That's also a fair point! Don't forget Darren Gibson!
A team with a strong English spine
- Thread starter noodlehair
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It's Darron, not Darren
Guardiola will only allow English to be spoken at City when the players are with the club. It’s one of his measures to prevent cliques forming. He also had a circular dressing room installed so everyone sees everyone else.
I guess we aren’t going to get full Brexit FC but we’ll have a very Brexity back line.
I'm more impress with the British "spine" and squad players United is building atm.
Add Northern Ireland and Republik of Ireland, and it'll look very familiar with our many teams of old.
Current
Missing
Credits to our 4 managers (interim and permanent) I guess.
Add Northern Ireland and Republik of Ireland, and it'll look very familiar with our many teams of old.
Current
England: Rashford, AWB, Shaw, Lingard, Smalling, Jones, Young, Gomes, Greenwood, Tuanzebe, Garner + Maguire(?)
Scotland: McTominay
Wales: James + Levitt(?)
Scotland: McTominay
Wales: James + Levitt(?)
Missing
Northern-Ireland: ? (McNair the most recent one)
Republik Ireland: ? (felt like ages)
Republik Ireland: ? (felt like ages)
Credits to our 4 managers (interim and permanent) I guess.
Giggs -> Added the likes of Wilson and that Welsh kid during that short time, and now helping United indirectly from his NT position - James and Levitt.
LVG -> Rashford, Lingard, Smalling Beast mode, and many of the the rest who failed to join current team.
Mou -> McTominay, Lingod and 3rd season Shaw. Debuted Gomes and Tuanzebe, plus few more who aren't making it atm.
Ole -> Greenwood mainly. Brought in AWB and James. Let's see if there is more.
LVG -> Rashford, Lingard, Smalling Beast mode, and many of the the rest who failed to join current team.
Mou -> McTominay, Lingod and 3rd season Shaw. Debuted Gomes and Tuanzebe, plus few more who aren't making it atm.
Ole -> Greenwood mainly. Brought in AWB and James. Let's see if there is more.
I disagree with this. Lingard adds some value.
Yeah, let's not do that
If Sancho doesn't want to come here while we are improving and trying to make the Champions League, then I don't want him when we are back in it. I don't care how good he is, if he doesn't see what we are trying to build and only wants to be here once it's built, then f*ck him...
I’m not bothered by an ‘English’ spine. However, I think it’s essential that we have a core of British players, and players who have come through the Academy throughout the squad.
We need less of the likes of Fred, Darmian, Rojo and Bailly. All of which can be replaced by players from the Academy - which now has been rightly refocused.
Stop spending so much money on mediocre squad players from abroad to free up the funds to spend big money on areas where it matters - as with Maguire.
We need less of the likes of Fred, Darmian, Rojo and Bailly. All of which can be replaced by players from the Academy - which now has been rightly refocused.
Stop spending so much money on mediocre squad players from abroad to free up the funds to spend big money on areas where it matters - as with Maguire.
Fixed it for you.
Odd. Matic would be lucky to get a start this season over Scott
Yeah, fair enough noods.
Yeah I got ahead of myself a bit there and swapped Rashford and Shaw around re England starters
Ole creating the English hub to lure Sancho!
I think Shaw could be first choice. Still seems to have fitness issues but if he overcomes that and carries on from last season he'd be pushing for a place. The last internationals England were struggling to play anyone there so the position is up for grabs.
Heard this for about 4 years now. He wasn't that good last season either and that certainly will not get him ahead of Rose
Noodle Farage
Realistically, Alexander-Arnold is ahead of Wan-Bissaka, Chilwell is ahead of Shaw. Lingard needs much better form to get his place back and Rashford is probably more an impact player for England. So really only Maguire is a definite starter.
Maguire is our only guaranteed England starter for the next 5 yrs or so. Wan Bissaka is fantastic but he’s up against Trent so he’ll need to offer more going forward despite being the better defender of the two.
Rashford will need a big step up in the next year or two, certainly with his consistency. Ironically, I think his place is most at threat from Greenwood in the next 2-3 years. There’s an outcome where Greenwood has a breakout, Rooney esque season and he’s the new media darling, leaving Rashford to drift in to Welbeck obscurity
Rashford will need a big step up in the next year or two, certainly with his consistency. Ironically, I think his place is most at threat from Greenwood in the next 2-3 years. There’s an outcome where Greenwood has a breakout, Rooney esque season and he’s the new media darling, leaving Rashford to drift in to Welbeck obscurity