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The College Dropout

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  1. Potter plays boring football. Wouldn’t want him at all. He left and his team went up another level.
  2. I agree that is his intention. I would like to see someone else sitting and Rice everywhere. But we don’t have the personnel. England doesn’t typically produce passers in deep midfield positions. If you can play a bit you get moved further up.
  3. Did Foden get any minutes on the left? From what I saw he played mostly through the right. As he did on Saturday. I don’t understand that at all. That’s Saka’s position.
  4. Ability alone? Pope TAA Campbell Ferdinand Cole Gerrard Scholes Wilshere Barnes Kane Rooney
  5. Pique said recently most GKs and Defenders couldn't play in this era and I think it's true. David Seaman wouldn't get into the current England team based on his feet like Nick Pope.
  6. My Huddlestone shout is coming from how well Jorginho works with Rice. Rice's biggest limitation is his passing through the lines and general deeper progression. Huddlestone could do that brilliantly and Rice would cover for his lack of legs. Conor Gallagher running around like a headless chicken doesn't cut it.
  7. Spurs Scott Parker just sitting in front of the defence and letting the rest play - I think he could do a better job than what Conor offers as an 8 or whatever he was doing on Saturday.
  8. That's my point. I think Huddlestone would start in this squad. At least make the squad. Peak Huddlestone was better than this version of Henderson or Philips. And he's better suited to international football than Conor Gallagher in this role. Conor Gallagher isn't good at that deeper role man.
  9. Which tournament was he great at? Sol & Ferdinand were better in 2002 than Terry ever was at a major tournament for England. I remember thinking Terry was at fault for Portugal's goals in 2004. 2006 England for some reason I struggle to remember any goals except Joe Cole's against Sweden.
  10. We wouldn't have qualfiied for the CL for finishing 4th either.
  11. Carrick would be perfect. That Jorginho & Rice balance works really well. You get all of Rice's athleticism all over the pitch and someone sitting deeper focussing on distribution.
  12. Peak Tom Huddlestone would get into this team. Scott Parker would get into this team.
  13. U21's do count towards HG. It's just typically no point including them because they don't need to be registered anyway.
  14. Again Scholes - even at CM, never really did it for England. I think he said himself he struggled physically with summer tournaments and could only play 60-70 minutes if the weather was too hot for him. As good as he is - has Foden ever truly shone for England?
  15. Terry was never excellent for England imo. Rio was the better player at international tournaments. Sol too. At club level I might have Terry at #1. But international? Nope.
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