Segun Oluwaniyi Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I wish this International week would just hurry up and finish. It's absolutely s****. It makes it even worse when the games we have stopped for is against Malta and Slovenia. Howwa man. To me, the European section of qualifying has just been objectively boring during this break. A multitude of pointless mismatches and dull sides. Even the few competitive matches feel fairly inconsequential because of the bloated nature of the format. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Should just do away with qualifiers altogether tbh, places awarded based on previous tournament result, and separate tiers of tournaments for different tiers of nations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 England Rooney What a sorry state of affairs it is. So full of empty platitudes and lauding of sub-standard performances. It's hilariously bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Does the press in other countries go on like this about an aging player being on the bench? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Paul Lambert said on SSN earlier that Rooney would be put on a pedestal in Germany if he was German because of what he's done for the national team. Here's the link: http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10612299/lambert-rooney-criticism-harsh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Aye, the Germans would be well grateful for a player who's been absolutely shit in tournament football going back a decade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Rooney is not an efficient German. He's a disgusting, fat scouser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Another PFM talking bullshit shocker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 While it's completely the right decision to drop Rooney, I kind of hope England are shit tonight just to see the logical knots that the pundits would tie themselves in trying to argue he should have played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Tonight's England captain: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Is that real? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 sum lad looks like a massive lads fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Tonight's England captain: His "gawjus girl" looks about 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 gawjuz* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Lad on the left looks like he eats cardboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Lad on the left looks like he eats cardboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Favourite Sunderland player... Carlos Edwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I've gone full circle on Henderson like, I actually think he's criminally underrated these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I played for Sunderland when I was a kid, Henderson was in the age group below mine, him and his mate got moved up to play with our team though. The main attribute he had was his stamina and work rate, bit surprised now at how far he has gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I've gone full circle on Henderson like, I actually think he's criminally underrated these days. Back where you've started? He's the CM James Milner. Maximised potential through graft. Good enough at a lot of things and mentally smart enough and willing to adapt as necessary. Technically better than you expect but fundamentally not a "top" player. Great in the dressing room. Liverpool & England captain says more about the options than it does about him as a player and a leader though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I played for Sunderland when I was a kid, Henderson was in the age group below mine, him and his mate got moved up to play with our team though. The main attribute he had was his stamina and work rate, bit surprised now at how far he has gone. I know this lad who played for Newcastle and they had exactly the same thing to say about Peter Ramage who was, in his words, easily the worst player in the team, but had a fantastic work ethic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 TBF to him, that photo could have been taken last night - he's aging well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I played for Sunderland when I was a kid, Henderson was in the age group below mine, him and his mate got moved up to play with our team though. The main attribute he had was his stamina and work rate, bit surprised now at how far he has gone. I know this lad who played for Newcastle and they had exactly the same thing to say about Peter Ramage who was, in his words, easily the worst player in the team, but had a fantastic work ethic. Yeah, they look for work ethic, or physical presence and pace. It's one of the many factors that is wrong with the English game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 He's also a good example of how far players can go when given the opportunity. At the age of 22 he had amassed over 100 PL appearances. I don't think any other players of his generation could say the same (British). Not many have 50 or 75 at that age. Jesse Lingard turns 24 this year, he's played 46 times for Man Utd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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