodated over the course of this season. I wouldn't say there's no pressure on Sturridge though... he still has to perform to meet the club's expectations, Roy Hodgson's (yikes), his own etc etc
Maybe you could explain this to Kops'n'Rodgered because he disagrees and thinks they are competing for 1 place even though they both play
In a way you could say that they are competing for the striker role in a 4-3-3 but are likely to both be accommodated in different positions/formations.
Yeah but he's not a "Mouser" On a serious note I thought his build up in the first half was pretty good, as was Welbecks, and he put a few good challenges in the second half. In front of goal though they were both **** - especially Welbeck. Think its the correct formation though. The movement and space it opens up is excellent.
I agree on formation, just not sure about Wellbeck. Sturridge looks good on the ball, great control and technique, whereas Wellbeck looks like a "Heskey" to me. Willing runner, but not adding much else. Early season looked good, but now is back to last season's model
Yeah he wasn't convincing. I think he has a better touch and eye than Emile though and I wouldn't drop him as its opening up everyone else's game and he has scored a few for England too to be fair. I think he's okay - just not Robbie Fowler.
Fowler got a criminally low number of caps for his talent. One of the best finishers. His head seemed to be his undoing a bit.
Venables and Hoddle were the last England coaches to pick teams, rather than just chuck the players with the most media coverage into the starting xi - there were two places up front, Sheringham was there to load the bullets, meaning one spot for Shearer, Fowler or Ferdinand.
human Let me give you a more up to date quote for your sig. That one looks sad being so out of date. I'd put my house on Spurs not getting top4 this season and you can quote me on that.
Probably better to post stuff like this in the Bill Nick thread, but yes, it's a problem right now. I'll update in the other thread if and when there's any new information.
Probably better to post stuff like this in the Bill Nick thread, but yes, it's a problem right now. I'll update in the other thread if and when there's any new information.
