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Post by lordb on Mar 12, 2024 21:45:31 GMT
Blues lost
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 21:46:26 GMT
Results have gone well past few days.
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 21:46:54 GMT
Boro and Patrick Bamford helping us out.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 12, 2024 21:47:52 GMT
Always liked Boro.
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 21:48:42 GMT
Always liked Patrick Bamford
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Post by spoton on Mar 12, 2024 21:48:49 GMT
3 in 3 for Super Dwight Gayle. You really couldn’t make it up[/quo te] It is league 1 standard so he should be scoring, not surprised at all
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 21:51:23 GMT
Pepe, by the way.
Jags was something. Pepe, at 41, playing Champions League football for Porto. Amazing.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 12, 2024 22:03:06 GMT
You really couldn’t make it up[/quo te] It is league 1 standard so he should be scoring, not surprised at all Derby’s Pete Smith equivalent
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 12, 2024 22:03:54 GMT
Imo he is and less injury prone, he should be the automatic cover for Saka. Also, I'd personally rather see Foden play as a ten with Bellingham playing slightly deeper, than see Foden on the wing and Bellingham as the ten. Thats an argument but not playing Bellingham in his best position, 10,is a crime imo Has to play there Saka is the cover for Foden unless one of those two play left side Obviously Kane up front I'd have Alexander-Arnold in at 8 with Rice at 4 I wish we could have an argument about leaving out a top quality Centre back but really we have Stones who is top quality and some OK ones but there you go no side is perfect Saka won't be cover for Foden. Southgate will play Saka on the right and play Foden on the left. I genuinely think it is a less of a compromise to to play Bellingham where you want to play Trent with Foden (also HIS best position) as the 10, than to play Foden wide. Trent has not had a great season to be fair.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 12, 2024 22:04:00 GMT
Pepe, by the way. Jags was something. Pepe, at 41, playing Champions League football for Porto. Amazing. Filthy hatchet man
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 12, 2024 22:07:57 GMT
Thats an argument but not playing Bellingham in his best position, 10,is a crime imo Has to play there Saka is the cover for Foden unless one of those two play left side Obviously Kane up front I'd have Alexander-Arnold in at 8 with Rice at 4 I wish we could have an argument about leaving out a top quality Centre back but really we have Stones who is top quality and some OK ones but there you go no side is perfect Completely agree. Palmer may have a squeek to get in the squad but I’d imagine it to be more for experience with a view to him coming through for the World Cup He is Chelsea's best player by a country mile and is single handedly carrying that team at the moment, if he doesn't walk into the squad then Southgate is an idiot.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 12, 2024 22:10:55 GMT
Completely agree. Palmer may have a squeek to get in the squad but I’d imagine it to be more for experience with a view to him coming through for the World Cup He is Chelsea's best player by a country mile and is single handedly carrying that team at the moment, if he doesn't walk into the squad then Southgate is an idiot. Southgate is an idiot, but Palmer will have to go some to usurp the current starting players in time for the Euros, experience is going to be key too of course. I think he will make the squad and it’ll be a good learning curve for him. He should be around for a very long time to come
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 22:17:22 GMT
No need for that Havertz.
