The England National Team

Poe

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23 Mar 2015 09:35:03

By Ninja | On 22 March 2015 - 00:10 AM

There's no point having players playing for the sake of playing if you don't have them. Those 3 (with the possible exception of Jack Cork although he's not a world beater and unlikely to improve much) just aren't good enough.

The only workable midfield England have got is something like Carrick at the base, Henderson going box to box and someone else alongside them but I doubt you're ever going to get that because you've somehow got to fit Rooney, Kane and Sturridge in up top.

They're not playing for the sake of playing - they're playing because there's no one better. If Carrick gets injured (which is 'likely' as it's an England friendly) we don't have a defensive midfielder in the squad.

It's surely about time England and their fans/media recognise that a defensive midfielder is a position just as much as an attacking midfielder is.

We wouldn't go in to a set of games without a right back, so why is it okay we do it without a defensive midfielder?

Slashman X

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23 Mar 2015 11:39:30

Lallana withdrawn from squad

Slashman X

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23 Mar 2015 17:44:23

Sturridge looking likely to pull out too

Poe

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23 Mar 2015 17:46:33

Liverpool turning into the new Man Utd of mystery injuries before England games

bmg033

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23 Mar 2015 18:36:18

Ryan Mason just been called up to the England squad. Didn't see that coming, although he has been good this season. Doubt he'll play though.

VP.

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27 Mar 2015 18:50:05

ENGLAND’S STARTING XI v LITHUANIA ‪#‎ENGvLIT‬
1 Joe Hart, 2 Nathaniel Clyne, 3 Leighton Baines, 4 Jordan Henderson, 5 Gary Cahill, 6 Phil Jones, 7 Raheem Sterling, 8 Michael Carrick, 9 Danny Welbeck, 10 Wayne Rooney (c), 11 Fabian Delph
SUBS
12 Chris Smalling, 13 Jack Butland, 14 Theo Walcott, 15 Phil Jagielka, 16 James Milner, 17 Andros Townsend, 18 Harry Kane, 19 Ryan Mason, 20 Ross Barkley, 21 Kieran Gibbs, 22 Kyle Walker, 23 Robert Green

Kane on the bench, Hodgson can just fuck off. Sturridge would have started had he been fit though and he's been shite this season.

Poe

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27 Mar 2015 18:59:43

Welbeck over Kane ffs.

VP.

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27 Mar 2015 19:20:40

Its a pisstake.

K3V0

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27 Mar 2015 19:30:15

Fuck sake lads cop the fuck on Woy just doesn't want to wush him against the might of Lithuania

King Luis

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27 Mar 2015 19:44:45

VP always finding a way to slag off another teams players while avoiding mentioning the fact that its Welbeck starting over Kane and he's not exactly been much better this season.

Poe

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27 Mar 2015 19:53:42

Rooney

Sam

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27 Mar 2015 19:53:46

Nice one Wazza. Three more to go.

VP.

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27 Mar 2015 20:15:22

By King Luis | On 27 March 2015 - 19:44 PM

VP always finding a way to slag off another teams players while avoiding mentioning the fact that its Welbeck starting over Kane and he's not exactly been much better this season.

Always? Find another occasion then please. I also said it's a pisstake that Welbeck is playing when replying to Poe...

Though I don't mind being wrong as Welbeck has been very good so far.

Jason

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27 Mar 2015 20:23:06

By King Luis | On 27 March 2015 - 19:44 PM

VP always finding a way to slag off another teams players while avoiding mentioning the fact that its Welbeck starting over Kane and he's not exactly been much better this season.

In all fairness, i think he'd be slagging Kane off rather than Sturridge if he actually were, especially as he plays for Arsenal's rival club

Sam

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27 Mar 2015 20:24:00

Welbeck justifying his place so far.

Poe

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27 Mar 2015 20:29:00

By VP. | On 27 March 2015 - 20:15 PM

Always? Find another occasion then please. I also said it's a pisstake that Welbeck is playing when replying to Poe...

Though I don't mind being wrong as Welbeck has been very good so far.

Very good?

I was thinking he'd found his level - been comfortably awful imo.

Poe

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27 Mar 2015 20:30:19

Knew that would happen

VP.

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27 Mar 2015 20:30:41

He's been our liveliest player, been no worse than anyone else.

Poe

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27 Mar 2015 20:34:49

By VP. | On 27 March 2015 - 20:30 PM

He's been our liveliest player, been no worse than anyone else.

Keeps falling over and getting tackled.

VP.

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27 Mar 2015 20:39:42

But that's what he's good at

Sam

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27 Mar 2015 21:15:59

Inside a minute, not a bad debut Harry.

Poe

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27 Mar 2015 21:16:18

love harry kane

Vercoe

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27 Mar 2015 21:23:03

YOU CAN'T STOP THE HARRYKANE.

Wonder what will be on the back pages of every paper tomorrow.!

Jason

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27 Mar 2015 21:38:30

Harry fucking Kane.

Jonas

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27 Mar 2015 23:48:01

Rooney, Sturridge, Kane, Welbeck, Austin and Ings surely has to be some of the best attacking options England has had for many years? In terms of quantity at least.

Shola

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28 Mar 2015 00:15:20

Absolutely stacked in the mid 90's.

Cole, Fowler, Collymore, Sir Les and Le Tissier barely had England careers - A bit weird we went with Owen so early in hindsight.

Hard to get excited, when you look at the midfield though. Henderson is about the only one I would think seems like an England starting player.

Poe

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28 Mar 2015 08:42:58

By Shola | On 28 March 2015 - 00:15 AM

Absolutely stacked in the mid 90's.

Cole, Fowler, Collymore, Sir Les and Le Tissier barely had England careers - A bit weird we went with Owen so early in hindsight.

Hard to get excited, when you look at the midfield though. Henderson is about the only one I would think seems like an England starting player.

Carrick is good, and doesn't really need pace for the role he plays.

I think Owen just grabbed the ball and went with it after his goal against Argentina - never really looked back.

Don't forget you had Phillips too and Chris Sutton. Loads of strikers struggled to get going for England.