World Cup build up thread

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No huge issues there for me, I would liked to have seen Lallana make it and I'm sure Young will play over Rose anyway.

Back 3 with that squad surely?
 
Shame no-one at club level to follow.

Noticeable that none of our young talent that we have sold for good money over previous seasons have made it either

The likes of clyne, chambers, lallana, Shaw, all potentially the next great things not found the consistency. Morgan was around the France squad when with us, no where close after he left. Could argue that Ox would have gone if not currently injured.
 
Heaton and Livermore as back ups while Bertrand missing out for Rose who barely played all season is annoying but agree with a fair portion of the squad. Poor Bertrand.
 
Shame no-one at club level to follow.

Noticeable that none of our young talent that we have sold for good money over previous seasons have made it either

The likes of clyne, chambers, lallana, Shaw, all potentially the next great things not found the consistency. Morgan was around the France squad when with us, no where close after he left. Could argue that Ox would have gone if not currently injured.

I think it's true that Theo's only World Cup was the one he went to aged 17 when he'd only played for us.
 
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Shame no-one at club level to follow.

Noticeable that none of our young talent that we have sold for good money over previous seasons have made it either

The likes of clyne, chambers, lallana, Shaw, all potentially the next great things not found the consistency. Morgan was around the France squad when with us, no where close after he left. Could argue that Ox would have gone if not currently injured.

Possibly because if they were still in our team, they’d have been guaranteed a place unless injured and (possibly) been able to showcase their talents.
Too much time spent on the bench for many of them, so less chance of going.
But, to be honest, do players REALLY bother about going to play for their country these days? I somehow doubt it, personally