Sad for Trent. Happy for Liverpool. Couldn’t care less about England.
Southgate is a stout coach, sees the game in straight lines, safety first, and with the crap central defenders he picks - Harry Maguire we are looking at you - then yes, it does need someone like Walker to his right, to basically do his job for him and give some insurance.
As everyone can see, England can’t buy a goal. One of the most creative players is a fullback, and he can make stuff happen. He weighs in with Prem goals, but his assists record is off the charts for the position, up there with the best attacking midfielder in the game, as a fullback!
But Southgate will stick to his small plan, within his small view of the beautiful game, and continue to do small things with England, until he is sacked.
Jurgen will make sure Trent is built up again, and as fans, we have a small part to play in that too. World class, but yes, nobody likes to be discarded.
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Somewhere in Galicia, Iago Aspas breathes a sigh of relief.
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He should just bide his time until Southgate gets sacked after the Germany thrashing
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Even if he doesn’t go for this one, he still has 2 more world cups to go! He is after all 23 years old!
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Go on Trenty…show em what your made of…make England wish they’d picked you…
He’s shown everyone what he’s made of for the last 4-5 years, as far as a RB goes I think we’re seeing the finished article.
When his career is over and done with it won’t be defined by what he did/didn’t do with England…Not that it’ll matter because England will never win anything.
No fan of Boregate but people make way too much of his squad selections, there are 3 capable Right backs there…you don’t need more than that. It’s not the squad selection that’s the problem, it’s the way he sets up the team virtually every game.
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Walker and Saka out, Shaw and Stones in.
Scratches head. Dier in midfield?
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TAA, the latter day Alan Hansen.
Unappreciated at international level, and a giant for his club.
Their loss.
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Spoiler alert - it’s going to be a draw tonight.
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If we get the results in the next few weeks I’m sure Southgate will still take Trent to the World Cup - but probably won’t play him.
Its embarrassing really. Trent is one of the most decorated and most experienced players in the England squad. He should be third or fourth captain already.
And he should have a guaranteed starting place. Maybe that will mean England would concede one goal in 4 games because of Trent but it would also be potentially two assists per game.
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Germany have talent in abundance in that team, other than Kehrer.
England have 2 or 3 talents jumbled in with overhyped dross and then the likes of Dier, Maguire and Shaw who are talentless.
& will be proven tonight when Germany slap England.
Looking at that English line-up from Hansi Flick’s viewpoint, it might have played directly into his hands that the two front players with the most to prove: Sané and Havertz are going up against the plodders at the back. No Walker. That’s an invitation to party.
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Apparently not. Or if he is then we’ll be playing 2-5-3 which would be making it even easier for the Germans.
Rio Ferdinand on Trent Alexander-Arnold:
“How is Trent not in the England squad? What’s going on here? I can’t have it. I don’t know how he has not taken him.”
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England crafted a couple of half decent chances there.
Mind you, looking at the overall team, how can you have Maguire and Shaw on the left hand side? Is that the best England can find?
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At least Shaw is trying to impersonate a wing back and does get forward, increasingly so the half drags on. But James hardly ever crossses the halfway line.
