Stones was very much in contention to go to a World Cup shortly after his 20th birthday. Doesn't seem like a relative late bloomer.
A 32 year old 100 cap Wilshere playing at 8....what could have been.
Bowen and Mainoo looked pretty good to me. Foden with some nice link play, but really want to see him score more. Looked a bit shot averse as...
On what criteria? Wednesday and QPR are struggling to stay in Championship so they hardly deserve to be in prem currently.
Reports suggest he doesn't want to stay, but is respectful enough to not force it.
How is this even a debate? Bar injury or a truly terrible run of form, Pickford will be starting keeper and rightly so.
I'd argue Watkins hasn't really impressed for England. Maybe I'm wrong about him and wrong about Balogun. To me seems a fair drop down from Kane...
I agree that to win we need our two best players...but I just don't base my predictions on resulrs in friendlies or dead rubbers. We will see...
The euros won't be won or lost here, or in a 14-0 win v Gibraltar. The players just don't care anywhere near as much as you do about this game...
Maybe he'd have been nowhere near what we need, but he's still young and still has time to adapt his game. Watkins and Toney perhaps less so.
It's a problem lots of countries are facing..a lack of out and out strikers. Fwiw, I think we should have given Balogun a try.
What would getting Kane on achieve though? If Southgate decides Watkins isn't up to it in a loss or a draw, isn't that ultimately more learnt...
Wilson's status as second striker not being harmed here. A fit Calvert-Lewin might stand a chance.
Why? This game doesn't have anything on it. This is the time you play Watkins so he builds understanding with the other player..
Just call-up a left back. This is the second squad where both Shaw and Chilwell have been absent, so really we have to prepare a back-up. Trippier...
