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[Albion] England squad for Nations League









blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
There's lots of muddled thinking and poor decision making in that selection. But surely the worst is the selection of Maguire. What message does it send out to the younger players? I mean, literally on the day he is in court he picks him.

Palace Gareth is an embarrassment.
 


LlcoolJ

Mama said knock you out.
Oct 14, 2009
12,982
Sheffield
The ONLY reason Grealish doesn't make this squad is his drunken rampage episode, except Maguire has done something even worse and is in.

And if you're inclined to pick a Championship player then why would it be Kalvin Phillips who is entirely unproven at the top level and not Ben White? There is not one Prem manager who would have Michael Keane over Ben White, and the majority would probably take White over Mings too.
And they'd all prefer to have Lewis Dunk.

Honestly, Everton fans were wanting rid of Keane last season. So shambolic they said he wasn't good enough for them. But he's good enough for England? And Mings? It's just.......[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Yet another set of reasons for not supporting England.

Bit strong, but certainly a reason to know that we’ll fall against the first decent team we come up against without ever looking like we could win.

“ Glorious failure” is our tag line for every tournament
 




blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
Some absolute dross and questionable characters picked by the spineless **** Southgate. I hope they lose both games.

I remember getting to that level under Graham Taylor. He picks were getting so bizarre (Sinton, Palmer etc) I remember wanting England to lose. I find it hard to go against my country. I'm not there yet this time.
 


BrickTamland

Well-known member
Mar 2, 2010
1,981
Brighton
What a shame that it looks like in the coming years we will have some of the most talented players in the world being managed by a plum. Genuinely thought with some of the talent coming through we’d have a decent chance of winning something in the next few tournaments but not with him in charge
 


blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
Bit strong, but certainly a reason to know that we’ll fall against the first decent team we come up against without ever looking like we could win.

Inglorious failure” is our tag line for every tournament

correction above
 




The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,383
What message does it send out that Maguire has done what he’s done and still gets selected? I’m all for innocent until proven guilty but it’s totally stupid to include him in the squad, all the talking is just going to be about that f**king idiot and not actually about the football, totally insulting to others like Tarkowski and Dunk, what more can either of them do to get into the team?

Would Maguire/Dier/Mings have to drown a bag of puppies to get left out?
 


LlcoolJ

Mama said knock you out.
Oct 14, 2009
12,982
Sheffield
Some absolute dross and questionable characters picked by the spineless **** Southgate. I hope they lose both games.
I think it's the first time since Schteeve was in charge that I genuinely want England to lose. We need rid of this idiot and to get someone in who actually picks players on how good they are. Oh and if they're not in prison. That would be a start.
 


Me and my Monkey

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Nov 3, 2015
3,390
To be fair I’m no fan of him, but how Grealish hasn’t got a shot is ridiculous too. Let alone Dunk

You're correct, of course, but I am actually relieved Grealish wasn't selected. I would have really struggled to cheer on the boys in white with that nauseating tit poncing around the pitch in an England shirt.
 




LlcoolJ

Mama said knock you out.
Oct 14, 2009
12,982
Sheffield
There's lots of muddled thinking and poor decision making in that selection. But surely the worst is the selection of Maguire. What message does it send out to the younger players? I mean, literally on the day he is in court he picks him.

Palace Gareth is an embarrassment.
100% this.
 


Hotchilidog

Well-known member
Jan 24, 2009
8,778
And just when you thought England were becoming watchable again. Joke to leave Dunk out of that. Mings is a terrible footballer, am I missing something when I watch him play?As for Keane even his own fans think he is toilet and then of course overpriced slabhead rolls out his cell into another England squad.
 


Wardy's twin

Well-known member
Oct 21, 2014
8,501
To be fair we have had a similar situation with Duffy not playing. Managers do get blindsided about players and in Southgates defence he is such an idiot that he was always going to get wrong with Dunk. I also agree that Grealish is a better option than many selected. Think Ben White needs to check if he has any foreign nationality in his grand parents if he wants to play international football.
 




vagabond

Well-known member
May 17, 2019
9,804
Brighton
What message does it send out that Maguire has done what he’s done and still gets selected? I’m all for innocent until proven guilty but it’s totally stupid to include him in the squad, all the talking is just going to be about that f**king idiot and not actually about the football, totally insulting to others like Tarkowski and Dunk, what more can either of them do to get into the team?

Would Maguire/Dier/Mings have to drown a bag of puppies to get left out?

[emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]
 


zefarelly

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 7, 2003
21,960
Sussex, by the sea
I've long since said England will never win anything in my lifetime . . . as Long as Palarse boy is in charge he won't pick any Brighton players. Fine by me, our progress is far more iportant than any national footballing embarassment.
 


Green Cross Code Man

Wunt be druv
Mar 30, 2006
19,833
Eastbourne
Bit strong, but certainly a reason to know that we’ll fall against the first decent team we come up against without ever looking like we could win.

To be honest I have been very unimpressed by England the last 10 years or so which has been fuelled by having so many prima donna diving cheats in the team. Another reason for my dislike is that now there are several ridiculous international breaks for some mickey mouse competition which spoil the continuity of the season. Give them a midweek game and that's it, don't destroy the league. Albion is all I care about. Southgate clearly has it in for us or Lewis Dunk or both, as he said last year he wouldn't pick players from lower teams as they lack the experience of success. He has continually picked players from lower teams than ours ie. Villa and Leeds so is a liar as well as a fool. Until Dunk is there I couldn't care less about the England team.
 


brighton_tom

Well-known member
Jul 23, 2008
4,998
Southgate has slipped into the bad habits of previous England managers. When he first came in he seemed to pick squads based on form and omitted a few of the tired regulars, but this squad is a shambles. Michael ****ing Keane?! :ffsparr:
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
To be honest I have been very unimpressed by England the last 10 years or so which has been fuelled by having so many prima donna diving cheats in the team. Another reason for my dislike is that now there are several ridiculous international breaks for some mickey mouse competition which spoil the continuity of the season. Give them a midweek game and that's it, don't destroy the league. Albion is all I care about. Southgate clearly has it in for us or Lewis Dunk or both, as he said last year he wouldn't pick players from lower teams as they lack the experience of success. He has continually picked players from lower teams than ours ie. Villa and Leeds so is a liar as well as a fool. Until Dunk is there I couldn't care less about the England team.

I am struggling to argue with that :smile:

I can only say that I am more gutted when Albion lose ANY game than I was when we got knocked out in the last World Cup
 




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