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Post by lordb on Mar 12, 2024 22:21:52 GMT
Thats an argument but not playing Bellingham in his best position, 10,is a crime imo Has to play there Saka is the cover for Foden unless one of those two play left side Obviously Kane up front I'd have Alexander-Arnold in at 8 with Rice at 4 I wish we could have an argument about leaving out a top quality Centre back but really we have Stones who is top quality and some OK ones but there you go no side is perfect Saka won't be cover for Foden. Southgate will play Saka on the right and play Foden on the left. I genuinely think it is a less of a compromise to to play Bellingham where you want to play Trent with Foden (also HIS best position) as the 10, than to play Foden wide. Trent has not had a great season to be fair. Would assume Saka more likely to play left as he has played there for England before, left wing back too. Agree Foden best spot is 10 but Bellingham is our best player, Foden is secondary to him However Foden is still brilliant on the right and links up really well Bellingham Bellingham going past Kane to score goals looks unstoppable to me Every side we play, including France, would be happier with Bellingham deeper He's potentially our best ever player, he has to play there I think Southgate will too The concern is as much as I'd argue Rice with Alexander-Arnold is a far better balance will Southgate go for double pivot and play Henderson, Gallagher or Phillips with Rice instead? Really hope not Someone had to shadow Rice in the squad and atm I think it has to be Phillips or Henderson but neither should start Don’t understand what Gallagher offers at all Plays regular for Chelsea even though they have other, very expensive options , Spurs want him and he's always in the England squad Ward Prowse should be ahead of him in the pecking order
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Post by lordb on Mar 12, 2024 22:22:50 GMT
He is Chelsea's best player by a country mile and is single handedly carrying that team at the moment, if he doesn't walk into the squad then Southgate is an idiot. Southgate is an idiot, but Palmer will have to go some to usurp the current starting players in time for the Euros, experience is going to be key too of course. I think he will make the squad and it’ll be a good learning curve for him. He should be around for a very long time to come Southgate most definitely isn't an idiot.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 12, 2024 22:29:31 GMT
Saka won't be cover for Foden. Southgate will play Saka on the right and play Foden on the left. I genuinely think it is a less of a compromise to to play Bellingham where you want to play Trent with Foden (also HIS best position) as the 10, than to play Foden wide. Trent has not had a great season to be fair. Would assume Saka more likely to play left as he has played there for England before, left wing back too. Agree Foden best spot is 10 but Bellingham is our best player, Foden is secondary to him However Foden is still brilliant on the right and links up really well Bellingham Bellingham going past Kane to score goals looks unstoppable to me Every side we play, including France, would be happier with Bellingham deeper He's potentially our best ever player, he has to play there I think Southgate will too The concern is as much as I'd argue Rice with Alexander-Arnold is a far better balance will Southgate go for double pivot and play Henderson, Gallagher or Phillips with Rice instead? Really hope not Someone had to shadow Rice in the squad and atm I think it has to be Phillips or Henderson but neither should start Don’t understand what Gallagher offers at all Plays regular for Chelsea even though they have other, very expensive options , Spurs want him and he's always in the England squad Ward Prowse should be ahead of him in the pecking order The last time Saka played on the left he was garbage and Southgate (quite rightly) hasn't played him there since. tbrfootball.com/arsenal-star-bukayo-saka-wasted-at-left-wing-back-by-england-boss-gareth-southgate/I don't often agree with Ferdinand but he's absolutely right here, although I'd play Colwill or Branthwaite instead of Maguire ...
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Post by maninasuitcase on Mar 12, 2024 22:41:54 GMT
Penalty time
Cmon Porto
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 12, 2024 22:46:01 GMT
Incredible save from Raya
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 22:48:50 GMT
Incredible save from Raya Nearly another one as well.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 12, 2024 22:49:17 GMT
Incredible save from Raya Nearly another one as well. And then another one, remarkable!
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Post by datguy on Mar 12, 2024 22:50:17 GMT
Nearly another one as well. And then another one, remarkable! Corr blimey. Saved the best save till last. Outstanding
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Post by spiderpuss on Mar 12, 2024 23:34:43 GMT
Pepe, by the way. Jags was something. Pepe, at 41, playing Champions League football for Porto. Amazing. Filthy hatchet man If he signed for Stoke you'd be havin a wank and you know it.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Mar 12, 2024 23:36:12 GMT
3 in 3 for Super Dwight Gayle. You really couldn’t make it up Should have hung onto him,if we got relegated he would be banging them in for us.😁
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Post by spitthedog on Mar 12, 2024 23:51:51 GMT
Cotterill has done an incredible job at Forest Green. They looked absolute certs for the drop when he went there, and he's got them out of the bottom 2. Won 2-0 at Bradford tonight.
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2024 2:44:13 GMT
Would assume Saka more likely to play left as he has played there for England before, left wing back too. Agree Foden best spot is 10 but Bellingham is our best player, Foden is secondary to him However Foden is still brilliant on the right and links up really well Bellingham Bellingham going past Kane to score goals looks unstoppable to me Every side we play, including France, would be happier with Bellingham deeper He's potentially our best ever player, he has to play there I think Southgate will too The concern is as much as I'd argue Rice with Alexander-Arnold is a far better balance will Southgate go for double pivot and play Henderson, Gallagher or Phillips with Rice instead? Really hope not Someone had to shadow Rice in the squad and atm I think it has to be Phillips or Henderson but neither should start Don’t understand what Gallagher offers at all Plays regular for Chelsea even though they have other, very expensive options , Spurs want him and he's always in the England squad Ward Prowse should be ahead of him in the pecking order The last time Saka played on the left he was garbage and Southgate (quite rightly) hasn't played him there since. tbrfootball.com/arsenal-star-bukayo-saka-wasted-at-left-wing-back-by-england-boss-gareth-southgate/I don't often agree with Ferdinand but he's absolutely right here, although I'd play Colwill or Branthwaite instead of Maguire ... Maguire is a strange situation. Patchy for the shit. For England though he's solid. The point has to be made though, the lack of obvious replacement options is a red flag.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 13, 2024 2:52:43 GMT
Maguire is a strange situation. Patchy for the shit. For England though he's solid. The point has to be made though, the lack of obvious replacement options is a red flag.
Ferdinand counters Rooney's argument perfectly, in saying that he would have Stones moving inside along Rice when we are in possession, exactly this!
Thing is, Maguire simply doesn't have the nous or pace to play this sort of progressive football, whereas, I think the younger guys I mentioned as an alternative to him, do.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 13, 2024 3:11:11 GMT
Really do think that if Pep or Klopp were managing England, it wouldn't be that far away from this ...
--------------------------Pickford--------------------------- Walker-----------Stones--------------Colwill------------Shaw ----------------------------Rice------------------------------- ---------------------Bellingham------------------------------- -------------------------------Foden------------------------- --------Saka------------------------------------Rashford---- ----------------------------Kane------------------------------
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2024 4:42:23 GMT
Really do think that if Pep or Klopp were managing England, it wouldn't be that far away from this ... --------------------------Pickford--------------------------- Walker-----------Stones--------------Colwill------------Shaw ----------------------------Rice------------------------------- ---------------------Bellingham------------------------------- -------------------------------Foden------------------------- --------Saka------------------------------------Rashford---- ----------------------------Kane------------------------------
Kaney and Bello could interchange in thatformation. Bello's prolificness at Real Madrid is borne of being pushed forward and he rarely moves wider than the width of the penno area. Imagine the glorious chaos created when Kaney moves forward from deep to join him.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 13, 2024 6:51:38 GMT
Completely agree. Palmer may have a squeek to get in the squad but I’d imagine it to be more for experience with a view to him coming through for the World Cup He is Chelsea's best player by a country mile and is single handedly carrying that team at the moment, if he doesn't walk into the squad then Southgate is an idiot. I’m sure Henderson will get the nod to add some “experience”
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Post by lordb on Mar 13, 2024 7:44:12 GMT
Really do think that if Pep or Klopp were managing England, it wouldn't be that far away from this ... --------------------------Pickford--------------------------- Walker-----------Stones--------------Colwill------------Shaw ----------------------------Rice------------------------------- ---------------------Bellingham------------------------------- -------------------------------Foden------------------------- --------Saka------------------------------------Rashford---- ----------------------------Kane------------------------------
Colwill looks a talent but despite playing regular he hasn't been great for Chelsea (Palmer aside who has) and has played out of position at times His time isn't now Stones has to play at the back for England, we just don't have the players to allow him to move into midfield I'd play him with Guehi but he's going to have to show fitness and form after his injury Tomori doesn't impress but he is qyick Too soon for Branthwaite
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