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17 Nov 2017 16:25:41
Hi lads. Firstly, thank you for reading! It's really appreciated.
Addressing your point first saintjay, I did consider Redmond and Ward Prowse but decided against it as they just haven't even looked like getting a call up recently.
Redmond is just a poor mans Raheem Sterling/ Jesse Lingard. His direct style of play is exciting, but his end product is constantly found wanting.
Ward-Prowse I actually like. He's a good player but I don't think he knows who he is just yet. He needs to settle into a role and make it his own. He can play for sure, but he isn't as good as other attacking options, and as a midfielder he is too offensive for a Southgate team. That leaves him in no mans land internationally.
Austin is okay, but if England wanted a player like him, Carroll and Crouch are both in better form of late. I don't think any of them have done enough to deserve a call up in truth though.
The 4th guy you mention, Stephens, is very unlucky to not have been called up at all. Like Burnley's Mee, he is a victim of his own reliability. Because he makes everything look easy, he never catches headlines. You could build a pretty strong case for him to be picked and I wouldn't argue it.
To address your point FU2, I completely agree. I don't like Dier in midfield. He plays the way he is facing, is slow on the ball, and plays it safe too often. His lack of mobility hurts him too. I think if you play 4 at the back with wing backs, Dier is perfect as he can drop in between the centre backs when the others push forward. Against Brazil though, there was no gaps for him to drop into with Southgate playing a back 3. Without that gap, Dier was about 20 yards further forward than normal and he looked like a rabbit in headlights. If Southgate plays a back 3, Dier should be in the defence and not in the midfield. It made him look painfully average.
02 Nov 2017 12:16:33
Just to add a neutral viewpoint; being picked week in week out doesn't always mean you are the best keeper at the club.
As a Liverpool fan I've had to endure 4 years of Simon Mignolet. 90% of Liverpool fans will tell you Karius or Ward are better keepers, and yet they still get relegated to cup games by Klopp.
Forster is actually the only keeper in the Premier League who I feel is worse than Mignolet. FF was barely good enough for Scottish football. Alex McCarthy is a player I've not watched since his Reading days. Back then though, he showed more quality than I have ever seen from Forster. For some reason, Premier league managers nowadays seem scared to make a big call, even when they believe it would be better for the team. It is the easy option to stick, as people will just say "obviously he is training the best" and "the managers sees them everyday, so he knows best". Managers know that. That's why they do it. Better the devil they know than the devil they don't!
That's my outside view though. Apologies if it was unwelcome!
31 Oct 2017 19:55:39
Yeah the wounds are a bit sore mate, but I can't deny that Poch plays some great stuff! He does need to win a major trophy soon though or he'll start losing credibility for me. He has the best starting XI, player for player, in England. Thanks again mate, and keep flying the football flag in the US of A. It'll be the biggest sport there soon enough!
31 Oct 2017 16:23:54
Hi Vintage Saint. Thanks mate. Really appreciate your comment. I totally agree by the on the weaker foot thing!
When I was a kid I played as a striker mainly and if I hit a shot on my right foot that should've been hit with my left, even if it went in my dad criticised me for it. I practised so hard with my left foot that I am now two footed, and take better set pieces with my left foot despite being naturally right footed!
If I could practice as an amateur and a child with no proper coaching, how can a professional not do the same with access to the best facilities and nothing else but football to do with their time?
I agree as well on concentration mate. It should be a prerequisite of any player in my opinion. I've read your post further down about Van Dijk not picking up Murray and that is a prime example of why I'm unsure on him signing for Liverpool.
Thanks again for reading mate. Surprised a fan of a different team wanted to so it means a lot to here back from you. Good luck for the season buddy. I will try and pop in from time to time!