The Lusophone Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 It uh... wasn't a serious suggestion. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 26/02/2021 at 09:08, MadJack said: In a discord server I'm in it was suggested that FIFA should bring in a rule where you have to play for the lowest ranked team you're eligible for. Suddenly DR Conga and Suriname are both quite good. Xherdan Shaqiri to Kosovo! Think of the matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 42 minutes ago, Hobo said: Xherdan Shaqiri to Kosovo! Think of the matches. My favourite one is Kevin De Bruyne to Burundi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenko Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 10 hours ago, MadJack said: It uh... wasn't a serious suggestion. Fair enough. It wasn't the first time I'd seen it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Lusophone Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Tom Davies being involved is disappointing, as it suggests he won't be in the Euros squad, which on current form I'd argue he should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 I feel as though Rhian Brewster has been a youth player for a million years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, MadJack said: Tom Davies being involved is disappointing, as it suggests he won't be in the Euros squad, which on current form I'd argue he should be. Probably a good thing for Davies. Doesn't get to get saddled with the disappointment of Gareth Southgate's tactics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 24 minutes ago, DavidMarrio said: Probably a good thing for Davies. Doesn't get to get saddled with the disappointment of Gareth Southgate's tactics True, though I think he'd be the destroyer-type midfielder Southgate needs to get his awful 3-back, 2-dm formation to 'work'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Callum Hudson Odoi has to be in his late thirties by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLiam Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 There's some serious talent in that squad. England's current talent pool is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted March 18, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Quote Gareth Southgate has rewarded Ollie Watkins for his excellent debut season in the Premier League by giving him a first England call-up. The 25-year-old Aston Villa striker has scored 10 times in the competition, plus two more in the Carabao Cup, and he takes his place in a 26-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland. The major surprises in Southgate’s announcement were the absences of Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and the Leeds striker Patrick Bamford. Southgate said Alexander-Arnold had been dropped because he had not matched the “exceptional” form of Reece James and Kieran Trippier. Kyle Walker, another right-back, joins that pair in the squad. “There’s some areas of the pitch where we’ve got incredible competition for places and Trent is very unfortunate,” Southgate said. “I don’t think that he’s played at the level that he found in the last couple of years but I think he’s getting very close to that now. I think in the last couple of weeks, he’s definitely taken steps in the right direction. “It’s simply that we think Reece James and Kieran Trippier have had exceptional seasons with their clubs. Kyle Walker is in great form and we’ve got other players in the league who are also playing well – [Matty] Cash at Aston Villa, [Luke] Ayling at Leeds. We’ve got two very good right-backs in the under-21s. It’s a remarkable position of strength. “What I’ve said to Trent earlier today is that I’ve made that same call to Kyle and Kieran in the past and their response was a good one and they took up the challenge and they found themselves back in the squad and Trent is of course a super talent and I’m sure he’ll play a big part with England in the future. He misses out this time. But we could quite conceivably be sitting here before the summer and he’s with us.” Bamford had been expected to get the nod ahead of Watkins and in the face of injuries to centre-forwards, and Southgate said he had been “very close”. The previously capped Harry Winks, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Michael Keane have been left out. As expected, Southgate has selected the in-form defenders Luke Shaw and John Stones, of Manchester United and Manchester City respectively, and also recalled Jesse Lingard, who is on loan at West Ham from Manchester United. Southgate has also included the 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder, Jude Bellingham, even though his club are reluctant to release him because of the need for returnees to Germany from the UK to isolate for 14 days. The situation is fluid and the hope at the Football Association is that it could yet change, although Southgate said he did not expect him to come. The West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has been selected for the first time in the absence of the injured Jordan Pickford. Southgate said of Watkins: “We like his pressing, the speed and the runs in behind. He’s got some improvement to make in linking the game, but in his first season in the Premier League at a big club, he’s done exceptionally well.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 No Winks because he hasn't played, picks Dier who hasn't started a league game in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 Made up Trent didn't get called up. Least that's someone that can have a break/stay at training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted March 31, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 Lovely finish by Curtis Jones! A really well-crafted goal, too. Amazingly now, as it stands, the England U21's are actually set to progress out of this group, despite having not recorded a shot on target before this match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted March 31, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 lol, England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 What's the term? "Peak England", I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted April 16, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 England Under-21 coach Aidy Boothroyd is to leave his role, the Football Association has announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 I remember when there were people touting Boothroyd as a future great when he got Watford promoted to the Premier League, but he was then managing a team at the bottom of League Two only seven years later. I was surprised he ended up in the position he did with the Under-21 team after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddar Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 A guy I follow on Twitter posted these. He usually does La Liga stuff but has recently branched out. Some interesting stats here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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