[Football] Dunk, Welbeck and Webster on 55 man England long list

[Easy 10]

Big chat about this on 5live Monday night football and Michah Richards I thought was spot on. With the squads expanded to 26 why doesn't he take the extra striker. Rather than more defenders.

HK is def, probably Rashford too but on form why not take both Wilson and Toney. Both got good pens in them, both offer something different, why not an extra attacker for the reasons you highlight? Sterling is in shite form too.

From about 27mins. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dql5

I agree, but its just not in Southgates makeup. He is a cautious manager, and will always pick defensive options over attacking.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Can already see the calls to drop Raheem Sterling which is to be expected. I wonder if Southgate will do what Terry Venables did? He assured Alan Shearer that he would be playing despite what the press were saying. Shearer later said it did wonders for his confidence and he played well from memory.

 

[Solid at the back]

Such a shame Southgate won't be dispensed with before the world Cup, he's such a fraud.

 

[Popeye]

Will be quite hard for them to make the final squad, but fantastic news for the dudes never the less and I know they will represent the Albion well.

 

[Weststander]

In recent times I felt Dunk wasn’t quite up to international standard, but now he’s in the form of his career. So intelligent, he masterfully organises our defence, he covers the mistakes of eg Webster and he seems to have cut out his own errors such as diving in up field.

 

[Swansman]

Can already see the calls to drop Raheem Sterling which is to be expected. I wonder if Southgate will do what Terry Venables did? He assured Alan Shearer that he would be playing despite what the press were saying. Shearer later said it did wonders for his confidence and he played well from memory.

Sterling is absolutely going to be in the squad... whether he should be a starter is a very different question. He's not Alan Shearer and not worthy of a promise like that.

 

[Motogull]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek in as well. No surprise there as he was awesome at the weekend. Well in waistcoatwanker terms he was.

 

[TugWilson]

Shithead ,sorry bucktoothed bugs bunny stand-in , sorry braindead cant manage Middlesborough but can and is willing to kiss the FAs arse southgate , knows full well Dunk is the man to take , but he would rather see England fail than play a BHAFC player such as Lewis and Solly . Danny is probably just mentioned so he can argue that he explored every option .

 

[Javeaseagull]

In recent times I felt Dunk wasn’t quite up to international standard, but now he’s in the form of his career. So intelligent, he masterfully organises our defence, he covers the mistakes of eg Webster and he seems to have cut out his own errors such as diving in up field.

I know what you mean and am aware I have blue tinted glasses on but ask yourself, who is actually better than him?

There are two pairs of CBs playing together, week in, week out, in the Premier League. Dunk and Webster is one and Coady and Tarkowski is the other. Anyone with a grain of sense would take these over part time players and right backs.


Personally think Coady and Tarkowski should play with Pickford.

 

[TugWilson]

Is there a list anywhere of the 55?

On the Palace Official player site

 

[Weststander]

I know what you mean and am aware I have blue tinted glasses on but ask yourself, who is actually better than him?

There are two pairs of CBs playing together, week in, week out, in the Premier League. Dunk and Webster is one and Coady and Tarkowski is the other. Anyone with a grain of sense would take these over part time players and right backs.


Personally think Coady and Tarkowski should play with Pickford.

When I felt wasn’t quite up to the level, I was certain that Mings and Keane weren’t worthy of caps.

Coady was a great defender and excellent organiser of a mean Wolves defence for several seasons, cool with the ball, underrated. I also agree about Tarkowski, he’s such a good defender, annoyingly effective.

I think Webster’s game has dropped, against Forest he sold himself several times …. saved by Dunk or incredibly poor forwards.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Obviously I suggested Coady and Tarkowski because they play every week with Pickford. I never understood why England never played the Arsenal back five back in the day. Can only assume it had something to do with Venables couldn’t bring himself to do it! Strange though.

 

[TugWilson]

Obviously I suggested Coady and Tarkowski because they play every week with Pickford. I never understood why England never played the Arsenal back five back in the day. Can only assume it had something to do with Venables couldn’t bring himself to do it! Strange though.

Tarkowski would almost certainly give a pen away , especially with European Refs .

 

[Meade's Ball]

What is the point of a 55 man list? Am I on it?

I was on the 3,219,668 shortlist and I felt quite excited about my prospects. They only whittled down the number by 2000 or so a week so I was disappointed to lose my place in Qatar in 1987.

 

[raymondo]

Big chat about this on 5live Monday night football and Michah Richards I thought was spot on. With the squads expanded to 26 why doesn't he take the extra striker. Rather than more defenders.

HK is def, probably Rashford too but on form why not take both Wilson and Toney. Both got good pens in them, both offer something different, why not an extra attacker for the reasons you highlight? Sterling is in shite form too.

From about 27mins. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dql5

Micah does have decent views...if only I didn't find that program so hard to listen to!!

 

[Mellotron]

Can already see the calls to drop Raheem Sterling which is to be expected. I wonder if Southgate will do what Terry Venables did? He assured Alan Shearer that he would be playing despite what the press were saying. Shearer later said it did wonders for his confidence and he played well from memory.

Pretty sure exactly the same happened prior to the Euros, and Sterling was then arguably our best player.

 

[GT49er]

I know what you mean and am aware I have blue tinted glasses on but ask yourself, who is actually better than him?

There are two pairs of CBs playing together, week in, week out, in the Premier League. Dunk and Webster is one and Coady and Tarkowski is the other. Anyone with a grain of sense would take these over part time players and right backs.


Personally think Coady and Tarkowski should play with Pickford.

Coady and Tarkowski would be fine by me, with White at RCB (his best position, IMHO, and as a RCB he is the best in England).

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek in as well. No surprise there as he was awesome at the weekend. Well in waistcoatwanker terms he was.

Can’t really look into this mass squad.

But if he goes to the World Cup ahead of Maddison Southgate needs to be sacked on the spot.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Pretty sure exactly the same happened prior to the Euros, and Sterling was then arguably our best player.

He’s fine, the issue is Southgate doesn’t play a system that gets the best out of him and Kane, at times it’s those two v the entire defence.

There’s no creativity in the middle

 

[boik]

Coady and Tarkowski would be fine by me, with White at RCB (his best positin, IMHO, and as a RCB he is the best in England).

White needs to be next to someone who is commanding in the air otherwise he's an easy target. Great in the right set-up though.