England Squad Takeaways
Gareth Southgate has confirmed his 26 man squad he expects to secure World Cup qualification next week. So what does this squad tell us; The field is narrowing– Nobody was…
Month: September 2017
Heading north of the border
There are calls from Glasgow for Celtic’s Scott Sinclair to be called up for England. Over the years plenty of Scots have made it by playing in England from Dennis Law…
5 Possible surprise call ups
On Thursday Gareth Southgate names the squad he hopes confirm England World Cup qualification. With a lengthy injury list (Rose, Lallana, Welbeck, Clynne, Antonio, Heaton, Barkley, Drinkwater, Chalobah & Shaw)…
EFL Cup Winners & Losers round 3
Winners: Leeds United That’s how you respond to your first defeat of the season- knock a premiership club out of a cup! Leeds have a recent habit of beating Premier…
Updated: England’s Centre Back options
Back in pre-season I ranked England’s centre back options, 2 months on things have been shaken up for the better with Phil Jones much improved and some promising young defenders…
England’s winners and losers Premier League week 5
Winners Jamaal Lascelles 2 goals in 2 games and leading a stiffening defence. Young and improving and a team captain. England call up next month? John Stones It’s been some…
Leicester 2-0 Liverpool: Shinji & Slimani down Reds.
The personnel changes but the result remains the same, Liverpool dominate the ball but can’t score, at the other end they can’t defend in the air and concede goals. In…
The Fall and Rise of the EFL Cup
15 years ago the League Cup was in trouble, the games were being played by Premier League development squads and there was nervous talk of the competition losing its UEFA…