[Football] Dunk IN! (Was: Dunk Out?)

[Uh_huh_him]

The idea of Dunk in a back 4 against France in the semis terrifies the poop out of me.

As opposed to Maguire?

I can live with it.

 

[peterward]

He’s injured and hasn’t recovered in time.

He played Monday night and was excellent when he came on?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I'm not concerned about Lewis.
His main issue is being caught out of position when playing De Zerbiball and not having a strong defensive midfield in front of him.

Southgate will want him to be steady and focussed on defensive duties.
Maybe a bit of a threat at corners.

Lewis can handle that side of things adequately.
Having Rice in front of him won't hurt either.

 

[Triggaaar]

Or on anther planet, he comes on in the final for an injured Maguire and heads the winner.

For us, right?

 

[peterward]

I guarantee all the people saying Branthwaite should have been selected have barely watched him play.

Twitter will be in meltdown, the other day when i searched Dunk, the majority of people slagging him off were Everton fans saying its a joke hes ahead of Branthwaite and being proper bitter about it....... will be fun to sit back and watch the toffees fans binfest!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Congratulations Lewis Dunk

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Twitter will be in meltdown, the other day when i searched Dunk, the majority of people slagging him off were Everton fans saying its a joke hes ahead of Branthwaite and being proper bitter about it....... will be fun to sit back and watch the toffees fans binfest!

Still doing it on the BBC feed.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I think it's a straight toss up between him and Branthwaite - Southgate seems to favour Dunk but he won't want to take three injured defenders.

I think Branthwaite will be a great defender but at the moment I can see why he'd favour Dunk. Branthwaite has looked good in a Dyche back four (so did Michael Keane) but Dunk currently surely suits England's style of play far better.

Injury permitting I think he goes.

Absolutely, this is one major ournament too soon for Branthwaite shirley?

 

[peterward]

Absolutely, this is one major ournament too soon for Branthwaite shirley?

Shame, as we may we couldve done with a defender versed in the art of "hoof it long to the big fella" if chasing a game.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I personally thinks he’s rather overrated these days. Slows play down, quite predictable in his approach and will be easy picking for a half decent defender.

Pep seems to have coached Grealish to stop falling over, and what we are left with is, er, nothing. He does nothing except receive a pass on the wing, then pass it to another player. He was dangerous when he went on runs and drew fouls.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Probably means Southgate is coming here as manager.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

The anti-Dunk sentiment on the BBC's thread page, i assume largely from people who are judging him mainly on a bad mistake in an England game and when he plays against City on the telly, is striking. We had a bad run, conceding a lot of goals. But anybody who has seen Dunk over the long term couldn't make too much of an argument against him at least travelling with the squad. Even if he doesn't start, as a dependable fill-in should the need arise, he's surely near the front of the queue?

 

[albionalba]

DunkIn GoNuts

 

[peterward]

The anti-Dunk sentiment on the BBC's thread page, i assume largely from people who are judging him mainly on a bad mistake in an England game and when he plays against City on the telly, is striking. We had a bad run, conceding a lot of goals. But anybody who has seen Dunk over the long term couldn't make too much of an argument against him at least travelling with the squad. Even if he doesn't start, as a dependable fill-in should the need arise, he's surely near the front of the queue?

Hes made a damn site fewer balls ups in an England shirt than slabhead, and the one where he missed the tackle v Belgium, there was still a hell of a lot to do before they scored, what was a very good finish.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Result

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Toney though? Won't get off the bench.

 

[scooter1]

I saw Henderson on the list, and despite him having not been involved, I still thought ‘oh f***’. And then realised it was Dean….

well done Lewis!

 

[Mustafa II]

Delighted for Dunky, really hope he does a well and is a star of the tournament.

True legend of the club. One of the most underrated players of the Premier League.

Will be supporting Dunky all the way in this tourny.

 

[peterward]

Toney though? Won't get off the bench.

Im not so sure, Watkins has looked great at times with Villa, hes never really done it for England. If Kane got injured and youre chasing a game, I'd fancy Toney over Watkins Personally, more physicality, better aerial threat.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

So what does our starting lineup look in the first match then?