RoyMac5 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 44 minutes ago, Mr Tibbs said: Looking at just a couple of similar sort of players who have come into the England set up in the last year or so(or around it), Jake Livermore and Fabian Delph were both playing a decent amount of games in the PL at 22 and they're no where near being regulars for the England squad now at 27. Scary how old they are now and they haven't lived up to that early promise. Hughes is in danger of falling into the same trap IMO. I don't know how long we keep saying Hughes is "only" 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22... he's got to push on soon whether that be here or somewhere else because his career will be over before he knows it. I'd love to see him become a great player, that's what we all tipped him to be right? Well Livermore and Delph are England regulars at 27. So we can stop saying Hughes is only a certain age in a few more years! I can't think that either of the above two players were bossing anything bar a games consol at the age of 22! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, RoyMac5 said: Well Livermore and Delph are England regulars at 27. So we can stop saying Hughes is only a certain age in a few more years! I can't think that either of the above two players were bossing anything bar a games consol at the age of 22! Probably not but they were playing at a much higher standard at 22. If Will doesn't go this summer then he's got to have a big year at this level, his best years should be from now. The main point being I don't want Will to fall into the same bracket, fringes of the England squad at 27? That's not what he was touted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenBr Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 22 hours ago, RoyMac5 said: Errr and as Rowett is aiming for top 2 next season wouldn't that be us, in the Prem?! At the moment most of the squad is the same as last season, so no i wouldn't say that would be us. You can have all the ambition in the world, but it doesn't mean anything if they don't actually show anything on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, GenBr said: At the moment most of the squad is the same as last season, so no i wouldn't say that would be us. You can have all the ambition in the world, but it doesn't mean anything if they don't actually show anything on the field. We got close enough, even this season, to believe it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteroseram Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Future England international as a phrase is a real pet hate of mine. Ibe and Bamford were future England internationals...until they weren't. Whereas If I'd told you Harry Kane who couldnt get in Leicesters team on loan or Micheal Keane who couldn't get in ours would be where they are today you'd have laughed me off the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, whiteroseram said: Future England international as a phrase is a real pet hate of mine. Ibe and Bamford were future England internationals...until they weren't. Whereas If I'd told you Harry Kane who couldnt get in Leicesters team on loan or Micheal Keane who couldn't get in ours would be where they are today you'd have laughed me off the forum. Ha ha ha! Look he's 22 with his whole career in front of him, so stupid to write him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hughesy will play for England 1st team. Watch this space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagerbob Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Jake Livermore is an all round better player than Hughes thats why. Hughes should go to Spain or even Italy if he wants to look as he did for us in the tippy tappy style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 8 hours ago, jagerbob said: Jake Livermore is an all round better player than Hughes thats why. Hughes should go to Spain or even Italy if he wants to look as he did for us in the tippy tappy style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 It's not always how good you are it's who you play for. England has always had a problem with bias towards big club players. We are starting to see players given a chance further down the league but all it would take is a Man Utd 18 year old CM playing 5 games to push Hughes down the pecking order unless he could land a big move himself. I don't think it's a nailed on certainty he will play for England as others seem to think, that's not writing him off either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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