England - the future....

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Re: England - the future....

by LUX » 15 Nov 2024 09:22

Ahhhh, you’d probably know him in real life. Well, from around 45 years ago.

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by Royal Rother » 15 Nov 2024 09:30

LUX Ahhhh, you’d probably know him in real life. Well, from around 45 years ago.


Oooo. '71 recruit?

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by LUX » 15 Nov 2024 09:31

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Re: England - the future....

by Sutekh » 15 Nov 2024 10:26

Will Ben White come back into England’s plans under Tuchel or is/should he be binned off after his “not wanting to be involved”?

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Re: England - the future....

by South Coast Royal » 15 Nov 2024 10:59

Sutekh Will Ben White come back into England’s plans under Tuchel or is/should he be binned off after his “not wanting to be involved”?


No,no,no. at least thrice no.

"I don't want to have to sit around in a foreign country just hoping to get a game, I'm going home" doesn't go down too well and doesn't make him much of a team player.

Curtis Jones was told that he wasn't wanted for the Euros but knuckled down back at his club and both he and England got their reward last night.
It's not as if Ben White is that good anyway.


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Re: England - the future....

by Royal Rother » 15 Nov 2024 11:20

I didn't see the 2nd half as decided to go for the cricket.

We looked pretty good from what I saw and generally more mobile everywhere.

Was there any discussion about Kane's absence allowing a more dynamic flow as there wasn't the need to wait for the striker to catch up from a deep lying position?

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Re: England - the future....

by South Coast Royal » 15 Nov 2024 14:35

Royal Rother I didn't see the 2nd half as decided to go for the cricket.

We looked pretty good from what I saw and generally more mobile everywhere.

Was there any discussion about Kane's absence allowing a more dynamic flow as there wasn't the need to wait for the striker to catch up from a deep lying position?


Didn't see any of the discussions from the "experts" as the darts and cricket were surely more interesting.

Watkins did well but, as you suggested might happen, Kane dropped deep far too often and rather got in the way.
Some good approach play but defensively we always look vulnerable.

I don't like him as a person(not because of being Everton but for the unpunished attack on Van Dijk which buggered up his season) but Pickford was in top form and needed to be.

Good to see the ref booking players for disputing decisions and for Pickford for just doing his normal pissing around stuff.

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Re: England - the future....

by Royal Rother » 15 Nov 2024 15:59

Thanks.

Although he is of course still a fantastic finisher (clearly better than Watkins), if he can't just play as a striker and instead keeps coming deep (as you say, getting in the way), I suspect we will be a better team without him in it.

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