England Senior Team General Discussion Thread

1) Both are brilliant players who have deserved to play over Gray for the entirety of Southgate's reign.

2) In them 2 years in charge, Southgate has already dropped both Alli + Sterling.

 

For the sake of Tottenham they need to sign some players to build up their depth. I love the core they've had since 15/16 (Kane, Dele, Eriksen, Son, Dier, Trippier, Rose) but if one or two players go down then they look a completely different team.

 

Being at a World Cup is different than qualifying. You can be more flexable with selection obviously.

 

Need to or not, they can't until January. Could be good news for anyone who's trying to break through.

 

Jamaal Lascelles another serious candidate for a call up

 

I can't see Hughes making an England squad anytime soon the way he is being deployed at Watford. The manager continually plays him on the wing which is a complete waste of his talents .

Hughes should be played in central midfield where his first touch passing , close control , vision and awareness can allow him to become one of the best midfielders in the premier league .

I mean i look at all the teams in the premier league and I think he could walk in to anyone of them not named Man City.

 

Dele scores the decider for Tottenham against Newcastle with a goal very similar to his against Sweden. Back post header. Although I have been critical of him, he does usually make forward runs into the box.

 

Gray could be a big

We don't know yet. But Southgate must definitely call up one or two midfielders from the ones who were not in Russia. Barkley started today and they won, tomorrow Lallana and Wilshere both could play. Hughes is not in a good position in the moment but that could change quickly, as for Maddison.

 

Gray flatters to deceive.

Maybe this season is the one when it all clicks for him.

 

Maybe Grealish is a bit too attached to Villa. He's their star player, been there all this career and supported them as a young lad. Fair play to him because that's something everyone dreams about, however hopefully he realizes what's best for himself. He's outgrown Villa. I'm kinda betting he'll make a move in January transfer window if enough things go right for him in the first half of the season.

 

Barkley I can't see getting many games at Chelsea . Kovavic will be ahaead of him . Lallana isn't good enough. Wilshere is too injury prone. Maddison has potential . Grealish is special but he is nearly 23 and still a championship player . It looks like Harry Winks looks like England's best bet at the moment.

 

He wanted to leave by all accounts but Spurs didn't bring enough money to the table for Villa to let him go.

 

What are you on about ?

 

There you go Southgate, maybe you should change your system and play Sterling in a position that he’s used to instead of shoehorning him into a playmaker role he’s not used to and don’t get the best out of him.

 

Not sure if that's brave or foolish.

 

He should go. Schalke are a big club.

 

Gareth Southgate facing England keeper crisis https://t.co/XStqW5PSgQ

— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) August 14, 2018

 

I would just call-up Pickford, Butland and Gunn, which I expect him to do.

 

I hate the term but Butland is overated. I wouldn't have been too sad if he left Stoke for the right price. Hopefully he will improve he's still young for a goalkeeper.

 

Hamer? I hope you are just naming English keepers.

 

I'd just keep Butland in and keep Gunn in the U21s.

 

I don't know what the turning point was. A lot of the Stoke players like Charlie Adam, Ryan Shawcross are no longer Prem level players but hopefully Butland can sort himself out. It sort of appears a lot of Stoke players *cough* Pieters, are having a sulk that they are in the second tier but it's entirely their fault and if the they don't get it together soon it may end up none of them are ever on MOTD again. It's so frustrating because they are such a strong squad for that level.