England Senior National Team General Discussion Thread

Maybe eze has found his level

 

Might be the future for him.

 

John Barnes style.

 

Sort of. But Barnes had to move there because he snapped his achilles. Where as Saka may have to move there because teams are defending better against on the right.

 

I've said for years that Saka should not be holding width on the touchline. At a minimum he should have plenty of freedom to drift into central areas because he can affect the game tonnes of ways.

 

Justin and Longstaff started for Leeds. Calvert-Lewin and Bogle were used from the bench. Byram was unused.

Johnstone, Mane and Armstrong started for Wolves. Bentley, Gomes, Rawlings and Edozie were unused.

Reed and King started for Fulham. Smith Rowe was used from the bench. Sessegnon was unused.

O’Nein, Cirkiin and Mundle started for Sunderland. Jones, Rigg and Whittaker were unused.

White, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Eze and Madueke started for Arsenal. Salmon and Setford were used from the bench. Rice was unused.

Reed and Madueke scored.

Eze got 2 assists.

 

🚨 James Trafford says he didn’t know Man City were gonna sign Donnarumma last summer: “I've got a contract, so I don't know what happens next season”.

“I just know that I'll just take it a day at a time and try and improve”, told @SamLee. pic.twitter.com/oSU6b1RUxX

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 16, 2026

 

Manchester City have been told they will have to pay £60-70m to prise England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 26, away from Nottingham Forest in the summer. (Football Insider)

Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford has opened up about his return to the club, admitting that his lack of action "wasn't what I expected" - Daily Mail

Raheem Sterling's new club Feyenoord have set up an emergency training camp in Belgium so the winger can train with his new team-mates - Daily Mail

 

He's only the 27th player to reach that milestone.
Only 12 players have 600, and that's well within his reach.
627 is the number to get into the top 10.

 

3 of the players in the top 15 scored most of their goals in the Northern Irish league as well!

 

Yeah, mostly because they play a ridiculous amount of cups which all count as first team matches. Around 40% of their goals were cup goals.

 

As advanced by @Ramon_AlvarezMM, Bellingham is expected to be out longer due to his muscle injury. The player told a source that it could be out 6-8 weeks. More stories on our inside column @TheAthleticFC #RMAhttps://t.co/qTSujlROnr

— Guillermo Rai (@GuillermoRai_) February 16, 2026

Jude very likely to out of the March matches.

There is reasonable chance missing those sees Tuchel making the shock decision to leave him out of the World Cup.

 

Why do you do this?

 

Because I just have this feeling he might do that.

 

Stop it

 

Is rashford injured? He's missed the last 2 Barcelona games

 

No, there is no reasonable chance providing he’s fit of which there’s no suggestion he won’t be come the World Cup.

 

You say this every single time a big player gets injured though. If all your "feelings", by some improbable stroke of fate, prove to be accurate, then we'll be heading to the World Cup with one of the ricketiest scratch squads ever.

Jesse Lingard, grab your boots.

 

Dele ali

 

Breaking news one of Harry kane's hairs are out of place

Fireburn: I don't think kane will make the World Cup

 

definitely out of the international fixtures. Spanish press were targeting mid-April, with the Real Betis came (26th) being realistic.

 

Donovan and Nelson started for Brentford. Lewis-Potter was unused. Balcombe was unused.

 

Manchester City would prefer to send English goalkeeper James Trafford out on loan rather then sell him this summer with Leeds, Aston Villa and Newcastle all interested in the 23-year-old. (Teamtalk)

 

Wonder if James Trafford has now lost his role as Man City’s Cup goalkeeper after his interview comments? Could put Nick Pope back as the frontrunner to be the N.3 goalkeeper at the World Cup.

 

Trafford has just lost an entire year of football because of the Man City move - if he doesn't move on this summer there's a real chance it will permanently set him back

No loan moves - he has to leave