England World Cup squad news

[bomber]

Midfield looks very good,defence dodgy and weaker than previous tournaments,forwards ok but if kane who normally tires in the latter stages anyway gets injured then we're fucked.Pickford bar the odd worldy hasn't looked as good as he normally does this season.The good thing is bar France and Spain the others don't look too clever.

 

[Safc98]

got to be worst squad sent to a world cup

Were you not born in 2014?

 

[Slim999]

Tbf I think klopp would be a good fit for the English style of play and the players we have available

Dont think English pressing game is the way to win the World Cup in 35C heat

Perhaps Tuchel has a better way.

We'll need to pace ourselves and rotate

 

[cluffy]

Tuchel is weird.
Had a good reputation then came to Chelsea and all I remember is lots of dull nil nils.
Goes back abroad does ok.
Comes back to take the England job as everyone decides Carlsey didn’t sing the anthem so we need a proper Englishman. And hire a German.
Does okish but then seems to go back to extremely dull football.
Picks a couple of very injury prone defenders with Dan Burn as back up

 

[MonkeyLove]

Fair enough.

Except i cannot for the life of me think of any situation that will arise on the field of play in this tournament where Dan Burn will be the best English player alive today who will be the man for that particular moment. Not one.

Really? Odd because he is probably the tallest English player in the league now Crouch is gone. Nearly 6’8.

I think he is shit but if you have a corner or free kick last minute who else better to throw up. Considering he scored a winning header in the League cup final for the mags.

Again, shit, but just pointing out there is a scenario where you would want him in the box.

 

[Rocky77]

Really? Odd because he is probably the tallest English player in the league now Crouch is gone. Nearly 6’8.

I think he is shit but if you have a corner or free kick last minute who else better to throw up. Considering he scored a winning header in the League cup final for the mags.

Again, shit, but just pointing out there is a scenario where you would want him in the box.

Harry Maguire

 

[Mowgli]

Tuchel is weird.
Had a good reputation then came to Chelsea and all I remember is lots of dull nil nils.
Goes back abroad does ok.
Comes back to take the England job as everyone decides Carlsey didn’t sing the anthem so we need a proper Englishman. And hire a German.
Does okish but then seems to go back to extremely dull football.
Picks a couple of very injury prone defenders with Dan Burn as back up

Just isn't true though.

Came to Chelsea and won the Champions league.

 

[cluffy]

Really? Odd because he is probably the tallest English player in the league now Crouch is gone. Nearly 6’8.

I think he is shit but if you have a corner or free kick last minute who else better to throw up. Considering he scored a winning header in the League cup final for the mags.

Again, shit, but just pointing out there is a scenario where you would want him in the box.

This is maybe true. However there are two problems for me:
1. Why don’t all the other teams pick a really tall player then?
And
2. I just feel there are bound to be injuries with Livramento, Stones and James - really good chance Burn ends up playing more. And he’s useless against pace, never mind how a giraffe from Blyth will cope with the roasting weather

 

[Visiting owl]

It's because he's german isn't it.

Probably, but many including myself think a national teams manager should be from the country they manage.

No biggy like but I would implement that rule.

 

[cluffy]

Just isn't true though.

Came to Chelsea and won the Champions league.

Didn’t he win it nil nil?

 

[rapscallion]

MGW > Palmer > Bowen > Madueke for that backup RW spot.

Gibbs-White's a #10, or more recently been playing on the left.
Pointless putting him RW.

 

[jcrossan]

Really? Odd because he is probably the tallest English player in the league now Crouch is gone. Nearly 6’8.

I think he is shit but if you have a corner or free kick last minute who else better to throw up. Considering he scored a winning header in the League cup final for the mags.

Again, shit, but just pointing out there is a scenario where you would want him in the box.

I'd put Maguire ahead of Burn if it came to an offensive threat from set pieces. he has shown that in his England career as well as for man utd regularly. If you had to bet on someone scoring a last minute goal from a set peice or even getting his head on the ball from a corner to create a chance for someone else then I'd pick Maguire over Burn in a heratbeat.

In his Mag career Burn has scored seven goals, Maguire 17 for Man U. (Maguire seven for England.)

 

[Mowgli]

Didn’t he win it nil nil?

1-0

Beating heavy favourites in the final

No but he's picked inferior players.

I get that but hes picked one back up option over another. I'd have picked some differently but have to see what happens.

 

[cluffy]

1-0

Beating heavy favourites in the final

Aye. I should have googled it. Just remember it being tremendously boring. Basically we’re back to square one - end justifies the means. Boring football won’t matter as long as we lift the trophy. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Korra]

Gibbs-White's a #10, or more recently been playing on the left.
Pointless putting him RW.

MGW has played all 3 positions this year, mostly as a 10 or LW though aye. I think his exclusion has all but confirmed that Bellingham is going to be playing higher up instead of deeper like he did sometimes under Southgate, which I suppose is a positive like.

 

[palm 1]

Although I don’t agree with some of the squad picks , listening to him you can understand his logic , appreciate the thought he has put in and accept that he is a step up from some of the England managers of the past .
Having said that if we struggle I’ll be calling him all the cnts under the sun .

 

[Lucky1985]

Dont think English pressing game is the way to win the World Cup in 35C heat

Perhaps Tuchel has a better way.

We'll need to pace ourselves and rotate

Careful now, it’s talk like that that had the pitchforks out for Southgate

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

Probably, but many including myself think a national teams manager should be from the country they manage.

No biggy like but I would implement that rule.

Then, we should have kept Southgate, if that’s your rule.

 

[Lucky1985]

Really? Odd because he is probably the tallest English player in the league now Crouch is gone. Nearly 6’8.

I think he is shit but if you have a corner or free kick last minute who else better to throw up. Considering he scored a winning header in the League cup final for the mags.

Again, shit, but just pointing out there is a scenario where you would want him in the box.

Maguire, it’s like that massive bonce of his had its own gravitational field. It’s absolutely mental how many offensive headers he wins on corners

Although I don’t agree with some of the squad picks , listening to him you can understand his logic , appreciate the thought he has put in and accept that he is a step up from some of the England managers of the past .
Having said that if we struggle I’ll be calling him all the cnts under the sun .

What’s he said pal? I haven’t heard his side of the story yet

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

I’d have had Gibbs-White ahead of all of them (other than Saka obviously)

I can’t believe he didn’t receive a call-up. He’s been one of the best players in the entire division this season.