Quote Originally Posted by Hilts View Post
Who is Allen? Not Joe Allen surely?
Yes, he was superb in our best performance in a major tournament and we don't half miss him when he's not available. The team I picked needed a sitting midfield player and I think Allen has done that job as well as anyone I've seen play it - I would have picked Aaron Ramsey in the starting eleven as well, but he has missed too many matches down the years for that.