Next England manager?

[Rooter]

Irrespective of players playing out of position, My 7 yr old who is crap at football, has a better first touch than any of the starting England XI on Monday.

 

[pokerjoke]

My last point on this.

Sterling got our penalty by coming off the wing and running straight through the middle,as players you need to see whats in front of you and adapt that's what Sterling did.
Yes Sturridge was out of his favourite position but overall in the game he was terrible.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

My last point on this.

Sterling got our penalty by coming off the wing and running straight through the middle,as players you need to see whats in front of you and adapt that's what Sterling did.
Yes Sturridge was out of his favourite position but overall in the game he was terrible.

I agree.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I'm not too sure he's a natural wide man, he tends to drift in a hell of a lot. He might've been a better option but I think the likes Townsend would've been perfect to play that system.

There's not many out there that get chalk on thier boots to coin a phrase.

Townsend should have gone - he was in form as well

In the previous game the width on the right came from Clyne overlapping whilst Sturridge drifted inside creating the space - I can't remember if Walker ever got past Sturridge to offer that outlet - there didn't seem any connection between either fullback and the person in front of them - Rose a few times tried to get round the back but Walker kept passing back inside or backwards and then they just looked to go through a congested middle

 

[Fish]

I'm not too sure he's a natural wide man, he tends to drift in a hell of a lot. He might've been a better option but I think the likes Townsend would've been perfect to play that system.

There's not many out there that get chalk on thier boots to coin a phrase.

My point was he was the widest we had over there who had a few decent first half performances before pushing forward down the wings taking man and ball on with some decent touches at times, even if he did step in it was better than what we did or didn't do on Monday!

 

[Liverbirdie]

I agree Stu a lot of questions need to be asked from the people making these decisions who to employ.
Its no different this morning with Southgate the overwhelming favourite for the job,i for one don't see him as strong enough for the job,we need someone who can make tough decisions especially if it means dropping the likes of Hart or calling time on Rooneys England career.

Sturridge is not being asked to be a winger though Stu as you said previously he was coming too deep but my retort would be Silva and Mata play this role to good effect albeit for their clubs.

Silva and Mata arent lazy sods though, when the opposition have the ball - Sturridge is.

Cracking finisher, good striker but also one footed, made of papier mache and lazy.

 

[pogle]

Tony Pulls

Tony pulls what?

 

[FairwayDodger]

If Iceland go on and win this thing, does that turn all the negativity on its head - 'we lost to the champions by only 1 goal so we're actually pretty good' type thinking??

Iceland will lose to the first decent team they play. Like England usually do....

 

[BubbaP]

Townsend should have gone - he was in form as well

In the previous game the width on the right came from Clyne overlapping whilst Sturridge drifted inside creating the space - I can't remember if Walker ever got past Sturridge to offer that outlet - there didn't seem any connection between either fullback and the person in front of them - Rose a few times tried to get round the back but Walker kept passing back inside or backwards and then they just looked to go through a congested middle

My feeling was the Icelandic coaching team did what you would expect, watched the tapes of England and worked out most threat came from wide from the full backs and put a plan in place to minimise it. The England management and players then reverted to type.

 

[freddielong]

Tony pulls what?

I know I hated the idea at first but we were talking about it at work and think about it

he has the players only a few weeks a year during this time he would drill them and drill them and get them working as a team and there would be non of this sat in the changing room with your Dr dre headphones on prima dona rubbish they would have to conform or leave.

They get their technical training at their clubs

To me he would be perfect

 

[Crazyface]

Silva and Mata arent lazy sods though, when the opposition have the ball - Sturridge is.

Cracking finisher, good striker but also one footed, made of papier mache and lazy.

I would never pick any player with these attributes, and this, in my eyes, means he is no good.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

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I would never pick any player with these attributes, and this, in my eyes, means he is no good.

Plenty of strikers over the years have been lazy and one footed but they score goals

Sturridges record is that he scores goals - 43 goals in 69 Prem games for Liverpool .

If fit he is better than anyone else in an England shirt - you may not pick him but managers do because he scores goals

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

This is a hoot ... Do the English fans actually think that they deserve better than loosing to Iceland? All things considered, they did well getting out the group stages.

 

[Tongo]

This is a hoot ... Do the English fans actually think that they deserve better than loosing to Iceland? All things considered, they did well getting out the group stages.

Some are deluded, some realise that Hodgson had his faults and also recognise that the players are lacking technically and in other aspects. Gary Lineker seems to have recognised this:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36658398

 

[Liverbirdie]

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I would never pick any player with these attributes, and this, in my eyes, means he is no good.

If he's got the first two attributes though, worth their weight in gold.

 

[Beezerk]

Plenty of strikers over the years have been lazy and one footed but they score goals

Sturridges record is that he scores goals - 43 goals in 69 Prem games for Liverpool .

If fit he is better than anyone else in an England shirt - you may not pick him but managers do because he scores goals

He's potentially a great player but gets away with a lot at in the league, at international level his greediness, laziness and lack of awareness/application weakens the team overall IMO.

 

[Pin-seeker]

He's potentially a great player but gets away with a lot at in the league, at international level his greediness, laziness and lack of awareness/application weakens the team overall IMO.

Klopp seems to agree with you.

 

[richy]

He's potentially a great player but gets away with a lot at in the league, at international level his greediness, laziness and lack of awareness/application weakens the team overall IMO.

If he was half as good as he thinks he is he'd be top draw. Although he had a poor tournament Kane is far superior.

 

[Beezerk]

If he was half as good as he thinks he is he'd be top draw. Although he had a poor tournament Kane is far superior.

First few minutes of the Iceland game summed up Sturridge perfectly for me. Cut inside to a dangerous position on the edge of the box with 2 or 3 other players making good runs. Instead of setting up a team mate with a neat ball into the box he elected to smash a shot into the £20 seats. Utter waste of a great opportunity which you have to be savvy enough to pounce on at that standard.

 

[Golfmmad]

If fit he is better than anyone else in an England shirt

Really?

What about Vardy or Kane?

Sorry, but Rooney is the best in an England shirt - still. Had he played as the main striker we would have scored more goals.

Even if he has lost a bit of pace he's still the best at holding the ball up and setting up other strikers, and of course, scoring himself.