All the talk was that Southgate wanted Alli in the U21s. Would probably do him more good than a meaningless friendly.
Quite possibly. But I think Hodgson plans on having a longer look at him in these two friendlies. He only got a couple of minutes in that last game. He could well end up in the U21's afterwards though.
"All the talk was that Southgate wanted Alli in the U21s. Would probably do him more good than a meaningless friendly." A management problem just like any other. You want a core of players playing together at the various junior levels if you can, so they can progress upwards collectively (ending hopefully at the seniors at some future date) . Similarly the chance to get game time at the highest level should not dismissed. So Woy taking them for 2 min sub appearances over a serious U21 match is not good management.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ght-future-for-england-at-spurs-a6725641.html Good piece of pro-Pochettino propaganda
Yeah, that's a glowing piece, and very much in the vein of something I wrote on a thread, last season. I said, if you will all recall, that, for me, Poch's strength is bringing on the youth. For that reason alone, I am prepared to let Poch have a free reign, where ever we may finish in the league. Successive championship winning sides have proven, time and time again, that you have to build from your youth, and create the kind of symbiotic understanding among squad members that runs through all the great sides. We all know that Poch has been the catalyst for so many of our exciting prospects, not only getting their chance to shine, but in developing their passage through the season. It's all well and good giving these youngsters their chance - and I've said this before - but it's the mentoring of those players through to the finished article that is just as important.
Nine of the last 16 England debutants have worked under Pochettino either at Tottenham or Southampton. Interesting statistic, if not really very surprising.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34767964 "Tottenham have the Premier League's largest percentage of club-trained players in their squad at 32%"--a third again as much as the next best club--and we have the PL’s youngest team. Credit to many people at Spurs.
There's no doubt at all, that assuming we can keep the squad together (and I see no reason why we can't), this team is going places.
