England Senior National Team General Discussion Thread

You keep saying this but we regularly start two right footed centre backs together, including the last 3 games in a row, so he clearly doesn't care about it that much. Maybe in an ideal world he'd prefer it but it clearly factors very little in his actual selections.

 

I'd be very happy if Maguire was the squad player rather than Henderson.

Unlike Henderson, Maguire has almost always done well for England, is a threat at set pieces and a leader. He still has a place IMO if we are looking for a leader

 

Watched real madrid. Bellingham was decent. Madrid never really got going. But Bellingham was one of the more dangerous players.

 

Eddie Howe has said Anthony Gordon (Hip Injury) and Nick Pope (Concussion) will be withdrawing from the squad.

Not sure who if anyone will replace Gordon. (If we only have 23 outfield now Guehi and Gordon are unavailable then we risk not having a full bench come Albania at least and I simply don’t like seeing that.)

Will Tuchel bring back Trafford or as he did before decide that Trafford’s lack of playing time means Johnstone or Rushworth are more deserving.

 

The clamour will be for Grealish but I wouldn't be shocked if Tuchel calls up Harvey Barnes to replace Gordon. There aren't too many options.

It's a shame Hudson-Odoi has picked up an injury when he has. Could've been a perfect time for him.

 

Nico o'reilly with an assist lol

 

Doku is a bit of a one trick pony yet he always manages to bamboozle defenders

 

Was it last season when he absolutely tormented Alexander-Arnold? I think he set the record for the most times being dribbled past in a game.

 

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Xabi Alonso on Trent Alexander-Arnold benched: “He needs more time”. pic.twitter.com/PwwlzWuJVa

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 9, 2025

 

I'm not convinced there'll be any direct replacement, more likely Eze/Rogers will get some minutes there, alongside obviously Rashford.

 

Yeah you might be right tbf. There's probably little point in calling someone up if the manager isn't that high on them to begin with anyway.

On different note Foden has been really good again. I think his performance has gone under the radar a bit here. He's so much more convincing in all the typical midfielder duties than he has been in previous seasons, both on and off the ball.

 

Depends. If anyone else has any injury doubts they will be a replacement surely. Please no half empty bench again.

 

His tackle on Wirtz about 15/20 minutes ago was brilliant, I swear I’ve never seen that side of Foden before.

 

He can be inconsistent but I wouldn’t describe him as a one trick pony. He’s actually quite hard to predict which way he’s going when dribbling, can go outside or inside with ease, he’s a nightmare to defend against when on song.

 

Thomas Tuchel was "honest" with Morgan Gibbs-White... maybe too honest! 😅#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/diKQXGqoEp

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) November 9, 2025

 

Been watching the F1 so missed City vs Liverpool. But judging by the score City won quite easy. Liverpool have really dropped the ball this season. Bought lots of players but not the right one.I'd be interested to know who's idea it was to buy both Isak and ekitike . They have bought understudies to Van Dyk and Salah and a rightback to replace Trent.

 

I think even last season they were a pretty functional side who were massively boosted by Salah having all timer of a season - 29 goals and 18 assists - alongside a generally weak showing from the other top sides. It was all going to be a big question if Salah could replicate anything like that form again. It reminds me of Man United in Ferguson's last season when they won the league pretty comfortably, but really it was a incredible year by Van Persie that covered a fair amount of issues with the rest of the side.

Their transfer business is looking very questionable for the spend mind you. Wirtz in particular who is struggling with the league but they don't seem to have a clear plan for him in their side despite the massive fee.

 

Wirtz looked a million dollars in the bundesliga league. Still to early to tell but hes giving Sancho vibes.

 

Anderson and Gibbs-White started for Nottingham Forest. Hutchinson and Yates were used from the bench. Abbott and McAtee were unused
Bogle and Longstaff started for Leeds. Harrison and Calvert-Lewin were used from the bench. Justin was unused.

Henderson, Wharton and Mitchell started for Crystal Palace. Hughes was used from the bench. Matthews, Clyne and Esse were unused.
Dunk and Welbeck started for Brighton. Steele, Knight and Oriola were unused.

Konsa, Rogers and Watkins started for Aston Villa. Sancho and Barkley were used from the bench.
Smith, Scott and Tavenier started for Bournemouth. Cook was used from the bench. Dennis was unused.

Henderson started for Brentford. Nelson and (Henry) were used from the bench. Lewis-Potter was unused.
Pope, Trippier, Burn, Murphy and Barnes started for Newcastle. Miley, Ramsey. Willock. Hall and Ramsdale were used from the bench Lascelles was unused.

O’Reilly and Foden started for Manchester City. Trafford, Stones and Lewis was unused.
There were no English starters for Liverpool. Jones and Gomez were used from the bench. Woodman and Ngumoha were unused.

Barkely, Barnes, Gibbs-White and Anderson (Pen) scored.
Hutchinson and O’Reilly got assists.

 

Rashford assist

 

Rashford second assist of sorts

 

Rashford another assist

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/two-england-stars-withdraw-squad-guehi-b1257325.html
Players are due to report for England duty on Monday, with replacements expected to be named.