*Official* English Football Season 2014-15

[BoyBrumby]

Apparently never actually playing in a role for one's club is no debar to fulfilling it for England.

See also Stones at right-back.

 

[Ikki]

Apparently never actually playing in a role for one's club is no debar to fulfilling it for England.

See also Stones at right-back.

Stones has played right-back for Everton.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hardly ever. Coleman was a lock there last season.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

There was a tv game that Stones was RB last season as Coleman was injured and he was shocking. May have been the merseyside derby. He isn't a RB, looks a very good CB though.

Still better than Johnson though.

 

[Eds]

Yeah, Stones was awful at RB against us.

I'd be going for Nathaniel Clyne myself.

 

[Cevno]

Clyne is good going forward but dodgy defensively right now. RB is weakest Area for England probably.

Was a good overall performance, day before btw by England.

 

[Ikki]

I'd never thought I'd say it, but if Flanagan can go back to last year's level he'd be a decent choice for RB.

 

[grecian]

Here's all the incentive England players should need, win World Cup, bag Ana. There's a motivational poster for you.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

What a complete tosser Rodgers is. Let's prevent all injuries by keeping the players in bed between matches.

 

[Ikki]

What a complete tosser Rodgers is. Let's prevent all injuries by keeping the players in bed between matches.

He's referring to the fact that Sturridge has specific training guidelines to keep him healthy. Hodgasaurus made him play 90 minutes in a friendly, just a few days after he had played 90 minutes in the prem. Then has him training full tilt. No wonder he got injured.

 

[cpr]

Its an issue to be sure, one of Fergie's great irks that players weren't looked after on international duty, and often came back with injuries from pointless games - hence he became the master of finding an injury in advance.

Is it any wonder we can't get the best out of players when we can't even listen to their basic needs? How many other players may be fit to play, but nowhere near where they need to be because of the way we handle them?

 

[Cabinet96]

Hodgson is probably one of those old timers who doesn't believe in sports science and believes people played three games a week had four full training sessions and never got injured back in his day.

 

[Ikki]

Its an issue to be sure, one of Fergie's great irks that players weren't looked after on international duty, and often came back with injuries from pointless games - hence he became the master of finding an injury in advance.

Is it any wonder we can't get the best out of players when we can't even listen to their basic needs? How many other players may be fit to play, but nowhere near where they need to be because of the way we handle them?

Everytime Sturridge has been injured for us has been after an England call up. It's beyond coincidence. I understand that the national team manager will have different ideas and not want to kowtow to the clubs as they're looking after their own interests but there should be some common sense.

 

[Uppercut]

It was an act of sabotage by Gary Neville IMO.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

It was an act of sabotage by Gary Neville IMO.

Na, where Liverpool are concerned it is usually Chelsea's fault.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Would be really funny if Steve Gerrard pulled up with an injury early on tomorrow after opting out of England duty for the first time.

 

[Cabinet96]

It was an act of sabotage by Gary Neville IMO.

I always forget he's in the England setup. Seems weird.

 

[Jarquis]

If Wilshere can survive without injury, then anyone can

 

[Cabinet96]

Really looking forward to Monreal and Özil defending against Nasri and Zabaleta tomorrow If Silva's got any sense (he does) he'll probably regularly drift over there and double up with Nasri as well.

 

[Furball]

Nasri is ****.