Dadehmola:
Sterling isn't better than Shaun-Wright Philips!!

GBR1:

True but England failed to take advantage. The Russians even had an injury crisis before the match and it's a travesty that England couldn't beat them.

igbsam:
The chase for kante is gathering momentum. seems like united are being serious!

Diademk07:

If Roy is gonna play Sturridge, it had better be in the striker role 'cos he's just as useless as Sterling on the wing.
The problem with England is the lack of a playmaker to provide the incisive passes in the final third. They played well especially in the 1st half but then, looked clueless in the final third and could only create half chances.
I don't even know which of the players in the squad could come in to be the creative foil for the team. Barkley is an erratic ball hugger with zero intelligence, so is Wilshere.
The attack need some pace too. APart from Sterling, the other 2 are just too sluggish. If the midfield couldn't create enough, the attack should atleast be pacy enough to compensate for the lack of creativity in the midfield like Manutd team under Van gaal.

MrTA:
So what are Gotze's main strengths?He's clearly talented but he just seems to have stagnated or am I missing something?

Elxandre:
The question which has been baffling me is, why is an average coach like Hodgson the England manager?

How is Capello to Hodgson an upgrade?

A top coach will be killing people with this English squad.

MrTA:


Do not believe the rumours.

Kolade354:
English players are overhyped, most of them are average players.
Sterling lallana wilshere won't make germany X11 not to talk of bench.

MrTA:
So what are Gotze's main strengths?He's clearly talented but he just seems to have stagnated or am I missing something?

MrTA:
Bastian.

Looked a like a man in his 60s during that sprint. Great cross and great finish though.

AdeLaNa1:
On This Day In 2011, ManUtd agreed a deal with Blackburn Rovers for 19 year old defender, Phil Jones. The rest is injury.

AdeLaNa1:
On This Day In 2011, ManUtd agreed a deal with Blackburn Rovers for 19 year old defender, Phil Jones. The rest is injury.

Nihilist:
elamps I don't dislike Jones....I dislike the whole club

elampiro:


This is a wrong impression about Phil Jones. Except for this last season, Phil Jones had been one of our fittest defenders. [b]Coogar actually created the wrong impression that Phil Jones is about about injuries - injury himself with rash tackles. And dadehmola has been promoting that recently.

Last season he had a blood clot in his calf and they said it was something not easy to deal with. That was his first injury which kept reoccurig till second part of the season. [/b]

elampiro:


This is a wrong impression about Phil Jones. Except for this last season, Phil Jones had been one of our fittest defenders. Coogar actually created the wrong impression that Phil Jones is about about injuries - injury himself with rash tackles. And dadehmola has been promoting that recently.

Last season he had a blood clot in his calf and they said it was something not easy to deal with. That was his first injury which kept reoccurig till second part of the season.

AdeLaNa1:
See ehn i dont know what ur problem is. This ur obsession of Coogar cant end well for u. U really should stop.

The first time i came to this thread, there was a Phil Jones argument going on. And i immediately made my stance about him known. So i dont understand why someone cant make his opinions known without u finding a way to blame Coogar. Abeg wetin be my own with Coogar na......

Coogar this, Coogar that. Abeg carry ur wahala and go!

elampiro:
Among our young defenders:
Rafael
Fabio
Smalling
Evans
Jones

Jones has been the fittest since their arrival. Jones first miracle injury happened last year. Whenever he was not fit, it was harmsting. But Smalling, Rafael, Fabio, Evans, have all been injured from tackles - muscle injuries.

Look at playing time of individual players from 2011/12 to 2014/15


FYI: AdeLaNa1, Nihilist and dadehmola