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Them be Spurs goggles.

You're just showing you know the square root of fuck all about football. Kane is literally the focal point of everything England do. His passing is on a different level to any other England player. He's somehow simultaneously playing as a number 9 and 10.

You might as well just follow football on the BBC updates because you don't understand what's going on.
 
Potentially another 8 International games this calendar year should England beat Holland in the semis. Kane is 8 goals behind Shearers total of 30 in 6th place on England's all time scoring charts. What are the odds he cracks that this year?

Fixtures are going to be Holland, Portugal or Switzerland, Bulgaria at home, Kosovo at home, Czech Republic away, Bulgaria away, Montenegro at home, Kosovo away. A goal a game in each to become England's 6th highest goal scorer or all time at the age of 26.
 
Hudson-Odoi looks a talent. Better than Sancho maybe but early days.

To compare him with Sterlinh is daft though.

Sterling is now simply a world class player, who has consistency and is showing constant and upward progress.
 
1st offence - 4 points deduction.
2nd offence - disqualified from the comp and start the next one on -3 points.
Plus next game played behind closed doors for 1st offence.
2nd offence, disqualified and not let back in, until their association puts rules and real punishment in place to deal with the problems.
 

I think Rice is a good player but last night I thought he couldn't pass for shit, there were many more than this and one shocking give-a-way when he tried to pass first time that he miss-hit and went straight to the oppo, although he won back the ball almost immediately. When he came on the other night too, he under-hit 3 or four balls putting the intended recipient in trouble. I think he looks out of his depth right now but I think he should be around the squad and get minutes against fodder (important for him to become part of the team). The one thing that has never happened that many predicted was for Stones to move into midfield, with a growing number of CB's providing health competition it's odd that this hasn't happened.

It's clear that Dier, Henderson and Rice are of the same ilk, and I think this is absolutely fine, they perform important roles in the team and I think all are best suited to International football than a high-pressing domestic league in general. What I don't like is when any of these are paired together, they should all play in a deeper role picking the ball up off the CB and dropping between them (I don't care if we play 4ATB or 3ATB) role should be a similar one.

It would be great when Winks is fit as I think he and players of his ilk are well suited to play just in front of Henderson/Dier/Rice. But Southgate doesn't have the luxury to pick Winks just now due to fitness.
 
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