Gary Neville - one of the few pundits I respect- reiterating what many of us have said here already. Wink is unique for an English player and has a high level of technical ability. For the style of football England want to play, the future English midfield has to be built around him.
Those Spurs fans that can’t see the ability of Winks seem to have no understanding of football. They probably thought Modric was a shit player because he didn’t score or assist either whereas Clint Dempsey was world class for his goalscoring exploits, esp at Fulham. Superficial understanding of football with no focus on technical ability is why the England national team has been in the dark ages up until very recently. With the FA finally adjusting kids football to focus on smaller pitches and technical skills, the future looks a lot better. Like Neville said, the team needs to be based around players like Winks and Foden and not donkeys like Henderson and Delph. ( Ok he didn’t mention the bits about Henderson and Delph being donkeys but Ive read between the lines)
NEVILLE:
“Look at the midfields who have been dominant in recent times in international football. The current French midfield - Matuidi, Pogba, Kante, with Griezmann dropping in. The Spanish midfield with Busquets, Iniesta, Thiago, Xavi. The German midfield of Kroos, Ozil, Schweinsteiger. They're all rhythm and tempo players, they control the pace of the match.
"Gareth doesn't have the players at his disposal. Harry Winks is a must moving forward; he was outstanding in the Champions League final, and looked a different level.”
Those Spurs fans that can’t see the ability of Winks seem to have no understanding of football. They probably thought Modric was a shit player because he didn’t score or assist either whereas Clint Dempsey was world class for his goalscoring exploits, esp at Fulham. Superficial understanding of football with no focus on technical ability is why the England national team has been in the dark ages up until very recently. With the FA finally adjusting kids football to focus on smaller pitches and technical skills, the future looks a lot better. Like Neville said, the team needs to be based around players like Winks and Foden and not donkeys like Henderson and Delph. ( Ok he didn’t mention the bits about Henderson and Delph being donkeys but Ive read between the lines)
NEVILLE:
“Look at the midfields who have been dominant in recent times in international football. The current French midfield - Matuidi, Pogba, Kante, with Griezmann dropping in. The Spanish midfield with Busquets, Iniesta, Thiago, Xavi. The German midfield of Kroos, Ozil, Schweinsteiger. They're all rhythm and tempo players, they control the pace of the match.
"Gareth doesn't have the players at his disposal. Harry Winks is a must moving forward; he was outstanding in the Champions League final, and looked a different level.”
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