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re: England 26 man provisional squad for Euro 2016
Posted on 5/16/16 at 1:35 pm to mynamebowl
Posted on 5/16/16 at 1:35 pm to mynamebowl
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A midfield of Alli, Delph, Dier, Sterling, Wilshere (maybe)
What? Dier and Alli have no international experience, Delph is an average player, Sterling is a wide player, and Wilshere was the most consistent performer during qualifiction but is coming off a nine-month injury.
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There's only a handful of teams that will be at the Euros with that kind of talent in its midfield.
Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and Croatia have better midfields, and deeper as well. I've named six teams, which isn't counting teams like Wales who have midfielders actually getting game time at their clubs (unlike Delph and Wilshere).
All in all, this is a very average/poor England team when combined with the regressive tactics Roy is no doubt going to employ.
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Posted on 5/16/16 at 1:47 pm to crazy4lsu
Only thing England have going for themselves this tournament is their is almost no expectations.
Everyone here knows they suck.
Everyone here knows they suck.
Posted on 5/16/16 at 3:16 pm to crazy4lsu
My original point about the English midfield was based more from an opinion standpoint than anything else. I think England could be the breakout team of the tournament. I really like some of there young players. Unless, of course, Roy decides to frick it all up with dumb lineups and tactics.
Why is everyone so hung up on this international experience thing? Dier and Alli just finished a season's worth of starting games for probably the best team in the Premier League. I understand that international and club soccer have their differences, but the Premier League is a pretty good barometer to see if a player can cut it on the big stage. And those guys played like stars all season. There's no reason Alli and Dier shouldn't translate this past season into a good summer.
I can't really argue this point because he didn't play much this year, but in my opinion Delph is a fantastic player and will breakout over the next few seasons. We'll just have to wait and see on that one.
This is the Welsh midfield -
Aaron Ramsey, Joe Ledley, David Vaughan, Joe Allen, David Cotterill, Jonathan Williams, George Williams, Andy King, Emyr Huws, Dave Edwards. They get playing time because most of them play for shite clubs.
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Dier and Alli have no international experience
Why is everyone so hung up on this international experience thing? Dier and Alli just finished a season's worth of starting games for probably the best team in the Premier League. I understand that international and club soccer have their differences, but the Premier League is a pretty good barometer to see if a player can cut it on the big stage. And those guys played like stars all season. There's no reason Alli and Dier shouldn't translate this past season into a good summer.
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Delph is an average player
I can't really argue this point because he didn't play much this year, but in my opinion Delph is a fantastic player and will breakout over the next few seasons. We'll just have to wait and see on that one.
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Wales
This is the Welsh midfield -
Aaron Ramsey, Joe Ledley, David Vaughan, Joe Allen, David Cotterill, Jonathan Williams, George Williams, Andy King, Emyr Huws, Dave Edwards. They get playing time because most of them play for shite clubs.
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