MuespachRam Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Unfortunately, I suspect Thorne will never really play regularly (if at all) for England, for exactly the same reason Huddlestone hasn't: he doesn't run around enough. The English mentality is all players 'giving 100%', crunching into tackles and lumping the ball forward as quickly as possible. Thorne does none of those things, and as soon as the going gets a bit tough, he'll be dropped for a headless chicken tackle-everything-in-sight like Owen Hargreaves, or a Roy of the Rovers gives-the-ball-away-all-the-time-but-scores-wonder-goals like Gerrard.Hughes may well go the same way - you can see it when Liverpool fans talk about signing him, it's all 'he needs to bulk up, win more tackles and score more goals'. No - he needs to keep on doing what he's doing - being one of the best damned passers of the ball I've ever seen for his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craic dispenser Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Exactly right, an excellent post...except for one thing, Huddlestone isn't actually good enough to play for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 He is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 He isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I think you might be over-estimating the quality available to England. Carrick isn't any better than Huddlestone and Wilshire can't play defensive midfield. Delph has looked the most comfortable there in our recent fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Wiltshire, Carrick, Sterling, LLanna, Chamberlain, Walcott, Henderson, Delph, Barkley even Downing, Townsend and that idiot JonJo shelvey are ahead of Huddlestone, I am definitely not saying we have a mass of quality in there, just that there are a lot of players better than Huddlestone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Where exactly do you think Huddlestone plays? As far as I'm concerned he's a deep lying midfielder. You've put together a list that mainly consists of wingers and attacking midfielders.Andros Townsend - LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 he plays in midfield....and all i was saying is that all those players are midfielders that are ahead of him, and they all are, including Townsend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Oops. Sorry, I thought this was a thread about George Thorne! My mistake. Just goes to show how misleading titles can be eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 A winger isn't a central midfielder.It's like saying you don't think Baines should be in the England squad because we have loads of good centre backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Why is m o n g filtered despite being in the middle of another word? What do they do if anyone writes about S****horpe?Edit - Oh, come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastKentRam Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 You mean like Stewart Downing (the winger) isn't a central midfielder.....because he isn't playing the best football of his career right now in the centre..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Is this an Arrested Development reference? Please tell me it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram8 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yes , of course , Hughes , Thorne and Huddlestone a great England midfield .. and I agree that it's usually the players who run around a lot who are the 'bankers' for England selection , not the classy 'strollers' and 'schemers' like these three .. and mentioning Gerrard , look how much better Liverpool are without him in the team .. he isn't a Brendan Rodgers type of player , and no matter how much he ( diplomatically ) continues to say that he's an integral part of Liverpool's future , I for one don't believe he means it for one minute .. look who was his 'lynchpin' at Swansea , 'Mr. Midget' Leon Britton , a first time passer of the ball who made his team 'tick' with the sort of accuracy and precision that Rodgers prefers .. Have we ever had any real success with a Gerrard / Lampard midfield .. NO ! But can we trust Hodgson to see the bleedin' obvious ? We shall see , but don't hold your breath .. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yes , of course , Hughes , Thorne and Huddlestone a great England midfield .. and I agree that it's usually the players who run around a lot who are the 'bankers' for England selection , not the classy 'strollers' and 'schemers' like these three .. and mentioning Gerrard , look how much better Liverpool are without him in the team .. he isn't a Brendan Rodgers type of player , and no matter how much he ( diplomatically ) continues to say that he's an integral part of Liverpool's future , I for one don't believe he means it for one minute .. look who was his 'lynchpin' at Swansea , 'Mr. Midget' Leon Britton , a first time passer of the ball who made his team 'tick' with the sort of accuracy and precision that Rodgers prefers .. Have we ever had any real success with a Gerrard / Lampard midfield .. NO ! But can we trust Hodgson to see the bleedin' obvious ? We shall see , but don't hold your breath .. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EulogyForEvolution Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yeah, like the guy in the $3000 suit would waste his time quoting American sitcoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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