Quote from: Stu82 on November 13, 2023, 11:04:10 AMDon't expect the same level of coaching though at England Ezri.When you have Emery drilling you for hours then you're out there with Tea Biscuit and a couple of cones, it must be disconcerting.
Don't expect the same level of coaching though at England Ezri.
I would rather see players like Palmer and Lewis get called up than the likes of Henderson (semi-retired) and Phillips (all but retired). In order to see the back of players like Henderson and Phillips, younger players need to be given a chance to see if they can step up. Ward-Prowse should have been called-up too. 9 assists this season from him already. Surprised Anthony Gordon hasn't been called up either. If Southgate was a little quicker to pick players on form and leave out players who aren't playing or are playing at a lower level, he might be more popular and possibly have a greater chance of winning something.
Southgate's full of double standards, that's what's pissed so many people off with him.
It's not that Southgate never picks certain players or never will, it's just that they'll have more hoops to jump through than those he's earmarked, often not based on much, as a favourite.
Southgate has talked before now about the importance of playing at a higher level, meaning the Champions League. But when someone like Henderson does the polar opposite, it makes no difference and he's still picked every time. Then he tells certain players (Ramsdale recently) that they need regular football if he's going to pick him, while continuing to pick players like Phillips and Maguire when he was being frozen out at United. At this point Southgate's a charicature of himself.
Quote from: OCD on November 13, 2023, 05:56:51 PMSouthgate has talked before now about the importance of playing at a higher level, meaning the Champions League. But when someone like Henderson does the polar opposite, it makes no difference and he's still picked every time. Then he tells certain players (Ramsdale recently) that they need regular football if he's going to pick him, while continuing to pick players like Phillips and Maguire when he was being frozen out at United. At this point Southgate's a charicature of himself.I'd say Southgate regularly makes a charcuterie of himself.