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Re: England Squad

by Sanguine » 07 Nov 2013 16:28

TBM I would have picked Hooper ahead of Rodriguez but i think due to the fact he's playing for a shit team at the moment hasn't helped him


Hooper hasn't scored in the Premier League yet. At least Rodriguez has some current form.

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Re: England Squad

by TBM » 07 Nov 2013 16:29

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TBM I would have picked Hooper ahead of Rodriguez but i think due to the fact he's playing for a shit team at the moment hasn't helped him


Hooper hasn't scored in the Premier League yet. At least Rodriguez has some current form.


Yeah but he was scoring in the Champions League and still got overlooked.....

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Re: England Squad

by TBM » 07 Nov 2013 16:33

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NewCorkSeth Do you think Gibbs is sitting back waiting for Cole and Baines to retire to get that first team spot or by that time will Shaw be better than him?


Personally I think Shaw is already better than him.


And Bertrand to be honest, but I'm not a big fan of Gibbs to be honest.


Gibbs is a very good left back, going forward, but he needs a full season of not getting injured before he is ready to challenge for the England left back spot

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Re: England Squad

by Hoop Blah » 07 Nov 2013 16:42

He does have all the attributes I guess but I think I'm just a bit blinkered against him because he seems so fragile and injury prone. I'm not sure I've ever seen him win a header mind!

I much prefer Bertrand and now Shaw though. When Cole retires after this World Cup Baines will surely have the position nailed down for a few years with Gibbs or Bertrand his understudy. I think Shaw is probably the one who's going to put the most pressure on him after the 2016 Euro's though.

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Re: England Squad

by Barry the bird boggler » 07 Nov 2013 17:22

TBM I would have picked Hooper ahead of Rodriguez but i think due to the fact he's playing for a shit team at the moment hasn't helped him


Isn't Hooper a fully paid up Scottish international?


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Re: England Squad

by TBM » 07 Nov 2013 17:28

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TBM I would have picked Hooper ahead of Rodriguez but i think due to the fact he's playing for a shit team at the moment hasn't helped him


Isn't Hooper a fully paid up Scottish international?


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Re: England Squad

by sputnik » 07 Nov 2013 18:22

Hoop Blah When Cole retires after this World Cup Baines will surely have the position nailed down for a few years


Agree that it'll be Baines slot for a few years to come, but wouldn't be surprised if he gets more game time than Cole at the WC.

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Re: England Squad

by NewCorkSeth » 07 Nov 2013 19:10

TBM I would have picked Hooper ahead of Rodriguez but i think due to the fact he's playing for a shit team at the moment hasn't helped him

Hooper according to whoscored.com is statistically the worst player in the premiership.

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Re: England Squad

by NewCorkSeth » 07 Nov 2013 19:18

Hoop Blah He does have all the attributes I guess but I think I'm just a bit blinkered against him because he seems so fragile and injury prone. I'm not sure I've ever seen him win a header mind!

I much prefer Bertrand and now Shaw though. When Cole retires after this World Cup Baines will surely have the position nailed down for a few years with Gibbs or Bertrand his understudy. I think Shaw is probably the one who's going to put the most pressure on him after the 2016 Euro's though.


Gibbs god love him is a durn good left back who seems like he will never get much national game time! The fact he starts ahead of Spains number 1 left back should speak volumes about his quality. I agree Baines should get the nod ahead of him but Bertrand? Hes nailed on to move to a mid table prem team and be unmemorable.. kinda like Adam Johnson! Shaw is a real contender to come through and be another Ashley Cole once he moves to Chelsea or Utd or wherever..


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Re: England Squad

by Hoop Blah » 07 Nov 2013 22:03

When did Arsenal sign Jordi Alba?

I disagree on Bertrand. If he gets the right breaks I think he can really kick on. He'll never be as good as Cole has been of course, but neither will Gibbs, but he's the potential to be a very good Premier League left back and a decent internaional if he makes the most of his ability. He can't afford to not be playing games though.

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Hoop Blah When Cole retires after this World Cup Baines will surely have the position nailed down for a few years


Agree that it'll be Baines slot for a few years to come, but wouldn't be surprised if he gets more game time than Cole at the WC.


That's true, I think it's quite a close call between them right now and the run up to next summer will be quite important for them both.

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Re: England Squad

by TBM » 07 Nov 2013 22:25

Things is Bertrand doesn't even play even when Cole is injured. Ivanovic goes to left back instead.

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Re: England Squad

by NewCorkSeth » 07 Nov 2013 23:49

[quote="Hoop Blah"]When did Arsenal sign Jordi Alba?

Hes injured...

Ok I admit it I forgot about him! My bad bro

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Re: England Squad

by shawna3g » 08 Nov 2013 06:49

Injuries problems getting more and more trouble for this England team. No other choice without they take help from lower devision


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Re: England Squad

by sputnik » 08 Nov 2013 11:59

Anybody in mind you'd care to share with us shawnas ?

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Re: England Squad

by Hoop Blah » 08 Nov 2013 19:34

TBM Things is Bertrand doesn't even play even when Cole is injured. Ivanovic goes to left back instead.


Agreed. He's another who needs to move on and play week in week out to kick on, an all too familiar story unfortunately.

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Re: England Squad

by schwark » 14 Nov 2013 01:54

shawna3g Injuries problems getting more and more trouble for this England team. No other choice without they take help from lower devision


It is also, since 1966, took the World Cup champion. He then took not seen it. Although each of the ranking is played Fortunately, that is no big performance.
England is worse. Incidentally, mention is his football shirt:http://www.footballtshirtuk.com/England-Football-Shirt.html . More like polo shirt. Nothing to look forward to.

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Re: England Squad

by King of Sting » 14 Nov 2013 06:28

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Hoop Blah When Cole retires after this World Cup Baines will surely have the position nailed down for a few years


Agree that it'll be Baines slot for a few years to come, but wouldn't be surprised if he gets more game time than Cole at the WC.


I wouldn't be surprised to see both start in a game or 2 in Brazil. Baines attacking down the left flank with Cole the orthodox full back. If that doesn't happen then I think Baines should get the nod, Cole has been a very good player, possibly a great, but I think Baines has been better for a couple of seasons now.

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Re: England Squad

by Silver Fox » 14 Nov 2013 08:56

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shawna3g Injuries problems getting more and more trouble for this England team. No other choice without they take help from lower devision


It is also, since 1966, took the World Cup champion. He then took not seen it. Although each of the ranking is played Fortunately, that is no big performance.
England is worse. Incidentally, mention is his football shirt:http://www.footballtshirtuk.com/England-Football-Shirt.html . More like polo shirt. Nothing to look forward to.


Interesting stuff schwark, wlecome to the board, are you related to shawna by any chance?

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Re: England Squad

by shawna3g » 14 Nov 2013 09:17

Its difficult to predict due to lots of injuries in England team

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Re: England Squad

by From Despair To Where? » 14 Nov 2013 14:40

schwark
shawna3g Injuries problems getting more and more trouble for this England team. No other choice without they take help from lower devision


It is also, since 1966, took the World Cup champion. He then took not seen it. Although each of the ranking is played Fortunately, that is no big performance.
England is worse. Incidentally, mention is his football shirt:http://www.footballtshirtuk.com/England-Football-Shirt.html . More like polo shirt. Nothing to look forward to.


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