Gribz 743 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I would say this current England squad would be the toughest any manager has had to pick. The amount of talent Southgate has is unreal. Its a shame a better manager isnt in charge to have these players. There was a good discussion on Talksport about it and who gets picked and who plays. I wrote down a provisional squad of 40 and Southgate will need to trim 17 off this. Keepers: Pope Heaton Forster Henderson Pickford Defenders / Full Backs: Stones Maguire Gomez Coady Mings Keane Dier Maitland-Niles Alexander-Arnold Tripper Walker Wan-Bassaka Chilwell Shaw James Midfielders / Attacking Midfielders / Wingers Henderson Rice Oxlade-Chamberlain Bellingham Ward-Prowse Philipps Sancho Saka Mount Grealish Madison Barnes Lingard Foden Greenwood Strikers / Forwards Kane Ings Calvin-Lewis Sterling Rashford 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gribz said: Keepers: Pope Forster Henderson Defenders / Full Backs: Stones Maguire Coady Mings Tripper Walker Chilwell Shaw Midfielders / Attacking Midfielders / Wingers Henderson Rice Philipps Saka Grealish Madison Barnes Lingard Foden Strikers / Forwards Kane Sterling Rashford Extremely difficult. But this is the 23 Id select. How Pickford is even getting caps is beyond me, he is the worst English keeper of all time. Celtic missed a trick with Forster - yet he made the mistake going back to Southampton as No.2, he is a keeper I actually really rate, he just needs confidence. Replacement for McGregor in a year or so??? Id have him. Walker being able to play as a centre half puts him in ahead of Trent. Trippier can play both sides so is in. Perhaps lightweight in the centre of the park but Dier is as his name says so doesnt get near it. With Grealish, Madison, Lingard, Foden and Barnes you should only need one holding midfielder anyway. From Scotlands point of view going against them - 1) I dont see a world class keeper. 2) If Jordan Henderson is the savour and then we should be laughing. 3) No Terry Butcher, No Tony Adams, No John Terry. 4) Dykes should have a field day against them. 5) I feel sorry for our defence. Edited March 2, 2021 by Gribz 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's advocaat 1,275 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I see a hell of a lot of 'talent' that is possibly over hyped due to the league they ply their trade in, and very few names that would genuinely worry me, apart from Sancho, Foden and Sterling. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 39 minutes ago, Devil's advocaat said: I see a hell of a lot of 'talent' that is possibly over hyped due to the league they ply their trade in, and very few names that would genuinely worry me, apart from Sancho, Foden and Sterling. Fair comment to be honest. Possibly links to the manager. If Venebles had this lot Id worry. Southgate isnt even qualified for me. But coming up against them in the summer they will probably take us apart especially when we have out worst defence on record. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's advocaat 1,275 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Aye, I'd agree re our defence, we've never really struggled for centre halves in the past as bad as we have now. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,106 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Interesting topic. Strength in depth for England but not so much in the strikers. What’s Ings doing in that list? Calvin-Lewis is young. Rashford is inconsistent. Sterling’s a scoring winger which leaves Kane as the only out and out, bang it in the net striker. One more than Scotland has, I suppose. There are only eleven for each team on the park at one time so there’s no reason why the first eleven from a small country should not be able to compete with the first eleven from a larger country. In my teenage years Scotland had a comfortable lead in head to head victories. I couldn’t imagine Scotland being overtaken. I was into my twenties before I discovered otherwise. In B internationals and League internationals Scotland’s record was pretty decent but not so much in the under 23s. There’s the clue perhaps for what came about. Population numbers make it inevitable that though your first team might do all right your third eleven struggles and finding a fourth could be difficult whereas the big boys can find a hundred players without too much reduction of quality. Another factor in Scotland v England terms is the difference in demographics which gives England a pool of outstanding athletic talent. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,074 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Once the band strikes up flower of Scotland the chests will puff oot they will all sprout six inches and attack the English like it was Bannockburn all over again ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,043 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Devil's advocaat said: I see a hell of a lot of 'talent' that is possibly over hyped due to the league they ply their trade in, and very few names that would genuinely worry me, apart from Sancho, Foden and Sterling. Add Kane to that list and maybe Grealish. Kent is easily as good as Harvey Barnes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,395 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 England's talent, generally, with the odd exception (1966 and All That), is to fail to make the most of its superiority in numbers with ability. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's advocaat 1,275 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, alexscottislegend said: Add Kane to that list and maybe Grealish I've not seen much of Grealish, but I don't consider Kane to be someone that would scare me as a defender, aye he can finish, but he doesn't have frightening pace or the ability to bully either. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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