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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Why are the city players even on the bench?  

    Should have been off until tomorrow morning, what's the point of dragging them out there?  Hardly likely to have to bring them on to win are we? 
    From what I can tell, they seem happy to be there. This is England, not a side quest for prem players. You join the squad, you travel, you’ll prob play Monday.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    You watch Trent play like this and you don't wonder why he is playing in midfield now, but how he was ever a "right back" in the first place. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,955
    Cafc43v3r said:
    You watch Trent play like this and you don't wonder why he is playing in midfield now, but how he was ever a "right back" in the first place. 
    Gareth Bale was once a left back, sometimes it takes a while for the obvious switch to happen
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,955
    Foden replaces the injured Saka at HT.

    Grealish was going to come on instead, but Southgate couldn't wake him up.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    killerandflash said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    You watch Trent play like this and you don't wonder why he is playing in midfield now, but how he was ever a "right back" in the first place. 
    Gareth Bale was once a left back, sometimes it takes a while for the obvious switch to happen
    Yeah I get that but Bale had a skill set that was suitable to be a left back.  His initial move up the pitch, under Harry, was to get him on the ball in more advanced positions, not that he couldn't play left back.  A bit like we did with Doughty.

    I am not saying Trent is shit at right back but I think Southgate has been justified not picking him there and I think his skill set is much better suited to a midfield role.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    Remember Southgate tried him there against Hungary and he was awful, but can forgive that considering the whole team were on the beach.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,071
    Maguire…
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,715
    se9addick said:
    Maguire…
    Whats he done now? 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,065
    Foden so far playing like someone who has been busy celebrating a treble. God knows what Grealish would be like 🤣 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,071
    ForeverAddickted said:
    se9addick said:
    Maguire…
    Whats he done now? 
    Wasn’t a massive thing, he was just really lazy in possession and have it away to a Malta player.

    I’m watching the Wales match (in Welsh!) instead now, far more exciting!

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  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,264
    Hold on... is that stat even true. When the crap commentators finish sucking off Palace- 18 Palace players have been picked for England? Err what? That doesn't sound right surely he means players who played for Palace at some point have been picked for England surely.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,818
    edited June 2023
    This second half has been dreadful,
    A lot of unforced errors, second to everything. Everyone looks so slow.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    Second half been dull as dish water but job done
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,264
    That's a terrible call btw no way that's hand ball
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,954
    never a pen 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    That’s a joke 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,715
    This referee has been poor - Only a few mins ago gave a FK against Wilson for handball, but had been pushed over 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,954
    Can never make my mind up which two play either side of Kane…. But I will say Rashford has been quality. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,006
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Can never make my mind up which two play either side of Kane…. But I will say Rashford has been quality. 
    Rashford, Saka, Maddison, Foden, Grealish all offer something slightly different. We are spoilt for choice.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,977
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Can never make my mind up which two play either side of Kane…. But I will say Rashford has been quality. 
    I'd quite like:

    Rice, Bellingham 
    Saka, Foden, Rashford
    Kane

    But I can't see Southgate playing as attack minded a player as Foden in the middle 3.

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  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,876
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,084
    Manic_mania said:
    Hold on... is that stat even true. When the crap commentators finish sucking off Palace- 18 Palace players have been picked for England? Err what? That doesn't sound right surely he means players who played for Palace at some point have been picked for England surely.
    It is 18 players yes - https://www.englandstats.com/club.php?cid=35

    Although more than half of the 18 have 2 caps or less.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,084
    Ours is 12 - https://www.englandstats.com/club.php?cid=26

    Although 9 of the 12 have just 2 caps or less.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,955
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Manic_mania said:
    Hold on... is that stat even true. When the crap commentators finish sucking off Palace- 18 Palace players have been picked for England? Err what? That doesn't sound right surely he means players who played for Palace at some point have been picked for England surely.
    It is 18 players yes - https://www.englandstats.com/club.php?cid=35

    Although more than half of the 18 have 2 caps or less.
    And 2 were loan players from Chelsea (Gallagher and Loftus-Cheek). I don't remember Andy Johnson playing for England, I assume he role was to fall over in the box and win a penalty!
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,264
    Zaha shouldn't count either he bottled out of playing for England and switched coz he knew he'd never get selected 
  • talalsrightfoot
    talalsrightfoot Posts: 228
    Cafc43v3r said:
    You watch Trent play like this and you don't wonder why he is playing in midfield now, but how he was ever a "right back" in the first place. 
    Lets calm down its malta. 

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