[Football] Lewis Dunk for England.

[Yoda]

Delph, Henderson and Sterling pull out. Wonder if Southgate will replace them like-for-like or brink Dunk in...

Maybe a chance for Solly too with Delph & Sterling pulling out.

 

[Postman Pat]

Maybe a chance for Solly too with Delph & Sterling pulling out.

Would guess Voldemort will get a call now, but we are lacking in the wings and Solly has played U21 so must be in with a shout.

 

[Driver8]

Would guess Voldemort will get a call now, but we are lacking in the wings and Solly has played U21 so must be in with a shout.

No chance as he’s not starting for us.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

how may players would have to pull out before a Brighton player gets a call I wonder?

 

[The_Viper]

Dale Stephens anyone? He's better than Henderson in that holding role anyway. Can't really believe I am saying that but it's true. Henderson is crap.

 

[Postman Pat]

No chance as he’s not starting for us.

Jessie Lingard has started one league game for Man Utd this season vs Huddersfield.....

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

I have a hunch that Stephens will be called up.

That would be Jack Stephens, the Saints defender and would showcase Southgate's cluelessness.

I could be clutching at straws though

 

[saafend_seagull]

Stephens needs to score goals to get in.

Same with dunk.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

All England managers use that form line but it's total baloney. They all revert to type - reputation and club they play for.

The last manager to pick on form was Sven when he first started and didn't know England players very well which is how Chris Powell and Gavin McCann ended up in the England squad.

Yet that is exactly what Alf Ramsey did, and look what happened there. The press were slating him for his choices, especially dropping Jimmy Greaves after his comeback from injury.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Like the Premier League, it's a highly pressured results business and a manager at International level will go for tried and trusted every time (especially this close to a major international competition) as they know that it's their job and reputation on the line and it's a situation that's not helped by having a press and media that turns very quickly on managers if things start to go wrong and fans who pay little attention to qualifying (unless it goes badly) and then think we should be easy winners once the tournament starts and anything less is a disaster

This is true. But we know as an absolute fact that England will not be good enough to get anywhere in the World Cup with the players who played in the qualifiers.

Does anyone on here really think that an England with the likes of Cahill, Henderson and Keane would have the remotest chance? We have some quality in Kane, Alli and Rashford but they need support from other up and coming players the opposition will know little about. Rather than pick average players who happen to be at big clubs, I really don't see what Southgate has got to lose by picking young, hungry players in and coming teams.

 

[Waynflete]

http://www.football365.com/news/f365s-top-ten-english-players-so-far-this-season

Dunk in F365’s top ten English players this season... (apologies if already posted)


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[astralavi]

Ian Wright was say on the Monday Night club that Dunk should have been brought in front of Michael Keane. It would be great to see Dunk given the chance but would he cope being in a back three?

 

[Icy Gull]

I presume it's been mentioned on this thread that Southgate is Palace.....and maybe not as forgiving as Ian Wright.

 

[worthingseagull123]

I think it is more down to Keane having more Premier League experience that led to him being picked.

That said, if there are Championship players good enough, then pick them.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

I presume it's been mentioned on this thread that Southgate is Palace.....and maybe not as forgiving as Ian Wright.

Sussex born, though ?

 

[terryberry1]

Lewis Cook and Solanke have now been drafted into the squad. 4 premier league starts between them. Dunk has played in every match yet completely overlooked. England are a shambles.

 

[J2 DOG]

Southgate obviously hasnt seen Dunk play! And can someone remind me, how did Gareth get the England job? What are his credentials in football management? Or was it a case of nobody of note wanted to work for the richest,farcical English FA.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

good Performance last night despite all the anti England tosh being spouted on here
regards
DR

 

[Milano]

Lewis Cook and Solanke have now been drafted into the squad. 4 premier league starts between them. Dunk has played in every match yet completely overlooked. England are a shambles.

I doubt he ever sees a game that isn't 'top 6', so he might watch us at OT or when Liverpool come to town.
Lewis Cook's goal at Newcastle will be the only reason he's been called up.

Solanke? Really? Sainsburys will be giving caps away with 200 Necter points soon. Playing for England has been completely de-valued, it start with that tosser Erikson and has steadily got worse.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Sussex born, though ?

Nope Watford, went to school in Crawley