cannable

7 minutes ago, sage said:

Along with Barkley they are the right type without being really good enough. Foden too attacking for a blend and TAA isn't being played in midfield 

I’m hoping Connor Bradley’s emergence forces Liverpool’s hand into playing Alexander-Arnold in midfield. If he excels there he might be it.

Wilshere’s the one. At 32 he should be the one pulling the strings in this England midfield. Instead he’s been retired for three years.

23 hours ago, Grumpy Git said:

Still can't forgive Southgate for bottling the Euro final when winning and not giving Italy a sniff up to that point.

He's just a Poundland Warne.

There were two teams in that game… I’ve banged on about it before but we still lack a midfielder that can dictate the tempo. Jorginho and Veratti* gradually started controlling that match as Modric had done three years prior.

*Veratti alone made more passes than England’s ENTIRE midfield that night.

8 hours ago, Wolfie said:

I don't think I've ever been less engaged with England and an upcoming tournament than I am right now.

No offence… but doesn’t not being that engaged with an England team that’s repaired relations with the tabloids whilst coming off a World Cup Semi-final and Euros final in 2/3 tournaments say more about you?

There’s just no identity, I don’t get what we are. We work hard and have better players than almost everyone else.

5 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Irritating as a footballer but never had any kind of notion he was dislikeable personally.

Claimed a disabled parking spot as his own at Morley Hayes and kicked off when a disabled person used it, if that helps? 😂

Yeaaah as I thought, Kohli’s out of the next two tests now and likely to miss the last.

12 hours ago, CapeTownRams said:

Is that what happened?

Hard to see why they would count that as an own goal…. To me he would have to actually kick or throw the ball into his own net.

Think it’s because of betting, genuinely 

7 hours ago, rynny said:

I remember when I was regularly defending Chris Martin from criticism from a few posters under Mac1....

Hahahahaha Ninos, Pearson and Toddy 😂

8 hours ago, May Contain Nuts said:

Exactly this 

The fact that he's trusted to be the penalty taker surely counts in his favour, and somewhat diminishes the stat-pad argument. 

There are or have been plenty of teams where their main striker isn't the designated penalty taker, and I have in the past seen people use this as something to criticise the striker for, ie 'he's a good striker but only with instinctive finishes, useless when he has to use his brain or the situation requires composure' so some credit for taking them is warranted.

 

At one point we had a spell were Sammon, Russell, Ward and Bryson missed like 7 of 9.

Don’t think Martin was particularly brilliant at them either.

The average across football is 3 out of 4 are scored. They’re not THAT easy.

On 29/01/2024 at 11:13, RIMBAUD said:

He had one chance on Saturday. And buried it. 

Wouldn’t even call it a chance 

10 hours ago, Grumpy Git said:

Anyone got a radio commentary link please, (what's happened to TMS on 5live SX)?

This series is on TalkSPORT

3 hours ago, Comrade 86 said:

What a test match. Brilliant from the young spinner in a cauldron of pressure. Chuffed to bit with that and it's game on for the series. 

Kohli to cut short his 'holiday'?

Think I’d read or heard somewhere that it’s more than likely that he’ll miss more than a couple 

9 hours ago, Sparkle said:

£150,000 is about our best value signings - anyway what about £3 million for Scott Malone anybody on transfer deadline day - just makes the point about using what we already have.

To be fair, Marcus Olsson had just done his ACL and Fozzy hadn’t looked himself after his second (and would go on to do his third shortly after)

3 hours ago, angieram said:

No, it is a Skills coach.

It’s only letting me book a seat if there’s only one so I assume that’s literally THE last seat

5 hours ago, angieram said:

Yep, Roadrider from Pride Park still has places. 

Is this different from the Skills coaches?

Neppy’s full as well

Anybody know of anywhere that has two spaces left? Heanor, Ripley and the official ones are all fully booked.

9 hours ago, Jubbs said:

🤯

He doesn’t, he has diagonal and a sweeping ball out wide in his locker 

1 minute ago, cannable said:

1 hour ago, Ghost of Clough said:

It becomes even less surprising when the likes of Festy and Cashin were close to being released too.

I wonder if we were looking what they can’t do rather what they can do.

Cashin isn’t quick, he has no right foot, he’s small, he can’t zip passes through the line, he doesn’t carry it out from the back. But By-Christ he’ll out-compete the opposition, he’ll outwork them, he’ll win most of his 50/50s, he can tackle… I think we overrate him but he’s got enough to have a good career.

Then Festy… I always used to describe him as the best bad footballer I've ever seen. A sloppy pass fumbler with limited technical ability. But he had the pace and power just to knock it past one or two defenders, outsprint them and drill the ball in.

They have significant weaknesses… but they have enough strengths to forge good players.

On 09/12/2023 at 19:34, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

Remember when we played Franks favourite up top.

Oooo… another chance for me to express the hill I will die on!

The midfield diamond was the problem not Bennett starting up front. Plus, Waghorn was barely fit.

On 01/12/2023 at 15:49, DJAY said:

What is the benefit of rail seats over what is being installed here? I personally can't see any benefit of one over the other, but there must be otherwise other clubs introducing safe standing would have done the same? Is there some UEFA guidelines that the rail seats pass that clubs in European competition must adhere to or something?

I think rail seats increase capacity, because when they’re up they’re no longer a seat, it’s just space.

Rail seats are to meet regulations in certain competitions in which it must be an all seater stadia - so you’d unlock the seat and it becomes a seat again.

Whereas with what we’ve done, you still have a designated seat, you’re just allowed to stand now.

32 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said:

What a problem to have!

And at that… I always thought Coutts was potentially the best of the lot but did his knee just before McClaren came in!

Hourihane really can’t play the position he’s being asked to.

He doesn’t receive the ball on the half turn so he’s always slowing the play down.

He isn’t fit enough back-up play to absolutely boss games and he isn’t a good enough screen to make up for this. 

For the football we’re wanting to play, Huddlestone would be perfect 😂

Don’t get me wrong though, Hourihane has his qualities. Get him coming onto the ball in the opposition third and he’ll produce goals and assists… but he’s wasted/a hinderance deep.

A DM who will get the ball on the turn and look to play in behind early’s what we need. It’s a shame BJ isn’t a few years younger.*
 

Edit: Bradley Johnson, that sentence looks horrendous reading it back 😂

I can’t quite get over that it was between Hughes and Bryson for the other CM spot at Wembley. Jeff was the definite starter!