How the heck is Chris Gunter still getting in these squads?
Midfield looks kinda weak also
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Vaulks is back in. Colwill and Harris both there too. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...luded-23402272
How the heck is Chris Gunter still getting in these squads?
Midfield looks kinda weak also
If anyone has a spare ticket for the game against Austria my car-sharing Bluebird supporter and season ticket holder would be grateful for it - and it would help me enormously as I would get him to drive. I need to lead a group walk just in SW Cornwall just 12 hours after the game finishes and I will be starting the journey from Taunton to south of Newquay as soon as I get back from Cardiff. Otherwise, I'll be driving from Cardiff to Newquay overnight myself
No Danny Ward. Had a knee op
How is Jonny Williams getting in these squads? Jordan James has been playing regularly for Birmingham and there are a number of Welsh midfielders in League 1 yet Jonny gets in there every time. Surely Tom Lawrence should be there as well?
Surely Tom Lockyer should be in there? He's been playing regularly for Luton whereas Mepham hasn't been in the picture for Bournemouth as far as I know. Cabango's been getting shit off Swansea fans as well
Isn't Joe Morrell suspended for the Austria game anyway?
Yes there is that.
Maybe Page thinks it's all a bit too much for him at the moment, breaking into the Cardiff first team with rave reviews.
I look at Marcus Rashford now compared to when he burst on the scene.
He looks a shadow of that former self and confidence non-existent.
Too much in too short a space of time?
Sometimes better taking it slowly.
A few words about Will Vaulks, I’ve been as critical of him as anyone over the first half of the season, but he’s upped his game in the last six weeks or so and I’d say he’s in the squad on merit now. It’s strange, because all three of his seasons with City have gone the same way as a slow and poor start is followed up by an improvement which sees him in his best form of the season around February/March time.
The spine of this squad (goalkeeper, central defence, central midfield, and striker) is pretty weak. Let's hope that home advantage makes a difference.
I really like the look of this squad, so much pace. Admittedly another top quality central midfielder would strengthen us, but that has been the case for a long time.
I'm no expert on the current form of players like Cabango, Mepham & Lockyer, but perhaps a justification for Lockyer's exclusion is him being slightly older and probably at a point where he has reached his peak as a mid-table Championship-level player. I'd argue that Meps and especially Cabango are still developing and have the potential to improve and maybe even play in the top-flight? The coaches must see them both as being part of the plan in the long-term. I was surprised when I checked that Meps only turned 24 in November, he seems to have been around for ages.