Agreed. He looked really old next to Shearer, like a granddad rather than an uncle. He talked himself into a hole, claiming the forward options were fantastic, the defence options were superb, midfield was a great strength full of options, the goalkeeping options were really strong... so when we bow out in the group stage with a whimper, he won't have a leg to stand on.Hodgson saying he will be relying on Walcott & Wellbecks goals in the summer, is he seriously brickting me, they both shouldn't be anywhere near the team
I guess one chain of thought is that they will be fresh if they have not played all season and wont have fatigue.
I would rather Redmond then walcott personally and Wheelchair should not be anywhere near england as he is likely to pick up injuries during the tournament. I think forster is a good tip for third choice or even second goalie.
Welbeck is behind kane and yardy to me, but when fit he does offer something in his play and he should be sharp if he gets 5 weeks game time before the end of the season.
Sturridge is mental so no need for him.
in terms of names alone, we really arent half bad. we're obviously no germany or spain, but i bet the likes of italy or protugal wish they had some of the options we currently have. all the strikers listed there are better than the likes of simone zaza or the current version of helder postiga that portugal probably have. even a team like france will probably end up starting with giroud or the mexican version of giroud.
we have rooney who is world class, and below him the likes of walc, kane, sturridge, welb are all top players when fit.
england really do have options. but like always, its going to be about how well we can play as a team
Our players are massively over rated. We are not very good and just because you may not know the foreign players does not mean they are not good. They are usually more technical and better skilled and also more of them get game time in their leagues so are used to playing with their teammates.
When it comes to the England team they always have been, I still remember all the hogwash written about the so called " Golden generation".
Our players are massively over rated. We are not very good and just because you may not know the foreign players does not mean they are not good. They are usually more technical and better skilled and also more of them get game time in their leagues so are used to playing with their teammates.
individually the golden generation of players were absolutely world class. how many better fullbacks in the world than cole or neville at the time? how many better than sol, rio, terry, king? lampard, gerrard, scholes? beckham, owen, rooney?
they just didnt play that well as a team during international tournaments.
which is why i would not take vardy if welbeck and sturridgde can prove their fitness in time. them plus rooney and kane should be our striking options imo.
also, i dont think our current batch of players are overrated. name the players that you think are overrated. and you will realise that those guys have just as many detractors who are severely underating them.
we've had top sides over the past decade and have a top side atm too. if we can gel as a team, we have a real chance imo. fyi, i dont think we will gel though. but thats why i think 99%+ of the 23 man squad should come from arse,chels,lpool,tott and the manchester sides.
Look at that smirk Alli's sporting.
Look at that smirk Alli's sporting.
I disagree about the world class bit massively, Cole I agree was and maybe Gerrard but the rest especially Goldenballs wers vastly overrated. ( imo)
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