English players Dual Nationality thread

His parents are from T&T. He says he has links to Jamaica too, but I don't know if they'd have qualified him to play for the national team.

Not that it matters. He can't play for either of them anymore.

 

The US Soccer Federation is almost certainly sniffing around for '01 striker Jordan Adebayo-Smith, who made the bench for EFL League Two leaders Lincoln City. He's made the rounds in the American soccer media so they have to be aware of him. Born in California and confirmed US-eligible, but raised in England and of Nigerian heritage. If they are able to recruit him, he would be the eleventh English-developed US-eligible youth player to be called to a US national team level in recent times. The other ten are Carter-Vickers and Robinson to the senior team (fast-tracked despite still retaining youth eligibility), Fossey and Scott to U20, Kelman and Otasowie and Balogun (now back with England) to U18, Odunze to U17, and Okorafor and Covil to U16. Odunze is a goalkeeper so that would be a full lineup of prospects just from recruiting. Obviously most are not good enough for any England level but the US will still gladly have them.

 

Declan Rice played well again today. I’m hoping he chooses us (if he ever makes his mind up.) There’s a fair debate about whether he’d make the current squad but given his age and versatility, he shouldn’t be written off.

 

Stuart McLaren has named his first #SCO16s squad. We take on Northern Ireland, Wales and hosts Republic of Ireland in the Victory Shield in November.

➡️ Fixtures: https://t.co/AI0aW7tfRO#YoungTeam pic.twitter.com/Cc6JMqPFJK

— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) October 30, 2018

From last years u15 camps

The Craig twins at Spurs & Lamb from WBA

 

Lewis Fiorini's goal for Scotland u17s the other day

Equaliser for Scotland under 17s today for @LewisFiorini @ScotlandNT @ManCityAcademy @MCFC_EDS_ACAD 💙⚽️ pic.twitter.com/TadEsD35jZ

— Mark Fiorini (@MarkFiorini68) October 29, 2018

 

I think we have some good momentum going for us in the senior level in terms of players selecting England over Ireland and Scotland. Those two countries aren't going anywhere right now and yes I firmly believe Rice will choose England. He's just waiting for the right time since he can't be selected by the U21's during this current cycle.

 

At the lower end of the scale, Matthew and Michael Craig, who've been in England camps, are in the Scotland U16 squad.

https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-under-16-squad-named-for-the-victory-shield/?rid=13925

 

Absolute bullshit article . It states Rice was presented with a wide range of statistical data showing him how he could fit in to the England set up.

Most footballers can barely even count, nevermind make career defining decisions based on a PowerPoint presentation.

 

If it is true I would guess it would refer to how professional and advanced the England set-up is. Even high ranking German coaches have been left bowled over by the facilities at St Georges Park.

 

Now you're alluding that Rice not being very intelligent
I would reckon at least the majority of footballers now are bright individuals.

 

Honestly it's a simple decision by Rice. I'm sure he realizes the position he plays doesn't have much depth in the England player pool and that we're in a much better situation than Ireland is right now in years, maybe decades. Seriously, we don't have many better CDM options at the moment. Besides, Chalobah, Dier, Henderson, and Shelvey (appears he's quit international football though) who is there?

 

If its such a simple decision why hasn't he made it already . I think Rice is waiting for O' Neill and Keane to be sacked . When then happens and a new manager comes in who believes in the players and gets the players playing proper football . Rice will declare for us.

 

He clearly has made the decision. That's why we're why talking about this and you're theory is basically what you hope will happen.

 

https://www.independent.ie/sport/so...ng-thats-wrong-with-irish-sport-37482976.html

Really interesting read, particularly hearing an outside perspective on our youth development and Ireland's dependancy on importing players with dual nationality.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-not-physical-i-have-to-impress-in-other-ways

Some clarity on that David Brooks situation that looked so odd from the outside. Quite a mature interview all round, shame he won't be an option for England.

 

Well we missed out on Ampadu who was born and raised in the Exeter region of Wales. Its shocked me how entitled much of the Irish media and fanbase feel entitled to Rice, he sounds like he's just come from Albert Square. Technically I'm more Irish than him and so are a lot of English people. But you listen to Kevin Kilbane saying the only way he'd accept him back is if he did some serious groveling, admittedly I think Kilabane does lay it on thick to make up for his Lancastrian accent, then he went on about capping kids in competive matches in future so England cant steal them nevermind that England will be the country they were born and raised and learned how to play football. If any English fan consumes any Irish sports media like I do (I just cant do Talksport anymore) theyd be amazed by the entitlement. They poach much of the best N.Irish and Scottish talent whilst having nothing to do with their development and happily rely on English jouneymen. If England are doing well and producing good players its good for all the teams in the British Isles if managed correctly, Wales's troup of young English talent being a prime example. The Republic have been so brazen with the granny rule over the years but nations like Wales have caught up with their scouting and recruitment and actually produce their own talent. Ireland have been so reliant on poaching theyve totally forgot that their primary focus is to produce their own talent. When we had our "golden generation" they had Duff Robbie Given, Dunne even O'Shea was playing till a few months ago. Their masterplan to counteract this woeful lack of talent is to hire an expensive combustable former great player as assistant manager. Who had an average at best track record as manager, who did very little coaching as manager and had previously fell out with members of the playing staff (people who can actually affect the result on the pitch). Roy Keane is not a god, he's not even a good manager, Im sure the Irish FA could find someone a bit more amiable and cheaper to put the cones out and discuss Brian Clough with Martin O'Neill.

Whilst Im on an Ireland tangent: As much of a bell James McClean seems to be he's perfectly entitled not to wear a poppy I know its got nothing to do with this thread but its on my mind. It is voluntarily it is for charity it is not some public duty. If people try and force someone to wear one it loses its charm and becomes something quite sinister. It is unfortunate but if you grew up a Catholic in Derry when you think of the British Army your first thought isnt D-day like it is for me. Jon Snow not that one, the C4 news guy chooses not to wear one and calls it poppy fascism which is a bit much but Ive seen people chastised on the street for not wearing one, or embarrassed for not wearing one. I thought the installation at the Tower was one of the most piwerful pieces of art I've ever seen but it should not be foisted on people.

 

He's welcome to his choice but his reasons reflect his ignorance. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance for all fallen soldiers, not just British ones. It wasn't even originally used by the British, it was something we adopted after the Americans did it first.

 

It could be true, it could be a narrative but only one of this testimonies would be accepted in court.

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt that he's not as cynical about his international career as a lot of fans are. Who knows, if the FA disagree and care about the snub they might feed a tidbit on the matter to a preferred journalist somewhere down the line

 

Yeah, I meant the Toulon situation mainly.

Not trying to have a go or anything, I know conversations in this thread can skew more negative/confrontational than others threads sometimes.

 

Interestingly, Brooks talks about the tendency to fill academies with athletic and/or foreign players. A problem that some members of our forum believe doesn’t exist.

 

USSF is undoubtedly in contact with Duane Holmes, who had a decent start today in place of Mason Mount for Derby County in Championship play. A full US national team callup this month or early next year is possible. A classic case of not good enough for a high-level European nation but good enough for the US, which the US will gladly accept.

Lampard says that @DuaneHolmes was really impressive today. The manager adds that @MasonMount_10 was missing today due to an ankle injury picked up at Chelsea.#DCFCvBCFC

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 3, 2018