What a soundtrack mate.
Barely give a shite about england if im honest.but rather than squad whats likely starting iv?
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Barely give a shite about england if im honest.but rather than squad whats likely starting iv?
DrewC
Striker
Our starting 11 pretty strong I think Stones is there to have Man C at the back & Rice is the key playing great football at the moment single handily could get us in the final.
Slim999
Winger
Kane is about 35 now isn't he ?Kane will start every game so we could have English striker available to have a massive bench (I agree with Toney, even if he only gets subbed on a minute before the penalties)
In this case he wont start every match in 35C heat . If we qualify or get ahead he'll be rested / pulled .
This world cup will be a test of endurance & energy in sapping conditions .
These are conditions thst England traditionally wilt in
All of England's group matches are in afternoon heat ... the first vs Croatis at 3pm in Texas ! Temp probably north of 30C. High humidity. A killer for English players
That will be exhausting and if we lose could be quite significant
Very important to win that match and allow players to recover/ rest thereafter
Next 2 games ( Ghana & Pananma ) are on East Coast so perhaps (?) a little fresher
Tuchel is a pretty deep thinker I assume - so he'll hopefully have a strategy for this
5 subs per game helps.
Rotation for each match essential
Talking about yhe hot conditions in USA on summer- perhaps that had influenced the Toney decision
... if hes proven he can perform well in the heat of Middle East ?
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Visiting owl
Winger
55 goals in 62 games would suggest he has.
Slim999
Winger
Yep - he could be an important player then...
Assume Tuchel has been watching him
32.
Visiting owl
Winger
Obviously Kane will start and rightly so but I would love to see Toney get a full game for England as I think he would be excellent international striker.
Slim999
Winger
Surprised hes still only 32/33
Seems like we've been talking about his age for years
He did start at top level very young didn't he
Feels like hes been around for ever
Hopefully well rested as German football finishes sooner & CL is done
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Chatty83
Winger
Danny Simpson won the Premier League.
Jack Roswell also has a Premier League winners medal.
Quack
Central Defender
You wouldn't have taken Rogers
is that a typo
TallPaul
Midfield
Hall is shite. I read it on here so must be true.Hall now rumoured left out. Wtf is he doing
Seriously though, Morgan Gibbs White has zero chance under Tuchel. He has been excellent all season and doesn’t get in.
Eze has had a handful of games where he has excelled. Rest he has been a bit part.
Toney….. I am still staggered.
If he was at City, United or Arsenal and had the same season he would be going. Simple as that. A very strange omission.
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stan the man
Striker
Marc Guehi coming in for some sickening comments now on X. He came here at 1 year old, is a committed Christian, fully integrated and has represented England at all levels.
Strangely, no such comments on the likes of Ben Stokes or Owen Hargreaves.
Strangely, no such comments on the likes of Ben Stokes or Owen Hargreaves.
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Chatty83
Winger
That lass is vile.
Im wrang oni
Central Defender
Freiberg are 7th in the Bundesliga and got totally outshone by Villa in the Europa League Final. Munchen are different level but there's plenty of cannon fodder in the division.
Quansah's Leverkusen are 6th although well ahead of 7th. Let's be generous and say that the top 6 are EPL standard. That's 10 EPL standard games Quansah has had this season. Not sure what they did in Europe this season.
Put Sunderland in the Bundesliga and we qualify for the Champions League.
There's a difference between not shoehorning players in and picking abject shite players. Burn, Spence ffs.
Picking TAA above Liveramento wouldn't constitute shoe horning. Picking Shaw over Spence wouldn't constitute shoe horning. Picking my granny who's been dead for 30 years over Burn wouldn't constitute shoe horning.
Take the point re shoehorning 3 or 4 10's into the team just because they're the most talented players but they're different types of 10's. Bellingham and Rogers are similar but totally different to Foden and Palmer. Look at Villa. They play with Rogers and Buendia. Eze played his best football as part of a front 3 at Palace. Gibbs-White could play anywhere across the midfield at this point.
If you can't find a template to get the best out of this talent then you've failed as a coach.
I fear Tuchel has read far too much into the qualifying results against inferior opposition and believes his own hype. Fair play if he pulls it off but at this point there's no clear rationale for not picking your best players... ...unless you've just signed a massive contract and fancy a pay off
He hasn't proven he can play against top quality defenders in the heat. What's more important?
There's really no justification for a whole host of his selections and non selections. Other than if they go on to play brilliantly and he then takes massive credit. Although unless he wins it even if they play well everyone will still be saying "if only he'd picked Palmer etc".
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Is Liveramento travelling by ambulance?Freiberg are 7th in the Bundesliga and got totally outshone by Villa in the Europa League Final. Munchen are different level but there's plenty of cannon fodder in the division.
Quansah's Leverkusen are 6th although well ahead of 7th. Let's be generous and say that the top 6 are EPL standard. That's 10 EPL standard games Quansah has had this season. Not sure what they did in Europe this season.
Put Sunderland in the Bundesliga and we qualify for the Champions League.
There's a difference between not shoehorning players in and picking abject shite players. Burn, Spence ffs.
Picking TAA above Liveramento wouldn't constitute shoe horning. Picking Shaw over Spence wouldn't constitute shoe horning. Picking my granny who's been dead for 30 years over Burn wouldn't constitute shoe horning.
Take the point re shoehorning 3 or 4 10's into the team just because they're the most talented players but they're different types of 10's. Bellingham and Rogers are similar but totally different to Foden and Palmer. Look at Villa. They play with Rogers and Buendia. Eze played his best football as part of a front 3 at Palace. Gibbs-White could play anywhere across the midfield at this point.
If you can't find a template to get the best out of this talent then you've failed as a coach.
I fear Tuchel has read far too much into the qualifying results against inferior opposition and believes his own hype. Fair play if he pulls it off but at this point there's no clear rationale for not picking your best players... ...unless you've just signed a massive contract and fancy a pay off
He hasn't proven he can play against top quality defenders in the heat. What's more important?
There's really no justification for a whole host of his selections and non selections. Other than if they go on to play brilliantly and he then takes massive credit. Although unless he wins it even if they play well everyone will still be saying "if only he'd picked Palmer etc".
Im wrang oni
Central Defender
If his defending against us is anything to go by he'll not spot the plane.
The lad was obviously not fit to play that game (even off the bench?) and subsequently got injured again. Now another clown is picking him injured. Does he use his managers as a half time orange???
I think he's a good prospect but not as good as James or TAA (or even Walker) at this point and his form this season doesn't warrant selection ahead of them. In a world where Reece James is made of tin foil picking an injured understudy is some risk mind.
Remarkably he's not even the worst right back or Visitors defender who has been picked!!!
MrBraithwaite
Winger
Sensible policy!according to the sports reporter on R4 today Burn was picked more for what he 'adds' to the squad(vibes maybe) than anything else
Probably a very angry one after he found out he was out and Burn was in despite their form this season.
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FlashGordon
Midfield
Not only is that not generous but it's absolutely ludicrous.
Freiburg are not EPL standard on the basis that Villa beat them 3-0... But Villa beat Forest 4-0 in the previous round who are EPL standard.
Leverkusen also played 4 games against EPL teams in the Champions League, only losing 1 or them (to Arsenal).
Football maths doesn't work.
