Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the upcoming Nations League fixture against Spain and friendly against Switzerland, so what conclusions can we draw? The Squad Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Alex McCarthy (Southampton) Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Harry Maguire (Leicester City) Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke […]
Month: August 2018
England’s Winners and losers: Week 3
Our weekly look at this weeks winners and losers is headlined by two World Cup centre backs experiencing contrasting fortunes. England’s Winners and losers: Week 2 England’s winners & losers: Week 1 Winners Harry Maguire The man who can do no wrong! Maguire scored a 92nd minute winner with a scuffed shot from distance and […]
Possible England call ups
Gareth Southgate will name his first post World Cup squad on Thursday. After a great summer it will be a case of evolution not revolution with England and the core group will remain intact, but there will be changes. Here are some of the contenders for a call. Time to thank Southgate and give him […]
Worst World Cup winners 11
The debate rages on as to if Messi or Ronaldo compare to Maradona because they haven’t won the World Cup. But as we all know you don’t have to be a great individual to be in a great collective (just ask Ringo Starr!) So here are the worst eleven players to win football’s most glittering […]
10 England Players going on Sale or Return?
The Premier League transfer window may be closed, but in Europe teams can buy on for another 9 days and Championship teams can loan. So which England players may be on the move. Ademola Lookman Red Bull Leipzig have made an improved £22million bid for Lookman following his successful loan spell last season. But Everton want […]
England’s Winners and losers: Week 2
Winners Harry Kane At the 15th time of asking Kane has popped his August cherry! The England skipper has put to bed one of football’s weirdest statistics and can now plot his course to another Golden Boot. James Maddison In the winners list for the second week in a row, Maddison opened his Leicester account […]
World Rankings boost reflects Southgate’s progress
Today FIFA issued their first World Rankings list since the World Cup and England are up 6 places to number 6. Southgate’s side are moving up the rankings How well the rankings reflect a sides prospects is debatable, but seeing new World Champions France at number 1 & Belgium at 2 suggests the new system […]
England’s winners & losers: Week 1
With a new club season upon us, here’s our weekly form check on England hopefuls… Winners Luke Shaw He scored his first goal! It seems the love/ hate relationship between Shaw and Jose Mourinho is all hearts and roses. Shaw was stout in defence, overlapped well and came up with a neat finish to secure […]
The Under Capped England Squad
We’ve done the Uncapped Squad, The One Cap squad and now for the conclussion of the trilogy with a look back at those players who England picked but not often enough. In part 1 we look at the best 11, in part 2 we’ll fill out the remaining squad… Uncapped England Squad The One Cap Wonder Squad Note […]
England’s Late Preseason winners & losers
The Premier League kicks off on Friday, so with renewed interest in the national team who’s going into the new season on a high… Winners Phil Foden We can all stop praying for Jack Wilshere’s glass ankle, hurrah! Foden was outstanding as City claimed the Community Shield with a comfortable win over Chelsea. Foden looks […]