[Albion] Kane injured.. Murray for England?

[Driver8]

Surely Southgate would've had a back up plan, in case Kane had got injured, long before Murray started scoring goals more frequently, than in the past.

Probably Tammy Abraham!

 

[smillie's garden]

Wish Son was English!

 

[Birdie Boy]

Come on, Murray for England?
Kane
Rashford
Vardy
Another

Wellbeck = no on current form
Crouch = no on current form
Carroll = no on current form

Any others?

I still think it will be an embarrassment. Is there another?

 

[Weststander]

Southgate won't select an Albion player.

 

[Questions]

I think Southgate will just pick the players that may save his job for a couple of more years of his lucrative contract.
I doubt I’d pick Glenn to be fair.

 

[BensGrandad]

Come on, Murray for England?
Kane
Rashford
Vardy
Another

Wellbeck = no on current form
Crouch = no on current form
Carroll = no on current form

Any others?

I still think it will be an embarrassment. Is there another?

Sterling even possibly a recall for Rooney. all before he picks Murray.

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

I'd love him to pick Dunk but can't see him picking Murray and would rather worry if he did.

 

[Surrey Phil]

Southgate won't select an Albion player.

or anyone old - he only generally picks new younger players!

 

[DFL JCL]

Wilson would get the nod ahead of Murray I suspect. Even Barnes who has had a great season.

 

[GT49er]

True forgot about that

So has he, I think.



Well, he didn't forget about Jake, I don't think - he just dropped him...........

 

[GT49er]

Really can't see it, a lot of Blue and White specs being worn IMO.

Absolutely. The blue and white specs are going into overdrive!



Let's just enjoy the bloke doing a good job for us.

 

[OzMike]

Never going to happen.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

It will be Welbeck

 

[spence]

No chance Murray being called up. What a people on ?

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I think it unlikely.

If the two games coming up were qualifiers then you could make a case, particularly with Kane's injury. But they're not. They're friendlies, near enough the final preparation games for the World Cup. Murray is undoubtedly in a tremendous run of form but it's a glorious purple patch, one that's close to fired us to another season in the premier league, but a purple patch nonetheless. It almost certainly won't last to the summer which is the key issue. Southgate wants to build a team and style of play so to choose an ageing striker enjoying a brief Indian summer goes completely against that philosophy. We know he wants to look to youth so I'd imagine if another striker does get called up it will be a young one to get some experience with the seniors.

Dunk on the other hand ticks all the boxes and over the season has proven to be the match of pretty much any of the other English centre halves in the league.

An argument, although weaker, could also be made for Stephens. We have a real dearth of midfielders at the moment and if Livermore can find himself in squads and the team then Stephens surely has to be a consideration.

So it's a yes to Dunk, a maybe for Stephens and a no for Murray. Sorry Glenn.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Even Barnes who has had a great season.

He's a born again Austrian

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

He's a born again Austrian

Be interesting to see if they call him up this week.

But if he has not been capped England can as well.

 

[Lethargic]

Quite a sad enditment of England strikers really. Much as I love Glenn he isn't international standard for a team looking to win the world cup (Yes I know we won't) but looking at that list he is England standard. The problem is that the options for England are poor so it more a case of England are poor enough for Glenn to get picked rather than Glenn being good enough to be picked.

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[Deleted member 2719]

Absolutely. The blue and white specs are going into overdrive!



Let's just enjoy the bloke doing a good job for us.

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[Tokyohands]

Deeney?