Whats mad is there are so many great players in the squad, the FA need to have the bollocks to hire an exciting manger to get the most out of them, instead of a media polished yes man first and coach second...
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Whats mad is there are so many great players in the squad, the FA need to have the bollocks to hire an exciting manger to get the most out of them, instead of a media polished yes man first and coach second...
dontdiedontkillanyone
Show some love, you losers!
Press loves to hype up the squad pre-tournament - it makes cutting them back down when they flop even more spectacular.
Team is stacked IMO. Management is weak af. FA don't want quality managers in to light a fire up their arses and get the team playing some great football. They'll always stick to passive, English managers who won't rock the boat and have the team playing dead football.
Yeah the FA is so 'stuffy', I think the last manager with a personalty was Terry Venables and shock horror, that was the last manager that got the best out an England squad and players like Gazza...
I cant see the FA giving the England job to anyone with a personalty or a backbone anytime soon...
Henderson is an absolute wasteman... Taking up a squad space, snatching the ball outta DCL's hand to take a pen and then misses...
Why would you take the ball out of a strikers hand one game before the Euro's start??? They feed off goals and confidence smh
Plus DCL won the pen!!!
Why would you take the ball out of a strikers hand one game before the Euro's start??? They feed off goals and confidence smh
Plus DCL won the pen!!!
Big_Ev
Mr. Brick City
DCL is not the type to flip out, but you know he’s low key pissed off.
Ben White has been really impressive and alot better than Mings who has been shaky as fck... If Maguire cant make the squad I would sooner we go with him over Mings...
Hard to judge Godfrey on this game as hes been played outta position...
Hard to judge Godfrey on this game as hes been played outta position...
Big time, he should have got himself on the score sheet... These guys are trying to win places in a major tournament, goals are a strikers bread and water...
toheeb27
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LOL, your agenda against poor Mings is hilarious.
Northside7
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Roy Keane and Wrighty were debating about it after the game. Keane basically said DCL should have absolutely insisted and took the pen, whereas Wrighty was on the seniority shit.
Ordinarily I'd agree with Wrighty and if the tourney had started, let Hendo do what's best etc.
However this was a fucking friendly man! Why was Hendo even trying it for? All he should have been concerned about was getting some game time mins and match sharpness....you ain't no penalty king FOH!
Yeah DCL should have took it for the confidence boost and made that clear to Hendo...so Keane was right this time in his assessment (let Kane take it out your hands not Hendo)
toheeb27
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Now they are just doing shit like this to troll @dasmooth1
Too much disrespect for Kane. He needs to leave Spurs.
Mr Nonchalant
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I think he is overrated, hes decent but he had a poor game today against Romania and wasnt great against Austria either... Within the first few seconds today he made a fck up and slipped over from a simple back pass lol
He got the worst rating on the pitch from SkySport (4) and Ben White got a 7... I think the Cody and Mings love in is a joke... Especially Cody who is bang average at best...
England player ratings vs Romania: James Ward-Prowse display not enough as Jack Grealish furthers case for starting spot
England verdict on final Euro 2020 warm-up; James Ward-Prowse looked composed throughout; Jack Grealish influential again as Ben White also impresses; England start tournament against Croatia on June 13
Mings
'Rash decision-making at times against Austria and endured another poor afternoon back at the Riverside. Desire never in doubt but had lapses in concentration, was not tight enough to man at times and continues to possess a worrying penchant to charge out of position.'
White
'Assured during a late cameo against Austria and composed here from the start, in contrast to his centre-back partner. Stepped out and looked to support attacking play where he could, while solid where it mattered - nobody in England colours won more tackles or interceptions.'
Mr Nonchalant
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It's kind of funny how the top clubs doesn't trust English managers while the FA doesn't trust non-English
Mr Nonchalant
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I think he is overrated, hes decent but he had a poor game today against Romania and wasnt great against Austria either... Within the first few seconds today he made a fck up and slipped over from a simple back pass lol
He got the worst rating on the pitch from SkySport (4) and Ben White got a 7... I think the Cody and Mings love in is a joke... Especially Cody who is bang average at best...
England player ratings vs Romania: James Ward-Prowse display not enough as Jack Grealish furthers case for starting spot
England verdict on final Euro 2020 warm-up; James Ward-Prowse looked composed throughout; Jack Grealish influential again as Ben White also impresses; England start tournament against Croatia on June 13www.skysports.com
Mings
'Rash decision-making at times against Austria and endured another poor afternoon back at the Riverside. Desire never in doubt but had lapses in concentration, was not tight enough to man at times and continues to possess a worrying penchant to charge out of position.'
White
'Assured during a late cameo against Austria and composed here from the start, in contrast to his centre-back partner. Stepped out and looked to support attacking play where he could, while solid where it mattered - nobody in England colours won more tackles or interceptions.'
Mings and Coady are basic as they come - not elite enough and certainly shouldn't be actually starting for England in major tourneys.
Let's review all England Squads since 2000 and tell me what CBs that those two would make it against in that era's squad (based on those player's ability at that time too):
Euro 2000: Martin Keown, Tony Adams, Sol Campbell, Gareth Southgate
WC 2002: Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Martin Keown, Gareth Southgate, Wes Brown
Euro 2004: John Terry, Sol Campbell, Jamie Carragher, Ledly King
WC 2006: Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Jamie Carragher
Euro 2008: N/A
WC 2010: Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Jamie Carragher, Ledley King
Euro 2012: John Terry, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka
WC 2014: Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones
Euro 2016: Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling, John Stones, (Kyle Walker - but was officially taken as RB)
WC 2018: John Stones, Harry Maguire, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones (Eric Dier - but was officially taken as CDM)
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