England Senior Team General Discussion Thread

Kane 194 goals in 296 games lewondovski at bayern 256 goals in 297 games that's only 62 goals more in a far better bayern team and a weaker league

 

Not sure if this is the thread for it but:

https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/oct/06/john-mcdermott-les-reed-061020

Some very positive news for England.

 

He was hugely responsible for spurs youth development programme so hopefully he can bring that into his new job. It finally seems the English game and fa are starting to take things more professionally. Good to see them wake up after years of negligence regarding youth and coaching

 

no way. Lewandoski's all round game is absolutely top class.

 

Lewa is better than Kane let’s now be silly

his season is a weird one, look at dlc for example. Let’s see how the mean regresses and check this at the end of the season

I know Bayern is a big fish in a small pond but he’s done it in Europe for years now and was great at Dortmund too

 

True, but Kane has done it as well as anyone in CL history too. As the player with fewest games to reach 20 goals in the competition (though record won't last long with how Haaland is going).

 

I don't think lewondovski is close to kane's vision finding teammates

 

you should watch more lewa then

either way, both are great players and Kane is in really good form so far

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8811977/amp/Gareth-Southgate-ponders-putting-faith-Nick-Pope-Englands-opening-game-against-Wales.html

 

Exactly... I seem to recall him scoring 4 goals in about 12 minutes AGAINST Bayern Munich before he joined them

 

There's not much in it between Lewandowski and Kane.

You'd have to tip it in Lewas favour because it's season after season for a decade, Kane's been going since 2013 but he's in a poorer side where 1 player cannot carry the side which is possible in Bayern because the mean poorest player at Bayern is significantly higher than Tottenham.

Also helps he's played for them in an era where they've had A. Attacking coaches and B. A great generation of talented germans.

 

Team I'd pick for wales giving some rotation and new caps for players playing well whilst keeping a few mainstays to blood in the new guys.

That side there, even in rotation is better than most teams and could give most top 10 sides a game as well, so we don't lack in talent.

 

I’m hoping that they start Jack Grealish either on the left or even a free role ( given his recent form) but I hope he and the others don’t get hacked down relentlessly by a tough tackling Welsh side ...

Is Joe Allen likely to play ?

If he starts I may have a bet with Coral that he smashes into Jack before the 5 minute mark ..

 

I’d go with this team ..


3:4:3


Pope or Henderson ( either)

Watson / Cody /Mings
TTA / Winks / Phillips / Saka
Barnes / Kane / Grealish ..

I wouldn’t have this lotion the squad

Pickford ( useless) , Dier ( useless ) , Maguire ( distracted ) , Ward- Prowse ( completely ineffective)

 

You are dead right about Maguire. Badly out of form, distracted and stressed and making a lot of mistakes.

it’s almost as if, being in Man Utd’s back 4 leaves you unprotected because Ole can’t protect or shield the back 4. How many defenders do you have to go through before the manager is questioned too?

Also who’s Watson at the back?

 

Also Dier for his dislike here, if he was in the squad as a Centre Back id take that.

he’s been very, very good since moving there this season for Mourinho.

 

Oops

Michael Keane at the back


I was thinking Walker but changed my mind and got distracted

 

4 games ?

I’ve never rated him .

I just think he has concentration/focussing problems plus he’s as slow as hell so he should never partner Maguire

Two old tug boats in this day and age is suicidal- the game is too fast for them

 

mings at lcb but I like it

 

Allen is injured

 

Phew ... any more kickers in there !!??

 

Bit embarrassing from the U21s....

 

England U21s have nearly qualified already haven’t they?

what’s the rules on qualification?

 

How could they not beat a country with the population of Brentwood !!
( 77,000 )