England Senior National Team General Discussion Thread

Maybe a good opportunity for Alex Scott. Who's a better player anyway

 

Loftus-Cheek is back playing. Tuchel seems to like him.

 

Rogers scores

 

Seria a looks so poor. No wonder McTominay looks good in Italy

 

Why? He went off injured, not ruled out of the World Cup.

 

I never thought I'd hear you say that. That's all credit to Alex Scott.

 

Imagine Nottingham Forest won the Europa League and got relegated In the same season. They'd be playing Oxford United at the weekend and bayern Munich during midweek

 

Oliver Glasner says that Adam Wharton had to come off after he felt his adductor. “That’s why he had to leave the England camp last week so let’s see how bad it is.”

— Ed Aarons (@ed_aarons) April 16, 2026

 

Just saw the Villa highlights and it stood out that Rogers telegraphs his shot very clearly when taking a penalty. Opens his body early, plants his foot that makes it obvious which side he's going to shoot etc.

I've noticed some players are excellent strikers of a ball and often excel at shooting from distance - but this doesn't always necessarily make them good candidates for taking a penalty. And goes a way of explaining why some players surprisingly (who shouldn't, but do) have a good record in spot kicks, like some CB's.

 

Barcelona are unsure whether to pay Manchester United the 30m euros (£21.1m) buyout clause to sign England forward Marcus Rashford, 28, on a permanent deal. (Marca - in Spanish), external

Newcastle United and England winger Anthony Gordon is open to exploring options this summer amid interest from Bayern Munich. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

But Arsenal hold the edge in the race to snap up Gordon with the 25-year-old preferring a switch to London over any other city. (Sun)

Liverpool have nine players linked with summer exits, including Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, 27, who is attracting interest from Europe, while England defender Joe Gomez, 28, remains a target for Crystal Palace, Brighton and AC Milan. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Tottenham are prepared to sell Conor Gallagher, 26, with several Premier League clubs interested in the England midfielder, who only joined Spurs in January. (Football Insider), external

England defender Levi Colwill, 23, is set to follow Ecuadorian team-mate Moises Caicedo, 24, in signing a new long-term contract with Chelsea. (Times - subscription required)

 

Pep confirmed o'reilly is OK to play against arsenal

 

I was never his biggest fan, but why did Conor Gallagher even go from Athletico to Spurs.

It wasn't as if he was rotting in the reserves in Spain, he was doing alright from what I remember. It has to be one of the most bizarre moves I've seen a player make in a while.

 

Can't understand why atleti sold him. He was always a good impact player for them. And scored some crucial goals

 

Spurs offered back near enough the same money Athletico paid for him from Chelsea

So he probably chose to leave

 

🚨 Mikel Arteta has confirmed Bukayo Saka remains unavailable & will NOT face Manchester City on Sunday. 🤕❌

🗣️ “Bukayo is OUT, that’s for sure. He’s just starting to do some stuff, so let’s see that progression & then wait, but at the moment, it’s not about that.” pic.twitter.com/IjIoNaBt6j

— afcstuff (@afcstuff) April 17, 2026

This achilles tendinopathy seems a very delicate injury. Chances of him being at his best at the World Cup don't seem that high

 

Yeah it's looking grim. Feels like his body is falling apart now. Our winger options are looking a bit naff without him imo. Nowhere near enough creativity or 1v1 ability.

This is where you look at taking a wildcard option like Dowman or Ngumoha for me. You're just not going to get enough top quality wide play from Rashford/Gordon/Bowen/Madueke. Looks really thin for a "top" team to me.

 

If he takes bowen as Saka's replacement then I give up

 

We need to win the world cup so Kane gets Ballon D'Or. Or Kane could do it all himself I don't mind...

 

Kane will win it if bayern win champions league

 

What I mean is, have a little faith. We can do this.

 

My faith in the England team is pretty low right now. Too many players look out of form. Injuries. A coach who is losing the plot a bit. This has the makings of 2010

 

Saka's been dealing with an achilles problem for years. Seems at least fairly likely it's the same issue flaring up again, which is concerning if he's been carrying it for all this time. Add to that he's had a serious hamstring injury (which is still flaring up) and a persistent hip injury that's been bothering him and it feels like what we all predicted is finally coming to pass after years of being run into the ground by Arteta.

 

If arteta is still there in 5 years dowman will suffer from the same problem

 

I'm expecting Fireburn to say the arsenal fans will blame it on England and that all football fans want international football to be banned

 

I don’t see Tuchel going for either of those. Players like Gibbs-White or even Mount are more likely along with those mentioned.