Match Day Thread World Cup Watch

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moreinjuredthanowen said:
maybe city have stuck.him.out there when I have seen him then.

so is he the one then?
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he looks really good but not the only one. Names are beyond me but the U17 team in particular looked stuffed with talent . The U20 team was more functional but Lookman had a "spark" to his game & Walker - Peters looked good at LB (better than Aurier imo ) and Cook & Onomoura (sp) were solid in MF.
 
lazarus20000 said:
My comments were from watching the current team which is packed full of young players. Even if there were more technical players coming through the under 15s-17s etc, then they'd need game time. Where exactly is this going to come from? Arsenal under Wenger were one of the few PL teams to try and develop English players into more technical continental players, and we know where that ended. We are doing too little and giving little support in the PL. Which PL team will give these kind of players the time of day?

In my opinion, far too little English players are prepared to leave the country, which i think is a huge problem for England. The players deny the opportunities to develop under different conditions and playing styles and are too comfortable at home.

The closest player we have that is technically good on the ball, is leaving to join West Ham on a free. He was hyped up to the max but is leaving Arsenal quietly with no other top clubs interested. Wilshere is only 26 years old!
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the only way we will give more time to our youngsters will be when foreign players are more expensive than our english players or when the money in our game is far less than the other leagues so that we don't have a choice and cannot compete to buy the best players.

I wouldn't like to see regulation to change htis either
 
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BobbyD said:
the only way we will give more time to our youngsters will be when foreign players are more expensive than our english players or when the money in our game is far less than the other leagues so that we don't have a choice and cannot compete to buy the best players.

I wouldn't like to see regulation to change htis either
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Brexit might do it for them .
 
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moreinjuredthanowen said:
right winger?
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Dunno how accurate this article is but pretty sure i heard he was going to be a CM. This ones from ESPN

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club...t-manchester-city-and-england-u17s-phil-foden

Played out of position

Foden is already a very intelligent and adaptable footballer who can play in a number of attacking roles. "What position did he play? Because when he's coming back I'm going to play him in this position," Guardiola joked after hearing of his two goals in the final against Spain.

For England, he played more on the wide-right but for City he is generally used as a more orthodox No. 10 where his vision and touch marks him out as the perfect Guardiola player in the style of Andres Iniesta or David Silva. Though clearly he has some competition with Kevin De Bruyne in the form of his life.
 
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Solid_Air 2 said:
not really tbh
it was more down to being housebound during U20WC <laugh>
I did look out for the U17 WC games though as i had heard that they looking the business and the comeback in the final was stunning.
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That picture reminded me of the stick some of them got for wearing their shirts back to front <laugh>
 
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Zanjinho said:
So your using the term "re- released" as a way of saying people staying buying it again?
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Re-released means the publisher that hold the copyright presses new CDs and puts them onto shelves in buildings that people used to have to go to so they could buy music.
 
Possible big fine from FIFA for England fans singing "no surrender to the IRA" at last night's game.

Someone should educate the daft twonks that sing it by explaining that the IRA hasn't existed since 1994.
 
FSG's Last Stand said:
Possible big fine from FIFA for England fans singing "no surrender to the IRA" at last night's game.

Someone should educate the daft twonks that sing it by explaining that the IRA hasn't existed since 1994.
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It's mad isn't it, I don't know why they sing it. They've been warned numerous times before internationals, not to sing it.
 
johnsonsbaby said:
It's mad isn't it, I don't know why they sing it. They've been warned numerous times before internationals.
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They sing it because of a few reasons I'd guess, because it makes them feel tough not surrendering to an organisation that doesn't exist, because it's the only England song they know apart from God Save The Queen, because they are old enough to remember the bombings or basically because they're too thick to understand the war in the north of Ireland is long over.
 
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BobbyD said:
Dunno how accurate this article is but pretty sure i heard he was going to be a CM. This ones from ESPN

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club...t-manchester-city-and-england-u17s-phil-foden

Played out of position

Foden is already a very intelligent and adaptable footballer who can play in a number of attacking roles. "What position did he play? Because when he's coming back I'm going to play him in this position," Guardiola joked after hearing of his two goals in the final against Spain.

For England, he played more on the wide-right but for City he is generally used as a more orthodox No. 10 where his vision and touch marks him out as the perfect Guardiola player in the style of Andres Iniesta or David Silva. Though clearly he has some competition with Kevin De Bruyne in the form of his life.
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This is a huge problem, no way he'll be able to displace one of the best players in world football and the pressure is for Pep to deliver. A loan to a good club that will help his development is paramount. Maybe to Barcelona B with Pep's connections? It'll allow him to learn from the best in that position.
 
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