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Post by RAF on Oct 28, 2017 16:27:33 GMT
Tremendous win
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Post by Clem Fandango on Oct 28, 2017 16:28:59 GMT
Outstanding. Well done lads
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Post by viewfromthecrowsnest on Oct 28, 2017 16:35:20 GMT
Bright a tear to my eye. With our U19 world champions too, can I possibly dare to dream we can win the World Cup? The Germans won by keeping the same batch of players over their youth.
We now have a whole generation of kids who have the mental belief they can be World Champions, because they actually are!
This is the main fault of the Prem. The people that run the clubs haven’t time for England. I completely abhor this as our kids have proven they’re as good as any.
If the likes of Brewster and Foden don’t get a chance, then the Prem and FA need to sort themselves out.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 28, 2017 16:41:12 GMT
What a fantastic win, well done England! I do hope they get a fair crack at a top level career too.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Oct 28, 2017 16:43:43 GMT
Brilliant.
But they are ramping up the annoyance factor with the shirts on back to front, the sports bras and that lad rolling his shorts up to his bollocks.
They'll be dabbing next.
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Post by southcoaststokie on Oct 28, 2017 16:49:21 GMT
Is Joe Bursik the first Stoke City player to get any sort of World cup winners medal while representing the team at the time ?.
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Post by Northy on Oct 28, 2017 16:58:48 GMT
Bright a tear to my eye. With our U19 world champions too, can I possibly dare to dream we can win the World Cup? The Germans won by keeping the same batch of players over their youth. We now have a whole generation of kids who have the mental belief they can be World Champions, because they actually are! This is the main fault of the Prem. The people that run the clubs haven’t time for England. I completely abhor this as our kids have proven they’re as good as any. If the likes of Brewster and Foden don’t get a chance, then the Prem and FA need to sort themselves out. U20's won the WC this year
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Post by Northy on Oct 28, 2017 17:00:12 GMT
It was agreat win, to come back frm 2-0 down showed great character, they'd hit the post just before they scored the crucial goal just before half time to get it back to 2-1, heads could have dropped then but they kept going, got that first goal then carried that stayle of play into the 2nd half, a great match to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 17:10:32 GMT
Superb result for the lads. Just hope they and the U20's are able to get a decent chance in the first team of their respective clubs or all the hope and promise they have shown would be nothing. Or more likely they'll eventually be sold on to other clubs where they will be able to get some regular game time.
These two teams have shown great spirit, endeavour, guts, and more than a little skill to be World Cup winners. It really shows how very, very poor our senior team is doesn't it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 17:14:59 GMT
Watching some of the tournament I have to say Phil Foden is the best player in the world in that age group. He is a genuine playmaker with brilliant vision, but also pace and dribbling.
If he is not Englands' main man at the 2022 world cup then something has gone badly wrong and we may as well all give up
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Post by bathstoke on Oct 28, 2017 19:47:13 GMT
❤️
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 28, 2017 22:51:32 GMT
Bright a tear to my eye. With our U19 world champions too, can I possibly dare to dream we can win the World Cup? The Germans won by keeping the same batch of players over their youth. We now have a whole generation of kids who have the mental belief they can be World Champions, because they actually are! This is the main fault of the Prem. The people that run the clubs haven’t time for England. I completely abhor this as our kids have proven they’re as good as any. If the likes of Brewster and Foden don’t get a chance, then the Prem and FA need to sort themselves out. U20's won the WC this year The Prem will have no interest whatsoever.
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Post by viewfromthecrowsnest on Oct 28, 2017 23:12:10 GMT
U20's won the WC this year The Prem will have no interest whatsoever. Exactly Spit, here’s the latest line ups to illustrate: Chelsea had 0 Englishmen v Bournemouth in starting XI PSG has 5 Frenchmen in starting XI v Marseille Real had 7 Spanish v Eibar Bayern had 5 Germans v Red Bull You wonder why the other Euro teams are regularly getting to Semis and Finals? Having your countrymen in your top teams directly impacts the national team.
