England Senior National Team General Discussion Thread

What a finish by palmer but probably offside

 

It's been the England show tonight

 

Cole Palmer is such a cold finisher, shame about the offside, though.

 

Maresca needs binning. He brings on estavao a pacy player then instead of putting him on the right he puts him in the middle. He'll be found out at this level

 

Yet more evidence that Palmer is so much better utilised off the right than he is as a 10 imo, especially in big games. He can still get deeper touches and drift inside & what not, but he gets into goalscoring positions way more often when he's in the front three and it allows him to make runs in behind more often too.

He's mostly a moments player and just doesn't need to be doing half of the midfield duties that most 10s need to perform. Just let him be an attacker.

 

It might be my imagine but I think Kane is looking a bit more mobile this season than he has for while.

 

It’s funny as I’m sure it’s not intentional but when people describe someone as a moments player, it really doesn’t sound like a compliment and if a player is just a moments player, should he be in the England squad when you want a player who is always involved. Really makes you feel that Palmer is just another Le Tissier.

 

Manchester City are themselves considering a shock move for Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo, though they are likely to face competition from Newcastle and Chelsea for the 20-year-old England midfielder. (Teamtalk), external

Chelsea remain interested in Morgan Rogers despite being put off by Aston Villa’s £80m valuation of the 23-year-old England forward over the summer. (Sun)

Chelsea are the latest club to express an interest signing 25-year-old England centre-back Marc Guehi when his Crystal Palace contract expires next summer. (Football Insider), external

Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is said to be on Manchester United's transfer radar. (Daily Mirror)

 

The Serbia game showed what happens when you press, attack and defend as a team. No one went missing or disappeared for large swathes of the game - and that should be the benchmark. Those who only want to turn it on when it suits can always be impact subs.

 

If he's a moments player, he certainly makes every moment count. Every touch has some significance to the team

 

His technique is very aesthetically pleasing

You think Palmer should be an impact sub?

personally I think the attack should be built round him, though I agree he should play on the right.

 

From what l've seen so far of Palmer in an England shirt, yes. A bit like Foden and Eze, l"m still not convinced he offers the team enough over the course of 90 minutes.

 

Yeah I think I'm in this camp now too. He has that big game clutch gene. Essential in a World Cup.

 

6 English starters in the Newcastle side. Rashford in the Barcelona lineup

 

Quansah played the full 90 for Leverkusen

Dier played the full 90 for Monaco

Pope, Trippier, Burn, Livramento, Gordon and Barnes start for Newcastle. Thompson, Ramsdale, Hall, Willock, Miley nd Murphy are on the bench,

Rashford starts for Barcelona,
O’Reilly and Foden start for Man City. Trafford, Bettineli, Lewis, Mfuni and Mukasa are on the bench.

Good that Gordon starts in particular.

 

Livramento has had a solid start

 

If Newcastle win tonight English clubs have beaten Spanish clubs 4 times this week

 

Livramento impresses me more and more

 

Why does burn feel the need to make that challenge other than his adrenaline is high. He's now on a tightrope

 

Specifically in possession, I do think we've seen the limits of Livramento playing at left back tonight. Against a tough press and a team that's hard to play through, he's looked a bit awkward and its made it harder for Newcastle to build up on that side. He's still a very good left back but not doubt he's a right back long term.

 

I think he's kept raphinha quiet tonight

 

He's done well defensively, I'm talking specifically about him with the ball at his feet.

 

He isn't really a technical player. He's got a good engine and is by far our best defensive fullback. But I agree he's better at right-back

 

Dan burn has done really well at this level