Smalling doesn't even make the squad these days and Jones is only on the bench. From what I've heard, Rice looked better at DM for Ireland than he has at CB for West Ham?When you see how Smalling and Jones performed the other week it's no wonder Southgate is doing all he can to get Rice.
Matt Doherty and Sean Maguire only players out there who look like they can make the step up. Hendrick, Brady and Arter will probably be the midfield 3 but Arter is pants so anyone know if James McCarthy back anytime soon?
It is. And much like John Delaney, not a very funny one.Thats a joke isnt it?
Arter out means only 1 Premier League midfielder in the squad. Although in fairness McCarthy and Brady would normally be in.I, for one, am amazed that having a combustible assistant with the self-control of a toddler with a 7-cans-of-Coke-a-day habit has come back to bite us in the arse.
He has been Ireland's best player in the few friendlies he has played. But that doesn't mean much at this point. The likes of Meyler, O'Dowda and Kevin Long have looked good on their debuts before going back to their clubs and not doing much in the club game after. Rice looks a player in the making but Pellegrini under huge pressure so might go for experience over kidsSmalling doesn't even make the squad these days and Jones is only on the bench. From what I've heard, Rice looked better at DM for Ireland than he has at CB for West Ham?
Can't really blame him, he was completely out of his depth against Liverpool.Rice looks a player in the making but Pellegrini under huge pressure so might go for experience over kids
In fairness to him, he just announced funding for my home town to get a new stadium and training facilities so he has gone up a little bit in my estimation of him. Now he is pond life instead of pond scum.It is. And much like John Delaney, not a very funny one.
I'm actually more excited about Canada these days
Can I declare for England too?
There's no consolation in that list of players they just listed out. The good ones are only average at best. Like shit you can't use missing Harry Arter as a legitimate excuse.If we're to take any consolation from this, this isn't close to our first team.
Remember when the head of the Welsh FA said the next manager would ‘definitely not be English’.7 of of the 14 Wales players who played tonight were English. 5 of the Irish players were English.
He isn't, we'd a lot of injuries as well as a stubborn manager who won't give anyone else a chance.Wow think they'll be in the wilderness for a while after that performance. Jon Walters hardly played for eight months and he's still their best striker?!
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Wales would give them a game on tonight’s performance.Not to discredit Wales too much, but imagine either of these two sides against England?
Thought they were excellent tonight .Wales would give them a game on tonight’s performance.
Yep. As bad as Ireland were the football Wales played was classThought they were excellent tonight .
I'd nearly go as far as a League D teamPretty obvious to me that we should be, and probably will be, a League C team.