Which is insane. Deschamps is being a stubborn old goat. He’s much better than Upamecano or Konate who have had terrible seasons.
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Which is insane. Deschamps is being a stubborn old goat. He’s much better than Upamecano or Konate who have had terrible seasons.
Probably, and we probably won’t. But the outdated notion we won’t get out the groups or that we lack talent is just so boring to still read in 2024.
The ‘English players only do well when foreigners are playing with them’ crap is the absolute worst as well.
Agreed but can he be in a joint team if he can't even make their first team
He should be. He should walk in to both teams, Dechamps is just a fuckin' weirdo.
The problem is waistcoat...
I'm sceptical he will be match fit enough to play a minute. If he doesnt feature tonight, how can he be expected to do anything in a major tournament. We always seem to do this (take an injured player) and never learn from it.
With lots of injections.
This is a little different imo. We are not leaving out anyone who we really need. The guy we are taking isn't the one big hope (Beckham/Rooney) but the only decent option in his position, backup is expected to play but a bonus to have an option of a traditional LB.
We definitely should've brought Mitchell, again if only as a tactical option to at least provide an overlapping presence in games if Shaw isn't fit. He's not great but he knows that role and he was the only fit player we had to perform it.
Elite is a strong word. He's a very good left back on his day. Which is few and far between.
He wasn't in the team of the tournament either. Spinazolla was the left back.
Then again, Hojberg and Lukaku made it. As we know, you can't judge a footballer on a tournament.
Gary did the same thing at the WC with Maguire.......... That time it paid off (to a degree).
This time we have Stones, Shaw & Geuhi all precarious in terms of their fitness........ That's 3 of our best back 4.
Why are you acting like Luke Shaw was some tournament flash in the pan and like he isn't the two-time United player of the season and wasn't in the league's team of the season on two separate occasions as well as having been considered a huge talent since he was a teenager?
The guy is obviously a good footballer, he's just an injury prone one. When he actually has spells of playing he almost always does well, because he's erm ... good. That tournament wasn't a fluke, he's just actually a really good left back.
England team for tonight -
Pickford
Walker
Stones
Guehi
Trippier
Rice
Mainoo
Foden
Palmer
Gordon
Kane
Pickford
Walker
Stones
Guehi
Trippier
Rice
Mainoo
Foden
Palmer
Gordon
Kane
Just need a left back
That is an absolutely brilliant side.
I know it's a friendly but a statement, morale boosting win would be welcome tonight.
6-0 England!
(1-0 penalty more likely)
6-0 England!
(1-0 penalty more likely)
He’s already at a big club. I assume you mean currently elite (aka Madrid, City etc) and yes, I am shocked none of them would pay the probably 50 million + it would take to get a good left back who has a horrendous injury record. Amazed.
He’s a good player who can’t stay fit. Most national sides don’t have world class footballers in every position, or even top level ones. In fact none of them do.
