England Senior Team General Discussion Thread

I'm sure Real Madrid will be clamouring for a striker who's never scored more than 14 goals (in the Eredivisie) in a season.

 

They are struggling and Arnie has never had good service ... in the EPL anyways ... he'd be a revelation in La Liga

 

He was outscored by a 35-year-old Peter Crouch, who wasn't even a regular starter at the time. This is one of the madder delusions I've seen on any football forum.

 

They played him on the wing didn't they ??!!

It's only at West Ham where he stipulated he wanted to play CF where he's REALLY thrived imho

 

Mate, Arnautovic is a bang average Austrian striker and an absolute bell end. This is an England forum.

 

I didn't bring him up , I simply responded ..

He's hardly bang average if we're being honest ..

Have you ever seen him play

 

Kane out injured until March. Not good, but maybe a little rest helps him in the long run.

 

Crazy timing given that was also Son's last game for a month or so

 

Yeah, Spurs must sign someone, or they can forget CL next year.

 

Alexander-Arnold also out for at least a month

 

Milner will slot in there , no problem ...

 

Jerel Hasselbaink scored less there. Chelsea and that Spanish club didnot complain about his productivity.

 

He'd had three 20+ goal seasons by time he moved to Atlético.

 

I ment in the Eredivisie. Iirc he never played in there, just in the second tier. For some reason he wasnot fully appreciated by the Dutch top clubs. Their bad.

 

I love Arnie (still) and he's finally fulfilled his potential and we all have our favourite players but come on Tito you are on a wind-up,

 

He's (Arnie) not bang average and I'm glad he's seemingly grown up and realised he's only got one crack at this thing. The enfant terrible tag - or what whatever that ********ing expression is - lasted too long but he's hardly the first talented footballer to grow up a little late, maybe if he'd knuckled down a few years earlier this conversation would be a little less silly but he's clearly peaking, will have a good season or two and go into decline unless he's very lucky and his body keeps good into his 30's like Zlatan. It's possible I guess as I've sometimes thought of him as a poor mans Zlatan but if Zlatan is Rolls-Royce or Harrods, Arnie would be like buying a Lada from some guy with no name at the back of a Lidl car park and I really do like him unlike that twat Shaqiri, who is a much more talented player, good for Liverpool*. He says sourly.

 

He’s peaking late is all

Very good player on his day, whenever he feels like playing up to it anyway

He’s always been technically regarded but 2 great seasons in a while career?

 

Watching mason mount for derby . Don't see how he is rated as one England'd brightest talents. He has barely got a kick of the ball.

 

He's been pretty average this season it must be said, that call up came way too early for him. Easily isolated out of games at the moment and playing in central midfield the game tends to bypass him.

He has only just turned 20 mind you, but certainly got a fair way to go yet. Chelsea need to be very careful with his development. Still don't think the Championship was a great move for him yet, think he could well struggle to get minutes if he goes to the wrong premier league side next season.

 

Yeah, pretty much as I see it from what I’ve seen from him this season. I also thought at the time he moved that a move to The Championship wasn’t maybe the best option and a move to the Bundesliga might have been a better stepping stone for him. Still, it’s a good learning experience for him to take.

 

He’s nothing special imo

 

Mount started well at Derby with 5 goals in his first 11 games but he's really tapered off with end product since then. I think he's an end product kind of player and often offers very little aside from goals and assists. In the absence of those goals and assists you are left wondering 'what does he actually do'.

The England call up was undeserved in my opinion. Only in the most exceptional of circumstances should England call up a Championship player.

I think the journeys of Mount and Baker show just how strong The Championship is, its a tougher league than the Erdivisie.

 

you boys are so reactionary. Mount is ticking along very nicely.

 

I’m inclined to agree with this. I actually thought he played quite well last night.

 

Seems rare that top players are ever developed in the Championship. The skill set you need to thrive down there is so different to what's required in the modern game. It's like stepping back in time a decade or more when you watch Championship football. That rumoured Bundesliga loan would have served him so much better I feel.