MattyGreensLeftBoot
Level: Chris Maguire
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England have been tepid at best today.
That should never have been given as a penalty!England 0-1 Macedonia.
Best thing that could have happened. We might see England play some attacking football now.
Missing Bellingham in midfieldEngland have been tepid at best today.
Going forwards we've got decent players for sure and Kane and Bellingham are both world class. I think the midfield 3 is strong but there's next to no depth, someone like JWP should be in but he's just a decent Premier League player. Henderson being in is shambolic.I was thinking about this.....but is there a case, from an attacking perspective, that this genuinely is the best England squad in a generation?
After all, our striker is absolutely tearing the place to shreds with Bayern Munich (21 goals & 7 assists in 15 Bundesliga/Champions League games!)
And the guy that plays behind him is currently top scorer in La Liga, and is widely being talked about as possibly the best player in the world (and not just by the English!)
We got overexcited by the likes of Owen & Beckham, but they never demolished leagues overseas the way Kane & Bellingham have been doing lately.
With a whole slew of very good Premiership players to play either side of them, and a very capable water carrier to sit behind them in Rice.......I genuinely don't think there's another front six in the world that I would swap for ours (France is the closest.......)
Yeah, the defense is a bit of a mess, particularly in the centre, which is why we're not runaway favourites for the Euros. But we should have as good a chance as anyone.
(not that I think the Malta result has any bearing on this.....because it doesn't. Although still, Jordan Henderson? Really?)
Are you joking?Ha, no worries!
To pick up on your first point: it's happening again, just like it always does. I find myself being told again that this is one of the best England squads EVER. Just like I have, every few years, over several decades. As usual, it's plainly nonsense, look at the defensive options!
Winning a World Cup or the Euros is hardly ever about just having the best players though. Obviously it helps, but it's just as important that everyone knows what they're doing, that they believe in themselves and eachother, that they really want to win, and that they're a bit lucky.
I think we've looked more likely to win something under Southgate than under any other manager in my lifetime.
Harsh penalty (although might have been given as a foul in the middle of the park) but the Maguire one was a blatant penalty not given so it evens itself outI've only seen about 10 minutes of it, the usual qualification snore fest. But that was never a penalty in a million years.
Probably the best set piece taker in Europe, maybe even the world. I’ve never understood why someone like that can’t get in the squad even just to have that option. How he hardly ever gets a look in over the semi-retired Jordan Henderson and ex-footballer Kalvin Phillips is beyond me.someone like JWP should be in but he's just a decent Premier League player. Henderson being in is shambolic.
Defensively we're woeful, once you get past Stones there's nothing there. If you were picking a mashup lineup between the current team and the golden generation then I don't know how many from now make it. Kane should but Rooney was hardly a mug, likewise Bellingham would probably be replacing Lampard who isn't exactly a step down. At the back I don't know if anyone other than Stones makes the squad.
You're obviously not a Homes Under The Hammer fan.Dion Dublin is an odd choice of commentator. Say what you want about his footballing insight, but surely one of the defining qualities of a football commentator is that they should have a voice people want to listen to.
When I was a kid (late 90s and early 00s,) every commentator actually sounded compelling. They had good voices. Nowadays it seems to be who you are, rather than what you sound like, that gets you booked for these gigs.
A drop in commentating quality over the years, despite media opportunities being more accessible now than at any time in history.
Anyway, I'm bored.