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Euro 2016 watch

Newbridge Wolf said:
If I had the choice I'd keep Rashford in over Sturridge, although thats just wishful thinking.
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I would as well.

Re: Jinky's line up - it's not bad is it? I have genuine positivity about this tournament and whilst I don't think we'll win it, I really hope for an attacking mindset for a change. Let's just go for it - we've some great young players who should have nothing to fear.
 
Rashford has done well for his age but he is no better than Afobe, Wilson or Ings at this stage of his career. Should be in the U21's squad I would've thought for Toulon. Will do him no harm to be around the full squad but I can't help feeling that if he were playing for Stoke he wouldn't be anywhere near the England squad.
 
Johnny75 said:
Rashford has done well for his age but he is no better than Afobe, Wilson or Ings at this stage of his career. Should be in the U21's squad I would've thought for Toulon. Will do him no harm to be around the full squad but I can't help feeling that if he were playing for Stoke he wouldn't be anywhere near the England squad.
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Didn't he miss out on the Toulon Tournament as the FA Cup is a couple days after that has started?
 
Odd how cyclical these things are, 5-6 years ago we were struggling for forwards to the point that Carlton Cole and Bobby Zamora were getting a game at times, we're ok for them now, we did used to have a surfeit of centre halves which meant Jamie Carragher barely got a game but now we're really light in that area. I don't think we'll miss Jagielka who is way past it now but I am concerned about Cahill being a starter. He's had a dreadful season and he's got the mobility of a skip.
 
Kenny said:
Didn't he miss out on the Toulon Tournament as the FA Cup is a couple days after that has started?
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Toulon is an U20s tournament, I'm not sure there's as much value in taking him to that one regardless, it's some way less prestigious than U21 tournaments with a lot of countries basically sending last year's U19 squad plus a couple of additions, so it's reasonably well stocked with players who've never played first team football.
 
Can see Delph, Drinkwater and Rashford missing the cut.
 
I'd take Drinkwater a million times out of a million over Henderson.
 
At least Roy has seen sense not to take Walcott, talk about a player stagnating at one club and not progressing his career.
 
Only three CBs? Even with Dier covering that's still a bit thin.
 
Langers said:
Re: Jinky's line up - it's not bad is it? I have genuine positivity about this tournament and whilst I don't think we'll win it, I really hope for an attacking mindset for a change. Let's just go for it - we've some great young players who should have nothing to fear.
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Definitely. I do not expect us to win it at all and while I worry Roy will default back to a conservative approach at some point I think this is a squad of exciting players and on the whole in good form!

Much has been made of the England 'DNA' and this is a really good chance for England to showcase it with a young side to show this is the way forward and for coaches to believe in it more.
 
The starting 11 should be aiming for a semi-final, the thing that'll hinder us is the ability to keep clean sheets as the tournament progresses.
 
The Bear said:
Only three CBs? Even with Dier covering that's still a bit thin.
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It is, but what's the point taking someone you don't really want to use.

You rarely swap BOTH centre halves during a tournament anyway, three is normally enough. You could get phenomenally unlucky with injuries/bans I suppose but you can't protect against everything. If it comes down to taking Rashford (for example) in the end over an ageing Jagielka who wasn't good enough two years ago then we're best off going this way, which one is more likely to impact on the tournament.

I don't really think we need two specialist right backs but there are players in there (Delph, Townsend, Henderson) who I'd ditch before Walker.
 
Bertrand has done a good job at centre half (albeit as part of a three) at times this season.

I'd rather take an additional midfielder/forward than Jags who's had a poor season.
 
Bertrand has even played at centre back this season for Saints (albeit in a three). I think it is worth the risk.

EDIT: Ha, nando beat me to it. great minds...
 
General view from journo's is that if Wilshere and Henderson prove their fitness then the 3 to miss out will be Drinkwater, Delph and Rashford
 
Defoe should have been selected instead of Rashford. If their respective clubs were the other way round then he would have been picked. Delph should be nowhere near the squad.
 
I'd rather have Drinkwater than either of Wilshere or Henderson. Neither deserve to be in the squad. Maybe Henderson at a push.
 
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