Match Day Thread Englands Worldcup thread

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TheJudeanPeoplesFront said:
Meh, I watch him week in week out. He absolutely bosses games. Picking up from the goalkeeper, pulling the strings. He's got the second highest chance creation of all the English midfielders, and he plays in a **** team, let's be honest. He can't shoot for ****, but there is nobody currently playing the game, with English nationality, who would be better at playing passes over the top for pacey forwards, or drilling them into Kane. He currently works with Joselu and Gayle ffs.

He has off games, like any player, where it all breaks down, and he needs hardworkers alongside him, but he will end up playing in a much better team, and it will be emphasised how good he is. Maybe even after this transfer window.

Perhaps you're right, but a Shelvey option off the bench at least, is vastly different to having another workhorse. They ask different questions. A trick has been missed.
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Yeah I can agree with that conclusion:emoticon-0148-yes:.

I think different options are key. And why someone like crouch should be considered or even Andy Carroll (which i know will get me stick)
 
The Liebherr Legacy said:
I agree on Delph and would personally have taken Wilshere as he would offer the creativity you mention. Otherwise we're relying on Alli and trying to get in behind with Vardy/Sterling.

Unfortunately you can't do a lot about defence as we're not exactly spoilt for choice. Cahill is there for his experience and is the only player with over 40 caps I believe. I'd prefer him as captain to Henderson tbh.

Thing is with England at the moment is we've got a few good attacking players and full backs but the central midfield and defence is largely ****e.
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What's your thoughts on the keepers? They picked themselves, but who starts?

Toss up between Pope and Pickford, probably the latter for me.
 
why does southgate ,keep saying (we )

who is in charge here. who picked the team /squad who is the manager .. thought he was .


or is he playing safe ..
 
thefanwithnoname said:
Yeah I can agree with that conclusion:emoticon-0148-yes:.

I think different options are key. And why someone like crouch should be considered or even Andy Carroll (which i know will get me stick)
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I don't think it should get any stick like, a fit and on form Carroll would surely go.

Crouch has fallen out of fashion, but he'd be worth it for the tweets alone!

Even the best teams struggle to deal with them, and I can just see German defenders breaking when Crouchy bends himself like a pretzel to hit a volley.

Kane has to really step up this tournament and show his club form.
 
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Free-Dor said:
6 full backs - blokes a ****ing idiot. 4 of them probably won't kick a ball. Waste of two squad places.
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It could be a ploy because he could be instructing his fullbacks(wingbacks) to push up. They will probably be the most active 2 players on the pitch running up and down if that goes to plan. Therefore, like we do at Spurs, he could be exhausting them then rotating them so they get their rest...therefore needing 4.
 
TheJudeanPeoplesFront said:
What's your thoughts on the keepers? They picked themselves, but who starts?

Toss up between Pope and Pickford, probably the latter for me.
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Keepers are weird as there's no set number one and theres not a huge difference between them all but like you I'd probably give Pickford the number one and tell him it's his to lose.
 
TheJudeanPeoplesFront said:
What's your thoughts on the keepers? They picked themselves, but who starts?

Toss up between Pope and Pickford, probably the latter for me.
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I think Pickford is ****..only good thing about him is his distribution and that should not be why a keeper gets into a team. Did you see his **** ups in his last game...flapping like a Seal.

Pope might concede too but he does the basics right.
 
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I watched Ashley Young make his professional debut - and 16 or so years on the world will see him score the winning goal in the world cup final.Frigging have it!
 
Does it really matter when you’re quarter finals for life?
 
thefanwithnoname said:
As I said earlier I have watched shelvey a lot since his Liverpool days, and I have seen analysis of his game by different pundits. Take away the motd reel and he is a chug along at his own rate player, not shy to get into a 50/50 and the odd great pass but he leaves this behind him very exposed

Can't remember who did an in depth analysis of him this season and slated him, correctly imo after a nufc game

Different level but I recall Stevie g also being looked at as someone who often left his position, ie lack of discipline in keeping shape, which was detrimental to England. Point not being to compare gerrard to shelvey but to show that even a great player can unbalance a team. And balance will be key for England. Always has been imo but they couldn't drop certain names
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It was Lampard who slated him for being on the edge of the box and not tracking a runner at the end of a game. It turned out he was injured. The next time Lampard was on and they discussed Shelvey, Lampard said nothing about him. He was owed an apology in my opinion for getting unfairly ripped to pieces.

Seriously, while his form was patchy in the first half of the season, since the turn of the year Shelvey has been outstanding and the last couple of months has been running games with his passing. He gets his head up as soon as gets the ball and gets play going forward. He does the defensive work too and he hasn't been booked this year I believe so has been working on his temperament clearly. Like has been said, when England need a plan B he would be a good option but the fact that he was never called up for the last friendly games made it pretty clear that he wasn't going to the world cup. His face just doesn't fit.
 
Archers Road said:
You'd pick him on the strength of that? Okay.

Alex McCarthy was Motm against Swansea last Tuesday, (and our other keepers are ****) should we take him?
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No , not really but has been motm on lots of games . this season .

also played well enough ,to change my mind on the player
( him and diame have been superb ,if the horse had paid attention .)

It was not against ,tom dick or harry utd either .
 
Spurlock said:
It could be a ploy because he could be instructing his fullbacks(wingbacks) to push up. They will probably be the most active 2 players on the pitch running up and down if that goes to plan. Therefore, like we do at Spurs, he could be exhausting them then rotating them so they get their rest...therefore needing 4.
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I have had time to consider this madness overnight. I think Southgate is about to revolutionise modern football with his new full back buddying system. He will play Cahill on his own at centre back and then have two full backs on the right and two on the left. Its the next level in football formation development. He has decided to unleash it at the World Cup so no one can prepare for it.

Rewriting the rule book, genius.
 
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