andykeenan Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Germany v England Wednesday 7.45pm ITV England v Lithuania World Cup qualifier Sunday 5pm Squad announced Thursday .2.30pm Rashford expected to get call up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 apparently Defoe's in the England squad - what an array of options upfront we have. Admittedly he has been doing well for Sunderland, and frankly is probably better than crow-barring in Rooney, but shows we're still very much short when Kane is injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Torino, on loan from Man City), Tom Heaton (Burnley). Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man Utd), Michael Keane (Burnley), Luke Shaw (Man Utd), Chris Smalling (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham). Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham), Michail Antonio (West Ham), Ross Barkley (Everton), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Man Utd), Jake Livermore (West Brom), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Raheem Sterling (Man City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton). Forwards: Jermain Defoe (Sunderland), Marcus Rashford (Man Utd), Jamie Vardy (Leicester). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 What a shite squad that is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rodders0223 Posted March 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2017 I remember years ago when people would comment on England games with a "don't care" and I would get really annoyed, this is our country, these are our boys. Watching us win against San Marino would provide me with joy, I would watch every game...but now I can firmly say... Don't give a shit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 ...and that is arguably the shittest squad I have ever seen in my lifetime. Heaven knows where we would be if this was the days of GT when you actually had to beat professionals to get to a tournament. Absolute pits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Debbie Allie is the only good player outfield. Hart is a solid GK, who plays badly when in his countries kit. Terrible team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Quality wise i agree that isn't a squad thats going to worry the bigger nations. But the 2 main gripes most fans have about the selection of England squads have both been addressed. Namely: # Giving young players a chance, I've not got the time or inclination to check this, but that must be one of the youngest squads in recent years. # Picking players that are on form rather than sticking with the same names time and time again. Would Defoe be in the squad if not for injuries? Who knows, but he has had a great season so arguably deserves his call up. So whislt the squad itself doesn't scream 'tournament success', i like the direction Gareth seems to be taking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: Debbie Allie is the only good player outfield. Hart is a solid GK, who plays badly when in his countries kit. Terrible team! I wouldn't say he's the only good outfield player. Lallana is good. Vardy too imo, but he's limited with players availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Lallana had a really good start to the season tbf to him, not sure what his forms like phil jones is shit and doesn't even play half of utds games anymore, vardys form has picked up been been poor for a while before that, Defoe is making up the numbers, he won't be anywhere near the squad next summer, chamberlain is one of those negland players who never has a good game but keeps getting called up but the piece de resistance.......Jake **** Livermore.....Jesus Christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 16, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 16, 2017 I remember watching England as a kid and loving it. Staying up on a Wednesday night to watch highlights of Linekar getting a hat-trick against Turkey in a qualifier - I think his strike partner was Mark Hateley at the time. Now I would rather pick the clingons out of my dogs arse and bake them in a pie over watching that shower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Very mediocre squad when you look at what France is producing atm....Mbappe, Ousname Dembele, Lemar etc. What happened to Carroll, would've thought he'd have been a certainty with all the injuries upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Lallana is crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I used to think that but in fairness he's generally played well in Klopp's system and starting to step up for England as a result. Whether he can actually do anything meaningful in a game in a major tournament is more open to debate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I thought he did ok in the euros Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, PaulC said: I thought he did ok in the euros Chris. Did he even start the Iceland game? I remember he started the first two games and then fell out of favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 No but he was one of our better players in the group matches, and that was a mistake by Hodgson to favour Sterling and Sturridge over him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 hours ago, VillaChris said: Very mediocre squad when you look at what France is producing atm....Mbappe, Ousname Dembele, Lemar etc. What happened to Carroll, would've thought he'd have been a certainty with all the injuries upfront. Just seen a who hasn't been called up to the French team thing on twitter, lacazette, varane, Laporte, zouma, martial, coman, benzema, dembele pretty embarrassing really the most interesting thing about the Germany game will be if ze Germans roll out their youth prospects, we'll wax lyrical about Ali being world class whilst they casually throw out Meyer, goretzka, weigl, Brandt etc Germany could go properly young and still do us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 And lallana is probably the best England player going at the moment, sure he won the national team player of the year last year, Kane and Ali are better players but haven't done anything in an England shirt yet tells you everything you need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 11 hours ago, av1 said: # Picking players that are on form rather than sticking with the same names time and time again. Would Defoe be in the squad if not for injuries? Who knows, but he has had a great season so arguably deserves his call up. <cough> Luke Shaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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