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[Albion] England squad for Nations League
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Just reinforces my belief that Southgate is clueless. Given the talent available I could pick a better squad then that in about five minutes.
Why Pickford, Dier, Walker, Kean, ****ing Mings and Phillips are anywhere the squad is beyond me.
The player who should really be hacked off is Tarkowski who was been standout last season. Then Grealish and Dunk.
Why play Maguire? Keep him out of the lime light while the case is on going. Easy decision. Any day of the week. Southgate is clueless.
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Why Pickford, Dier, Walker, Kean, ****ing Mings and Phillips are anywhere the squad is beyond me.
The player who should really be hacked off is Tarkowski who was been standout last season. Then Grealish and Dunk.
Why play Maguire? Keep him out of the lime light while the case is on going. Easy decision. Any day of the week. Southgate is clueless.
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If you are picking a squad with no LBs and wanted a player whose natural position is there as worst case scenario cover Charlie Taylor is the obvious choice. Burn, whilst he's had a great season, is not a natural left-back and looking at the squad he doesn't get close as a converted CB playing at LB.
I think I was agreeing with you...
Pavilionaire
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When you look at how we've done against the world's Top 10 over recent times the only side that has a better record is Belgium. We're even with France, Spain, Germany, Uruguay, beat Portugal last time out, unbeaten in our last 3 against both Brazil and Argentina, a win two draws and a defeat against Italy.
And our goalscoring threat is as potent as it has been possibly in my lifetime. Since losing the 3rd / 4th place play-off in WC 2018 we've scored 48 goals in 16 matches, losing only the the Dutch in extra-time and Michael Keane's nadir match vs Czechs having previously beaten them 5-0.
Taybha
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Keane and Mings are better than Dunk .
BrickTamland
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It’s about being competitive when it matters. Other than that Croatia game (a bit of WC revenge) we haven’t been good enough. I agree about the attack but our defence is poor and we’re still lacking a CM who can run a game from deep.
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mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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I didn't realise the media were so protective over left footed centre backs.
Se20
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Probably the most chilled out person you've never met. Hopefully it stays that way as well.
Icy Gull
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Remind me of how many of those countries we have beaten in a meaningful tournament over the last 10 years. Genuine question as I don’t recall beating any of them in the Euros or World cup. I am not a massive England follower so could quite easily have forgotten.
If it was friendlies, they count for f all imo.
Pavilionaire
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I think TAA is an upgrade on Walker / Trippier, Gomez an upgrade on Stones and Pope an upgrade on Pickford. If Chilwell and Maguire just do what they do in the Prem, Mount and Rice continue to improve then our firepower should do the rest.
Interesting.
I get that Rose has done nothing to earn a call. Sometimes on the bench for Newcastle and played in a couple of their big defeats later on in the restart (though Liverpool and City also put a few past us / Burn) but if you're going to put a square peg like Dier in defence or try out Phillips, who probably won't even get a minute on the pitch, then either Taylor or Burn should have been worth a try.
I guess at 26 and 28 years old they are not thought of as long term possibilities but we're not exactly drowning in quality left backs. Just because we do have a glut of quality right backs doesn't mean playing one on either side works. And Dier is 26 and seems to have been selected out of position (side note - one of my best mates is a die hard Spurs fan. The current record for "whatsapp message with most swear words in during lockdown" is held by him after Mourinho selected Dier as a centre back).
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The feelings mutual .
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Sheebo
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I’m gonna ask politely but can you stop spamming a thread you’re not meant to be posting on. Thank you.
Oh and **** off
I've always preferred following ROI . . . .great grandparents were Irish . . . .we still have the Byrne name
Icy Gull
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I spent years explaining to my son that England would let him down so often that he would turn into me and want to throw things at the screen in most meaningful games they played. It took him 20 years to join me in abusing the tv
Which was my original point. Well said sir. This **** seems to be infecting every thread I look at (apart from the Zaha one now because he was completely mugged off again, by everyone).
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You haven't forgotten, we haven't beaten a team of genuine quality in a tournament since ... well .. since .....
I'll have to look it up, but I think Shearer and Sheringham both bagged a brace that day. OK, Argentina 2002. Fair enough.
And yes, friendlies count for nothing. They are about balance sheets, not football