England Senior Team General Discussion Thread

It’s most certainly a possibility

Hasn’t he had the worst kind of hamstring injury plus sowing the tendon back in place has to be a concern when he’s in recovery

 

Hasn’t Kane tried coming back from
injury too soon a couple of times ?

 

If kane doesn't make it then I hope southgate opts for grealish as his replacement with rashford as main striker rather than someone like danny ings. If vardy could be persuaded to play that's a different ball game altogether

 

4-5 games is more than 2-3 weeks.

 

The sun is reporting spurs still expect kane to be available by mid april

 

Not always, sometimes backlogged pl fixtures are played right at the end of the season midweek if a team has been involved in the FA cup till late. Also there is potential CL semi finals.

 

Sad to see Danny Rose not even making the bench today. More than one story has been told of Rose's commitment to England.

 

Alli taken off for Spurs. Sadly that purple patch at the start of Mourinho's reign is beginning to look like a false dawn, Grealish and Maddison are cementing their case week by week.

 

Ali is not good enough

I don’t want him in the squad

 

Another amazing Grealish goal!

 

I'm sure he will be southgate's next squad

 

I am sick and tired of people rating Stones and making excuses for him. He is weak, unreliable and error prone. People will say that City's system leaves him exposed but the likes of Van Dijk, Ramos, Pique, Boateng etc have all played in high lines and been dependable. Ultimately he is an extremely flawed defender who is nowhere near the level we need to win an international tournament. The partnership in the summer should be Gomez and Maguire.

 

Sancho with a goal and an assist. Brilliant touch from him then goes round the keeper

 

I agree to be honest and I’ve been a big supporter of Stones over the years thinking he will get better and better but he’s just regressing imo and nowhere near aggressive enough and his decision making when defending just isn’t up to scratch. I think he will get moved on sooner or later and I’m sad saying it because I really wanted it to work but I honestly just don’t think he’s good enough as a defender.

 

I’m shocked that he’s still making the same stupid mistakes he made as a kid and I thought he was going to be legendary

 

It’s a shame about James’s injury because I thought he was brilliant today. If Trippier were to pick up an injury then I’d be tempted to call him up.

 

With Rose drifting out of the picture and Southgate having legitimate concerns regarding Shaw's attitude and fitness, it looks like a straight shoot out between Williams, Sessegnon and Saka for a spot in the Euro squad.

 

I think Williams would be an excellent backup at the euros. Hes only 19 but plays with great maturity

 

If he has a good game against Liverpool then I'd say he's in the driving seat. It's going to be an interesting battle between him, Sess and Saka though.

 

Who would people say are their main emerging candidates for a place in the squad from this season so far? Also factor in the strength of the existing players in the position when doing this. For example somebody like Greenwood as exciting as he is, has a lot of competition given the big four up front. I feel it's similar with somebody like Reece James, fantastic prospect but probably isn't one of the immediate emerging candidates due to our abundance of riches at RB. For me, my three would be Maddison, Grealish and Williams. All three are exciting, influential players who have impressed and strengthen us in areas we require it.

 

I’d just add Dean Henderson and Ings to the three you mentioned. I’d also have James ahead of Wan Bissaka but not Trippier or Walker just yet.

I still don’t feel confident choosing between Williams, Saka and Sessegnon but will do by March.

 

Great to see so much competition. I remember being jealous of France when they left out so many good players before the world cup

 

Anyone else feel like Mount and CHO might have been moved up to the seniors a tad early in retrospect?

 

Left back is an conundrum to be honest and not sure where Southgate is going to go to go? Chillwell is nailed on for the starting role but back up players that are usually there like Rose and Shaw seem to be either injured or out of form and been overtaken. A month ago I didn’t give much of a chance for Williams making the squad but honestly not sure our options at left back are that vast. Other than Bertrand, can’t think of many other options available unless Southgate will just pick Rose regardless.

 

CHO definitely has been in my opinion. You can make a case that Mount has as well but whilst he's inconsistent, he has shown his quality much more frequently than someone like CHO and has also played two full seasons of senior football including in a high stakes environment like the playoff final. CHO on the other hand, has done very little in senior football to warrant what seems to be a relatively secure position in a squad with lots of quality and competition in his position. I think what worries me however is not so much the fact CHO was called up early but more the seemingly secure position he seems to be in. Southgate said in June ahead of the Nations league that he'd definitely have been in the squad had he been fit. He then echoed this faith in November saying that Grealish hadn't done enough to jump ahead of him. Whilst it's good to have faith and trust in young players, making them feel comfortable and unchallenged too soon is equally dangerous.

I think it's clear though that Southgate seems to favour and naturally like players who have performed well for the age group teams. This is why he always speaks highly of Foden, why he likes Hudson Odoi, why he had lots of faith in Lingard for longer than his club form deserved. Whereas players like Maddison who are good for their clubs but don't always have the best of CV's when it comes to this area, he tends to be less keen on.