Well you can get pissed off once more with Aurier's injury today mate!!!!!!
Yep. And still another round of games to be played.
Well you can get pissed off once more with Aurier's injury today mate!!!!!!
When all fit the backline probably looks more like Walker-Gomez-Stones-Shaw. Three of the four plus second choice RB (TAA) were out "injured".England played well last night but I think a better team would have scored at least a couple against us, we looked quite open at the back.
Southgate: Jack Grealish must play in the Premier League if he wants an England cap
Would rather young players playing regularly in the Championship be called up than those like Hudson-Odoi and Loftus-Cheek who don't even start at Chelsea. What kind of message does that send to young players: it's better to be a substitute at a club like Chelsea than playing regular football.
He is right though, young players need to play at the top level to get a call up besides Jack Grealish is good enough to start for the majority of Prem teams anyway.
Southgate: Jack Grealish must play in the Premier League if he wants an England cap
Would rather young players playing regularly in the Championship be called up than those like Hudson-Odoi and Loftus-Cheek who don't even start at Chelsea. What kind of message does that send to young players: it's better to be a substitute at a club like Chelsea than playing regular football.
Southgate: Jack Grealish must play in the Premier League if he wants an England cap
Would rather young players playing regularly in the Championship be called up than those like Hudson-Odoi and Loftus-Cheek who don't even start at Chelsea. What kind of message does that send to young players: it's better to be a substitute at a club like Chelsea than playing regular football.
Just to add to this, I think the players also recognise that the fans will be on board as long as effort is shown. The ‘golden generation’ were mostly half-hearted and indifferent. This lot seem much more committed.
Truly great attacking players but mediocre central midfield and centre backs may hold us back a little.
I think we're at a stage now where players need to be playing in the best conditions and competition to be called up, we can afford to be choosy because we have so many players waiting in the wings now plus it gives the players major incentive to improve and show some ambition.
Hudson-Odoi has played 119 mins in the Premier League this season. In comparison, Grealish has played over 2,000 mins in the Championship. If Hudson-Odoi wasn't at Chelsea or any of the other big six he wouldn't be anywhere near the England senior squad.
And I don't think there's anything wrong with that, gives players an incentive to step up and keeps the competition more healthier. As I said unlike previously we have an abundance of players coming through and I think we can now be choosy and dictate the circumstances.
Also Hudson-Odoi is a unique talent who's hardly wasting away in the reserves at Chelsea, he should have played more games at Chelsea but his manager has been stubborn due to him wanting to leave. By all accounts he is more than ready and should have been playing first team football this season.