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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2020 15:47:51 GMT
I believe Alan Hansen had a big part on Matt Le Tissier not playing more for England than he did. He constantly ripped him on match of the day for being to lazy and people bought into his opnion, he was completely wrong, a great player and great to watch, who scored plenty of goals that were contenders for goal of the season. Him not playing more for England was exactly the right thing to do. They were absolutely right not to pick him Not when you get to the second half of injury time in a game , which if tied , goes to penalties , it isn't . The only England player , even remotely near le tissier from 12 yards out was Alan shearer , and he always played when fit anyway . I think le tiss was easily good enough to win a match in normal time and worth a starting place . But very few footballer people , would not want him on the pitch in injury time , in a game heading for penalties.
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Post by Goonie on Dec 5, 2020 15:52:49 GMT
... always remember him fondly as a nasty little fcuker, a bit like Ben Pearson A player we need to sign. Just gone off injured I believe
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 5, 2020 16:01:18 GMT
Him not playing more for England was exactly the right thing to do. They were absolutely right not to pick him Why would you say that ? The thing with Le Tissier is it's not that he was expected to run around at 100mph making crashing tackles. It's just that he needed to be aware of the game and play a part when he doesn't have the ball at his feet. Get back fill a space and be alert. He never did that so when he was on the pitch you'd often be conceding the midfield. At Chelsea Hoddle was prepared to break the bank to get him BUT for England, when it was his ultimate responsibility, he rarely had the bottle to take the risk. His mind was possibly made up by the fact that against Italy at Wembley in 1997 Le Tiss was given the free role he'd sought but rarely got involved in the game. Hoddle saw a lot of himself in him. Frustrated at not getting as many caps as he felt he was worth. But he did get 53 caps and in the three tournaments WCs he played in Hoddles influence was in fits and starts. The whole thing about flair players not doing their best at international level isn't an exclusively English phenomenon. Sebastian Deisler didn't fulfill his rich potential for Germany. He was dogged with injuries and the black dog that is depression but before all that he was the target of the German press. Also Del Piero and Rivaldo each had their contribution questioned/criticised before they won their World Cups. Because different things are required at international level it's the flair players who are often deemed to disappoint.
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Post by The man from Utch on Dec 5, 2020 16:12:28 GMT
The thing with Le Tissier is it's not that he was expected to run around at 100mph making crashing tackles. It's just that he needed to be aware of the game and play a part when he doesn't have the ball at his feet. Get back fill a space and be alert. He never did that so when he was on the pitch you'd often be conceding the midfield. At Chelsea Hoddle was prepared to break the bank to get him BUT for England, when it was his ultimate responsibility, he rarely had the bottle to take the risk. His mind was possibly made up by the fact that against Italy at Wembley in 1997 Le Tiss was given the free role he'd sought but rarely got involved in the game. Hoddle saw a lot of himself in him. Frustrated at not getting as many caps as he felt he was worth. But he did get 53 caps and in the three tournaments WCs he played in Hoddles influence was in fits and starts. The whole thing about flair players not doing their best at international level isn't an exclusively English phenomenon. Sebastian Deisler didn't fulfill his rich potential for Germany. He was dogged with injuries and the black dog that is depression but before all that he was the target of the German press. Also Del Piero and Rivaldo each had their contribution questioned/criticised before they won their World Cups. Because different things are required at international level it's the flair players who are often deemed to disappoint. Hansen in Oz 😁
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 5, 2020 16:27:38 GMT
The thing with Le Tissier is it's not that he was expected to run around at 100mph making crashing tackles. It's just that he needed to be aware of the game and play a part when he doesn't have the ball at his feet. Get back fill a space and be alert. He never did that so when he was on the pitch you'd often be conceding the midfield. At Chelsea Hoddle was prepared to break the bank to get him BUT for England, when it was his ultimate responsibility, he rarely had the bottle to take the risk. His mind was possibly made up by the fact that against Italy at Wembley in 1997 Le Tiss was given the free role he'd sought but rarely got involved in the game. Hoddle saw a lot of himself in him. Frustrated at not getting as many caps as he felt he was worth. But he did get 53 caps and in the three tournaments WCs he played in Hoddles influence was in fits and starts. The whole thing about flair players not doing their best at international level isn't an exclusively English phenomenon. Sebastian Deisler didn't fulfill his rich potential for Germany. He was dogged with injuries and the black dog that is depression but before all that he was the target of the German press. Also Del Piero and Rivaldo each had their contribution questioned/criticised before they won their World Cups. Because different things are required at international level it's the flair players who are often deemed to disappoint. Hansen in Oz 😁 I'm going play golf with Kenny Dalglish tomorrow.
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