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He really should have a chance to make the squad. I've watched most of Roma's games this season and Abraham has been poor, DCL has been pretty much injured for 18 months. Toney has never played for England iirc.

 

Still expect Southgate to pick Abraham and DCL due to their past but it would be wrong.

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Why is everyone concerned he'll get injured if he goes to the world cup?

 

It's not like he's going to be starting all the games, he's just a really useful option of the bench for us. 

 

Really hope he does make it, like. 

 

 

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Could not begrudge him going to the world cup in the slightest. It's the sort of thing a player spends their life working towards.

 

Totally agree he's our best CF in 20 years. Ba was great, but Wilson has a talismanic quality.

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6 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

Shits on every CF we've had post-Shearer. He's absolutely fucking class.

Saying he's the best is one thing but shits on is absolutely ludicrous

 

Wilson is superb, do hope he gets to go to the World Cup even if it's better for us to have him rested 

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I don't see Wilson holding the ball up much or bringing others into play. That's not how we play. Wilson hardly touches the ball, which the strikers of old did.

What Wilson does do is occupy two center halves and still make incisive runs that evade them. When he does, his finishing is usually top notch.

To finish with a stat, his xG90 this season is higher than Kane, Mitro, and Jesus. In the little we saw, which included a penalty, Isak was very high too.

 

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Wilson is capable of hold up play though and infact when he does it he's I extremely good at it. This is by far Wilsons best shot at a World Cup and certainly his last shot at it, I really hope he continues to smash in the goals for Newcastle and gets in the squad.

 

England have this issue with Kane all the time, there's no plan B because they plan all their attacking around Kane. Toney or Wilson for England make the most sense as they can do a bit of everything .

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2 hours ago, mouldy_uk said:

I’m sorry but selfishly I don’t want him anywhere near that England squad, prefer he is wrapped up in cotton wool for 3 weeks as he’s our most important player at the moment. 


 

Naa. If he makes it, it means he's been fully fit for us (and scoring) in the run up to the WC. After it Isak should be back.

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My response response here is possibly tied to my response in the favorite player thread. I hope that both Wilson and Joelinton are asked. Probably better for the club’s league campaign if both sit out the World Cup. But I don’t give a damn.

 

Looking forward to watching Trippier, Pope, Schaar, Bruno, and anyone else that earns a call up.

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Would be brilliant if any of them get called up for their respective countries. 

The danger to our own progress will be more than overcome by the positivity these players will have, the added notion for prospective additions that NUFC players can and will be in the spotlight but mainly that the fact there is this recognition means we're consistently up there. 

 

Win, win

 

 

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9 hours ago, Geordie Ahmed said:

Saying he's the best is one thing but shits on is absolutely ludicrous

 

Wilson is superb, do hope he gets to go to the World Cup even if it's better for us to have him rested 

 

It's probably an exaggeration borne out of me thinking Wilson doesn't get the plaudits and adulation that Ba got, when for me he's well clear of Ba as a centre forward.

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5 hours ago, mouldy_uk said:

I’m sorry but selfishly I don’t want him anywhere near that England squad, prefer he is wrapped up in cotton wool for 3 weeks as he’s our most important player at the moment. 

 

I know what you mean, but it's out of our hands. I think he'll go as the third striker behind Kane and Calvert-Lewin. He will offer something a bit different.

 

I wish he'd shut up about the World Cup though.

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Really hope he goes. Hope all our players start getting into their international teams tbh, it's the peak of a players career and we should be a club that players are looking at and saying "If I go there, I'll get noticed by my national team coach".

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2 minutes ago, hakka said:

Based on this season Pope, Burn, Trippier should all be going. Think Burn will be far more reliable than some of the others that have been selected, plus he can cover two roles. We took fucking Mings to the last one.

Burn is poor with the ball in the air and slow on the ball. Can’t see him making the squad. One of the worst headers of a ball I’ve ever seen! 
Strong passionate and a good tackler but just not technically good enough I think

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15 minutes ago, Cronky said:

 

I know what you mean, but it's out of our hands. I think he'll go as the third striker behind Kane and Calvert-Lewin. He will offer something a bit different.

 

I wish he'd shut up about the World Cup though.

Calvert Lewin???

Rashford I understand- DCL has started about 4 games in 2 years 

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1 minute ago, tgarve said:

Burn is poor with the ball in the air and slow on the ball. Can’t see him making the squad. One of the worst headers of a ball I’ve ever seen! 
Strong passionate and a good tackler but just not technically good enough I think

Burn is poor at attacking the ball, he's very effective in the air defensively though.

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