Jacky Quacky
made eight consecutive posts about Fellaini once
that if he was to be world class at his age he would need to be starting every game in the england side, its simple to see.What's your point?
that if he was to be world class at his age he would need to be starting every game in the england side, its simple to see.What's your point?
Well England are shit. It's probably better for city that Sterling doesn't play for the national side. The regressive tactics used by Southgate would probably result in him getting worse.that if he was to be world class at his age he would need to be starting every game in the england side, its simple to see.
that if he was to be world class at his age he would need to be starting every game in the england side, its simple to see.
Yeah, and his movement.All I've seen from him are tap ins goals. The services have been good to allow him to score those tap ins.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/14621255.ampDo people remember when City signed him and some Liverpool fans genuinely claimed Jordan Ibe was just as talented as him pretty sure there were a couple on this forum too
Good output but still dont think he was as good as at Liverpool, his creating, creativity, dribbling and playmaking looked better. He just looks like a tidy hardworking winner benefitting of City being in great form.
Yeah that certainly has to do with it, but at Liverpool he was also England's best player and main playmaker at the World Cup 2014 O think. He was genuinely very good,now he is very decent with good positioning and finishing I think, also very tidy on the ball. He actually reminds me of Mata whilst he was more of a Coutinho previously.He's definitely improved since his Liverpool days, but I understand what you're saying, especially about his playmaking, but that's down to the different roles he's got to play at City given we have better players in that sphere. I think most of it is just due to the fact he was an unknown when he broke through at Liverpool which made him seem more exciting whereas now you watch Sterling and think 'he cost £50m, he should be playing well' so even if he has a good game unless he's scoring or assisting it's nothing noticeable.
I watched the entire game and thought he looked the worst if our attackers. He's got everything but constantly messes up the important bits through his lack of ability to kick a ball.
In fewer shots too. He's only one goal off meeting his tally for last season.Raheem has the same league goals as Kane so far and more assists. He left Liverpool though so he'll still be booed up and down the country.
Wait till he's in an English shirt again.
Shite just like every English player.
Corrected for more granularity.
He's on the end of many chances but his overall play is very underwhelming and I'm sticking to that opinion. City at the moment are a chance creating machine.
He ought to be starting every game for England, in my opinion. How Oxlade, or even Lallana starts ahead of him is beyond me.
Manager's preference, though, I suppose.
Giroud starts ahead of Lacazette and Mbappe, and the former doesn't even get in to Arsenal's starting XI, which is vastly inferior to France, in my opinion.
I think it's just the need for anything that works right away in international football. So few games that a manager doesn't feel comfortable just saying "alright, my 4 building blocks in my front 6 are Mbappe, Griezmann, Pogba and Kante, let's let people fight for the other 2 spots and see who fits best with those 4" when he can qualify with Giroud scoring goals against mediocre defenders.
I wonder if Alli will end up hurting England by being a 10. It wouldn't surprise me if the best lineup they could throw out there with 4 at the back is this:
------Kane---------
Rashford----Sterling
------Lallana-------
Henderson-Dier---
People don't seem to like asymmetrical formations, but Dunga's old Brazil formation might be worth a shot too:
---------Kane----------
Sterling--Alli-----------
-----------------Lallana
----Dier-Henderson----
and just haul Lallana off after an hour of him running himself silly up the right wing.
Southgate wouldn't know how to get the best out of Rashford/Sterling/Alli anyway. England will be shite until they have a good manager.
That team just makes me shake my head. It's actually sad what's happening to England. People are blaming the managers, but look at everyone behind the front four? I'd get rid of them and play Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Bertrand, and all other younger players who probably couldn't do worse, surely? Just fill the team with the under 23s/21s.totally agree
don't know why he does setup with something like below, you could swap out Sterling and Ali if they're not your bag for the likes of Llalana or if you want to be more defensive put Trippier in for Walker, or go for a flat back 4 drop Smalling for someone like Winks, Delph, or Loftus Cheek in the centre with Dier, just some fecker who will pass the forward to either the space in behind wings or to Alli and Kane, as long as sideways Jordan isn't in there
------------Butland----------------
----Smalling Stone Jones----
Walker -----------------------Rose
------------Dier------------
Sterling ----Alli--------Rashford
------------Kane-----------------