Bit touchy those English lot, I only asked who Saka was, as I didn’t know
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Bit touchy those English lot, I only asked who Saka was, as I didn’t know
Saka of ?
England have selected Mount, Foden, Bellingham, Rice and Saka as midfielders aged under 23. That's a heck of a lot of talent already and potential to be great going forward - they should be a force over next couple of tournaments.Quote:
On 1 October 2020, Saka was called up to the England senior squad for the first time, and made his international debut as one of the starters in a 3–0 victory over Wales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka
On the plus side, their keepers and defenders look a little less good.
their youngest squad since 1996
Don't forget Sancho who is only 21 .Quote:
Originally Posted by surge
Greenwood already looks good at tender age of 19
Rashford is a veteran at 23
when the walls fell.
All those talented players and a wally in a waistcoat in charge them.
Gareth I pick players on form not reputation Southgate but then takes 4 right backs and a plethora of injured players and drops arguably their most in-form midfielder. Jesse Lingard doesnt make the 26 but is starting tonight because of injuries. You couldnt make it up. :hehe:
They will always find a way of screwing it up.
I don't think their squad selection is that bad, they have the players to play in a few different ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Even we've taken 3 right backs.
Lingard has been good for half a season, but he doesn't get close to starting for them with the other midfielders they have, the 26th selection isn't probably going to feature much so I'd probably take TAA ahead of Lingard with a view to future tournaments anyway.
Hes closer to starting for them than an injured Jordan Henderson. As good as Grealish is hes also coming off the back of a fairly long injury. Lingard has been excellent for half a season, the most current half a season, and so makes a mockery of Southgates claims than he picks on form not reputation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Same old England, picking on reputation not form. It will be their downfall again.
As for the rightbacks they could have taken 3 and still had the options to play different ways. Surely its better to have more match winners than right backs / wing backs.
The comparison to us is a bit silly we can just about muster 26 senior internationals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
the players they pick will likely be in good form too, they've just had 3 clubs reach European finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Even with the form he has been in Lingard isn't that great - he isn't an improvement on their other attacking midfielders.
England's problem in previous tournaments hasn't been picking on reputation it has been trying to shoehorn all of their attacking players into a formation that doesn't make sense. I think Southgate will pick a *more* balanced side - it'll have issues and probably be too defensive but hey.
They probaby won't win it, but they have a good chance
City and Man U have reached finals but Rashford and Sterling haven’t been in good form. How can Grealish and Henderson be in good form when they’ve been injured for months??Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
You like your stats per minutes played well Lingard has had a goal involvement every 109 minutes this season, Rashford 127 and Sterling 143. More of Rashford and Sterlings contributions were first half of the season too whilst Lingards we’re 2nd half of season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
He’s clearly the form player and it makes a mockery of Southgate saying he picks on form not reputation.
He had a purple patch in March/April, and has 1 assist in his last 6 gamesQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
I thought Saka was a full back, then got picked in Southgates Euro squad as a forward. Might play left back tonight.
Meanwhile Lingaard who didnt get into the squad might also play?
Saka can play in about half a dozen positionsQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Arsenal's very own Callum PatersonQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Scored England's winner tonight.
Assisted by Lingard :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
Place up for grabs with TAA getting injured.
good chance lingard will go tbfQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Chance to even out the squad a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
one player in a 26 man squad isn't going to make a huge amount of difference to how balanced it is. they usually only have a 23 man squadQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
https://twitter.com/GraceOnFootball/...997806082?s=19Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
although this is also an interesting observation
and it has turned out to be correct, Ben White called up this morningQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Never seen so much interest in the England squad on here.
It's interesting from a tactical point of view, there are probably similar discussions you could have about other nations but I'm not as familiar with enough players from the other teams really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
I certainly won't be shedding any tears when they go out in the quarter finals
Could be that a few of us are English?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
WHATQuote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
I was a bit mischievous in the way I worded this :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Think about it though.
Just because posters on here are Cardiff City fans doesn't automatically make them Welsh.
They may have a parent or grandparent(s) who are English and would like to see them do well.
There are also people who may well just want the British sides to do well :shrug:
As I'm typing, it has come to my attention that these people have no place posting on here :hehe:
I've emailed Mike about youQuote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder