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...do you think we use the right criteria to pick players for the squad ?
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Should people like Micah Richards, Rooney and Lennon be in there ?
Surely they should be playing under 19's/21's and develop before being put in the senior squad ?
One of the reason's I say this is that I can't see France or Italy ever picking an 18 year old for the 1st team.
You may think "who cares what France and Italy think" but they contested the finals of Euro '00 and World Cup '06 so probably know more about developing players than we do.
Obviously they have far more players playing top flight football throughout Europe than we do so they can afford to only pick experienced players.
I think its shocking that people are calling for Agbonlahor to be in the squad and I believe that Walcott's inclusion in the World Cup squad was truly embarrassing.
Rooney looks out of his depth right now - people on BBC and SKY will make a lot of his perfomances this week but we're talking about Sheff Utd and a Friendly - its a long time since he's really done well in competitive Internationals or Champions League.
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Why do England managers always pick the flavour of the month to try and appease moronic fans ?
Surely ability should be given more consideration ?
eg. If Andy Johnson scores 20 this season in EPL and Defoe scores 5 I'd still pick Defoe ahead of AJ.
If Darren Bent scored 20 and Ashton 5 - I'd pick Ashton.
The reason for this is that we're picking these players with a view to playing in Major International tournaments not to play in the Premiership - therefore I've picked the players who have more ability and not necessarily the ones who do well in the Prem.
McLaren should be picking players who have the ability to play in these tournaments and then back them once they've been selected.
What do you think with regards to picking players on form and abilty and do you believe that younger players should be given time to develop or is it a case of "if you're old enough, you're good enough ?"
AGE
Should people like Micah Richards, Rooney and Lennon be in there ?
Surely they should be playing under 19's/21's and develop before being put in the senior squad ?
One of the reason's I say this is that I can't see France or Italy ever picking an 18 year old for the 1st team.
You may think "who cares what France and Italy think" but they contested the finals of Euro '00 and World Cup '06 so probably know more about developing players than we do.
Obviously they have far more players playing top flight football throughout Europe than we do so they can afford to only pick experienced players.
I think its shocking that people are calling for Agbonlahor to be in the squad and I believe that Walcott's inclusion in the World Cup squad was truly embarrassing.
Rooney looks out of his depth right now - people on BBC and SKY will make a lot of his perfomances this week but we're talking about Sheff Utd and a Friendly - its a long time since he's really done well in competitive Internationals or Champions League.
FORM
Why do England managers always pick the flavour of the month to try and appease moronic fans ?
Surely ability should be given more consideration ?
eg. If Andy Johnson scores 20 this season in EPL and Defoe scores 5 I'd still pick Defoe ahead of AJ.
If Darren Bent scored 20 and Ashton 5 - I'd pick Ashton.
The reason for this is that we're picking these players with a view to playing in Major International tournaments not to play in the Premiership - therefore I've picked the players who have more ability and not necessarily the ones who do well in the Prem.
McLaren should be picking players who have the ability to play in these tournaments and then back them once they've been selected.
What do you think with regards to picking players on form and abilty and do you believe that younger players should be given time to develop or is it a case of "if you're old enough, you're good enough ?"
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