England World Cup Squad

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not always though, there was an incident in this year's 6N where the ref gave a knock on against Wales, the video ref got in his ear before play restarted and pointed out that it looked like it was an Irish boot which had knocked the ball out of his hands illegally. Replay watched, penalty given.

 

[Johnny75]

Usually in rugby the ref asks the VAR to check something. The time when the word in the ear is the other way round is serious foul play that the ref may have missed. Not on whether it is a penalty or not, we are talking dangerous entry into a ruck or things like gouging.

But it does happen. I think the conversation between the ref and VAR needs to be heard. A simple 'can you see if that's a penalty' or if the VAR saw it 'I want to review a potential penalty' on Tuesday would have worked and the crowd/ viewers know what is going on.

I think they are getting the question wrong at the moment and searching for something in the rules rather than the answer to a specific question and that's completely open to interpretation on a wide scale.

 

[AndyWolves]

It feels like VAR is doing its job and giving fouls that were previously not given.

It's a bug bear of mine when refs get criticised for stop-start games. If the players didn't commit fouls then the ref wouldn't have to keep giving them!

I think of VAR in a similar light, if players didn't commit fouls then there wouldn't be anything to review. I appreciate that VAR is also used to get offsides correct - again, nothing wrong with getting to the right decision

The communication should be better, but, it's not like the whole thing should be thrown in the bin.

I bet when yellow & red cards were first introduced everyone hated it

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Communication is definitely going to be key to making a success of it or otherwise.

 

[Lupo]

There's a company on ebay selling the new England shirt for £29.99. Says brand new with tags and 98.9% positive feedback. Too good to be true or a true bargain?

 

[Kenny]

If its the seller I have just found I would avoid.

On ebay for 4 years but only 600 or so feedback which include

Liverpool jersey is FAKE and AWFUL. don't buy anything from this seller.
FAKE SHIRT. COUNTERFEIT. VERY BAD. SELLER HAS BEEN REPORTED
This top is a fake how do i get my money back
Counterfeit seller under investigation with Ebay and LFC. Avoid please

 

[Lupo]

620 and since 2014, could be the same one

 

[Kenny]

Only have the England top listed on their items? Which starts the alarm bells ringing for a company called Sports Outlet.

Doubt their listing will last that long to be honest

 

[Lupo]

Yeah to be filed under 'too good to be true'. £54.99 at SD to be sure

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/08/tunisia-youssef-msakni-ruled-out-world-up

I know nothing about this guy (the Qatari league is not really on my radar) but he is considered to be Tunisia's best player and he's out of the World Cup.

It's all coming up Milhouse. Football's coming home. Put your house on Gareth's boys (with Ashley Young at LWB).

 

[YoungWolf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRLpY4X_Wa0

This tournament might be too soon, but it won't be long before we see Sancho in the senior squad. Him, Foden, Hudson-Odoi, Sessegnon are reasons to be very excited IMO.

 

[Nando]

Sancho was absolutely brilliant at the weekend. Oodles of talent.

 

[Lord Knows]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRLpY4X_Wa0

This tournament might be too soon, but it won't be long before we see Sancho in the senior squad. Him, Foden, Hudson-Odoi, Sessegnon are reasons to be very excited IMO.

English players with a better chance than previous generations of reaching their potential because they are supported by continental coaches able to create good platforms for player development.
The problem arises at International level because they then come under the influence of coaches such as Gareth Southgate who lack the ability to produce a concept of play that feeds into excellent talents.

 

[YoungWolf]

I think we need to be finding these players a pathway at club level first, to be honest. There are players at Chelsea currently (Hudson-Odoi, Steerling, T. Chalobah, Mount) who ought to be playing regularly. Mount is at Vitesse, doing very well but the others are just sitting on the bench or playing u23s football. The same at many other clubs, they just need to play games! Then we can worry about Southgate ruining them

 

[Lord Knows]

I think we need to be finding these players a pathway at club level first, to be honest. There are players at Chelsea currently (Hudson-Odoi, Steerling, T. Chalobah, Mount) who ought to be playing regularly. Mount is at Vitesse, doing very well but the others are just sitting on the bench or playing u23s football. The same at many other clubs, they just need to play games! Then we can worry about Southgate ruining them

To many like young Ronan at Wolves are fed into the wrong pathway as we see with his loan to a Kenny Jackett team. Coaches who continually fail to play through the field lacking attacking shape and structure.

 

[Johnny75]

To many like young Ronan at Wolves are fed into the wrong pathway as we see with his loan to a Kenny Jackett team. Coaches who continually fail to play through the field lacking attacking shape and structure.

I think that's more to do with piss poor recruitment and development strategy. If you want your players to develop then send them to clubs that will play the same way with coaches you can trust to develop young talent and will benefit all parties in the process. I think the intelligence of football managers and coaches is pretty low in this country, along with scouting systems which are at best hit and miss we are always going to struggle. Lower league clubs are mired in 'that's the way it's always done' and 'hard work and experience wins games'.

I think Sancho, Mount and Lookman have made brave moves going to such different cultures at such young ages and I think we should look to this more and more. For instance, if Wolves were going to loan out MGW I would rather it to a top European side with a great coaching system than a tinpot Championship or Lg 1 club where the current dinosaur in charge believes running harder is the secret to winning.

I do look at some things further down the system though and we still have a dearth of quality coaches at youth level. The fact the FA could make all level 1 coaching badges free or a tiny cost is a damning indictment as to their views on the proles educating themselves rather than the subsidising they give to ex-pros who consistently prove they are no better than anybody else at coaching. Germany have Neigglesman at Hoffenheim making big waves right now, can anybody see an English manager ever doing that with an English club? Stifle the quality of coaching and opportunities dry up for everybody and the group think amongst English coaches is pretty low right now.

All of this means that our top youngsters are best served not staying in their home countries which I find very sad.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ox stretchered off tonight, maybe an appeal to Milner to come back for the World Cup? He's had a great season.

Shame we're so well stocked at RB as Alexander-Arnold looks superb at the moment.

 

[Nando]

Sounds like a bad one for Ox, which is a real shame as he's been very good recently.

A return for Milner would certainly not be out of the question if it was up to me.

 

[Kenny]

Ox confirmed he will miss the World Cup due to a knee ligament injury.

 

[Tredman]

A real shame, he's looked very good recently and we are really not overwhelmed with CM options..