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footballcommentator
25 Jan 2005, 06:14 PM
Andy Johnson is scoring goals.
Of the top 20 goal scores in England: Andy Johnson is the only one which does not or has not regularly played on a national side.
He deserves a call up.
Top 20 list:
http://footballcommentator.blogspot.com/2005/01/andy-johnson-real-deal.html
prk166
26 Jan 2005, 03:04 PM
Andy Johnson is scoring goals.
Of the top 20 goal scores in England: Andy Johnson is the only one which does not or has not regularly played on a national side.
He deserves a call up.
Top 20 list:
http://footballcommentator.blogspot.com/2005/01/andy-johnson-real-deal.html
Naw. Poland will nab him. :)
Teso Dos Bichos
27 Jan 2005, 12:15 AM
There are too many players in front of him at the moment, but he does deserve at least a chance to make the squad.
Mikey10
27 Jan 2005, 07:47 AM
Cap him in a friendly. It couldn't possibly do any damage.
Captain Splarg
27 Jan 2005, 09:00 AM
Cap him in a friendly. It couldn't possibly do any damage.
Look what it did to Michael Ricketts!
Rafal
27 Jan 2005, 02:47 PM
Andy Johnson to me is just a hot shot. He was telling everyone that he wanted to play for Poland and then told everybody that he just wanted England to wake up and smell the coffee and call him up for the England NT.
prk166
27 Jan 2005, 03:10 PM
Look what it did to Michael Ricketts!
:D
exactly! :)
I don't think that was Ricketts problem. And AJ strikes me as having a bit better talent and, just as important, attitude. Yes, he's got some Attitude. But he also seems to take training, etc, etc a bit more serious.
Albion + England
27 Jan 2005, 04:07 PM
How many goals would Andy Johsnson have this season minus the huge number of penalties he's had?
Milos
27 Jan 2005, 09:10 PM
I don't think he has enough hair to be able to play for England
Eddie26
27 Jan 2005, 09:29 PM
Look what it did to Michael Ricketts!
And James Beattie! That's the person I think Andy Johnson most reminds me of. This is like a broken record talk of the same arguments made for Beattie 3 years ago when he had that great year for Southampton.
Just face it, Johnson isn't good enough for England. He's a fine player but not international quality. Capping him in the Holland friendly can't hurt though. He can't be worse than Darius Vassel.
Pazarius
27 Jan 2005, 09:59 PM
At best, Andy Johnson is going to be another Kevin Phillips - a good goalscorer for a small Premiership club, but unable to reproduce it at higher levels.
All this talk about players 'deserving' an England call up is rubbish; a cap isn't a Premiership merit badge. You don't pick players simply for doing well for their clubs, you pick the players who are most likely to win games for the national team, which isn't always the same.
The truth is, England already have plenty of short, quick strikers. Defoe, Rooney and Owen are all much better than him. He's never going to take any of their squad places. I don't think we need to cap him at this point. It wouldn't be much of a loss if he did decide to play for Poland.
Milos
27 Jan 2005, 10:05 PM
Whats with all this business about him playing for Poland anyway? Can someone please tell me the score.
Eddie26
27 Jan 2005, 10:09 PM
Whats with all this business about him playing for Poland anyway? Can someone please tell me the score.
I think he's parents are originally Polish but since he's never been capped by either country, he's free to play for either.
Much like Mark Viduka with Croatia and Australia before he chose the Aussies (wrong choice there!)
The Potter
27 Jan 2005, 10:15 PM
Well its
Rooney
Owen/Defoe
Smith
?-A.Jhonson/C.Cole/Ameobi/Beattie/Hesky/Vassle
He would make a pretty decent 5th striker.But I still have hope for Ameobi and C.Cole but please no more vasel
Eddie26
27 Jan 2005, 10:18 PM
Well its
Rooney
Owen/Defoe
Smith
?-A.Jhonson/C.Cole/Ameobi/Beattie/Hesky/Vassle
He would make a pretty decent 5th striker.But I still have hope for Ameobi and C.Cole but please no more vasel
God I agree. I am also starting to doubt young Carlton's chances of ever making an impact in the EPL, at least with Chelsea.
The Potter
27 Jan 2005, 10:21 PM
God I agree. I am also starting to doubt young Carlton's chances of ever making an impact in the EPL, at least with Chelsea.
I think you have to give C.Cole time I doubt he will stay that Chelsea but I don't think he has been able to settle that any club.
sendorange
28 Jan 2005, 04:51 AM
I think he's parents are originally Polish but since he's never been capped by either country, he's free to play for either.
Much like Mark Viduka with Croatia and Australia before he chose the Aussies (wrong choice there!)
No, its only one of his grandparents. A very vague link.
musicl
28 Jan 2005, 05:51 AM
Sven would never have the guts to pick Johnsen in the England starting line up. He doesnt even have the guts to put SWP in the team. Sven is ruining many good players.
Eddie26
28 Jan 2005, 09:04 PM
Sven would never have the guts to pick Johnsen in the England starting line up. He doesnt even have the guts to put SWP in the team. Sven is ruining many good players.
What's weird is one of the few players that ever REALLY excelled for him was Juan Sebastian Veron. *Isn't it ironic? Don't you think? A little toooo ironic. Yeah I really do think. It's raaaaiiiinnnnn, on your...(oh nevermind)*
sarabella
28 Jan 2005, 09:07 PM
Oh, eddie, that's just WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I have that ********ing song in my head. Thanks for ruining my night. :D