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Post by spawnyruud on Oct 29, 2017 3:29:08 GMT
Delighted for them and for the potential future for England - but also agree with other posts about the back to front shirts - kind of symbolic of the new generation of footballer who pushes his own name first and relegate the three lions from his heart to his back
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Post by StoKeith on Oct 29, 2017 7:34:12 GMT
Fantastic win and great for the players to get a taste of success. I feel like I should put in a reality check though. The most successful team at the U17 World Cup is Nigeria with 5 titles! It doesn't appear to have translated into huge success for their senior team, although their latest two titles were 2013 and 2015, so there's time for some of those players to develop. If you look through previous title winning squads, there's usually only a couple of players who go on to big things, several with solid careers, and several who fall by the wayside.
For the senior side to flourish we need to be consistently bringing through major talent and it is encouraging that we have won both the U17 and U20 tournaments in the same year.
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Post by FullerMagic on Nov 21, 2017 17:32:30 GMT
Foden is being tipped to start for Man City in the Champions League tonight.
Be interesting to see how he does
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2017 17:36:32 GMT
Foden is being tipped to start for Man City in the Champions League tonight. Be interesting to see how he does I might watch in that case. If he gets a few games he could even be put in the next England squad. Well, he's already better than oxlade Chamberlain so why not?
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Post by FullerMagic on Nov 22, 2017 9:41:44 GMT
Foden came on as sub and was nice and tidy.
But Ryan Sessegnon at Fulham grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick His twin brother, Stephen, was in the U17 World Cup-winning team, but Ryan seems to be on a completely different level to him and is already in the U19s. Almost exactly the same age as Foden and already 50 games in the Championship.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Nov 22, 2017 10:14:50 GMT
Quite a few comparisons to Gareth Bale I'm hearing about Sessegnon. Mainly due to the fact both started at LB and have been rapidly pushed further up the pitch due to their immense talent I'd immagine. Ryan Sessegnon was rumoured to be going to Liverpool when he was 16 but I'm glad he's still at a club where he's playing week in and week out.
As for Foden, I hope he gets quite a few games from now to the end of the season to give Mr Southgate something to think about. He has it all, already.
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Post by FullerMagic on Dec 6, 2017 17:34:50 GMT
Looks like full debut for Foden tonight
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Post by lordb on Dec 6, 2017 18:53:19 GMT
Good luck to Foden Don't see any uncapped players making the World Cup squad however Foden must be a shout for the European qualifiers
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Post by FullerMagic on Dec 6, 2017 19:16:49 GMT
Another young English player starting - 20-year-old defender Adarabioyo
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Post by werrington on Dec 6, 2017 19:46:14 GMT
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 6, 2017 20:24:42 GMT
Pep is playing Foden at wing-back...
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2017 22:07:25 GMT
Pep is playing Foden at wing-back... Christ really? How bloody strange.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Dec 6, 2017 22:11:12 GMT
Pep is playing Foden at wing-back... Christ really? How bloody strange. Imagine the shit Hughes would get for doing that to a youngster?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2017 22:14:07 GMT
Christ really? How bloody strange. Imagine the shit Hughes would get for doing that to a youngster? And rightly so.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 6, 2017 22:17:25 GMT
Part of some total football, "you have the skills to be comfortable in all positions, this will make you stronger"-style footballing education maybe...??
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Post by hanibal7 on Dec 6, 2017 22:32:11 GMT
Looks like full debut for Foden tonight Only because man shitty have already finished top.Been hung out to dry hahaha
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2017 23:14:53 GMT
Part of some total football, "you have the skills to be comfortable in all positions, this will make you stronger"-style footballing education maybe...?? He is a wide player by trade so maybe he thinks he needs the defensive side to his game? Which is frankly bollocks and him being so deep and playing a role where you usually face the goal is not playing to his strengths at all.
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