England Senior Team General Discussion Thread

Great team. Poor goalkeeper

 

There wasn't much depth in the 'golden generation'. The XI was great if you had everyone available but that wasn't ususally the case.

 

Players like Joe Cole Michael carrick should have had more caps

 

Plus Tierney , McTominay and McGinn

 

Maddison never really established himself enough to be dropped. He was in one squad, came on for some minutes, got knocked off the ball a few times and that was it.

 

I think he was in a couple of squads

 

Yes . That’s my take on him

 

I don't think he'll ever have an England career. Too many good players in his position. Its Shane he wasn't around 3 years ago

 

I disagree with you about dropping TAA wasn't a good move. Maybe it was the kick up the backside he needed. Remember he did it to Kyle Walker as well and now Walkers ahead of TAA in the pecking order.

 

You're right about Carrick. But Joe Cole had over 50 caps for England.

 

Joe Cole was one of our most naturally gifted players ... he should have been the next Gazza but sadly he fell into the clutches of Jose who turned him into a workhorse wingback ... he probability expended more energy defending than he did attacking

 

England need a proven cup winner coach to progress. Deschamps had been to five finals x3 Coupe De France with Marseille and one with Monaco and the Porto UCL final where they were giant killers in unfavorable draws. He got to a Euro final and won the WC next .

Del Bosque had won UCLs at Madrid before the World Cup and Euro wins. What I'm saying is a coach with proven tournament or cup experience is indispensable.

England likes to hire English coaches which is what all NTs do. But they are shallow here compared to France, Germany, Spain and Italy. The solution after Southgate if the FA wants to be serious, has to be a non English coach. Just my two cents fellows.

 

Well it has to be someone other than Southgate that’s for certain

 

We should never hire a foreign manager.

It is down to us to produce better English managers.

 

The solution after Southgate probably does have to be someone other than Southgate, to be fair. Otherwise that's still Southgate.

 

I'd hire the Villa manager Dean Smith right now !!

 

What are you struggling with ?

I’m saying Southgate has to go .. is that easier to understand ?

 

It takes a special breed of dimwit to mistake an obvious joke for "struggling", Greengrass.

 

Don’t be so hard on yourself, I’ve never regarded you as being a dimwit ... until now

 

Ughhh...and so it begins again

 

This will take years. The best British managers in the EPL top ten are a certain Northern Ireland fellow who won the FA Cup and a Scot.

 

When eze is running with the ball hes so silky

 

That pass from Phillips to Harrison is something else. If that was De Bruyne people wouldn’t stop talking about it..... #lufc pic.twitter.com/L795aNEtLN

— BARNEY 🦚 (@BarneyLUFC21) May 15, 2021

Kalvin de Phillips

 

Myth #3864: "Phillips only passes sideways" 🥴🤣 pic.twitter.com/a01Wyww7eC

— Leeds United (@LUFC) May 16, 2021

Better angles

 

One of the best passes I’ve seen in some time ... impressive.

I’d play him Instead of Rice every time