UEFA Nations League Finals | 19:45 - Final - Portugal vs Netherlands (Page 164)

[Andrew___K]

I really am surprised how quickly and completely so many have seemingly gone off Stones.

3 years is enough time, isn't it? He hasn't improved as much as he needed to be a top defender. 25 yo, so not a kid anymore.

 

[Neville Kneville]

The thing is De Ligt has had games this season where he makes mistakes but you can see he doesn't make them twice, and he doesn't let them effect him. Has a habit of making up for them at set pieces too, did it against Juve and Spurs.

Stones...you could see his head go completely. He seems a million miles away from the John Stones that Pep told the press has "more balls than all of you"

Deligt has dropped bollocks everywhere since I've started watching him.

But Stones also did, as a kid & still now.

Hard to split them imo.

 

[Fame Monster]

I think you're being overly harsh.

Limited players isn't really the International managers fault (unless he is omitting obviously better alternatives), but not implementing a system to progress the national sides game is.

We have needed an overhaul for a long time...........

Horses for courses imo

 

[super_city_si]

It was, and it is.

England were poor all round though, the better side won.

That’s the truth of it. Nothing changed since the World Cup. Hope for a penalty or set piece and then defend it. We just aren’t good

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Southgate must be fuming. All that work and preparation to just gift the opposition the game. Its a criminal lack of concentration by processional players.

Well the goals were a bit of a procession, at the end ;-)

 

[SVP]

now I remember why i fucked off match day threads
good night all!

 

[cadds92]

Stones is already.

But Deligt has shown nothing better yet.

I agree.

Doesn't look a £100m defender, albeit looks very good potentially.

I still reckon there are a decent amount of defenders on the market at far better value.

 

[SebastianBlue]

3 years is enough time, isn't it?

Really? His service to the club over the past 3 years was always a slow slide to thinking he is ****?

 

[RandomJ]

Southgate will be glued to the under 21's Euro's watching Maddison and Foden. He doesn't have a midfield.

 

[BosnianBlue]

Expected win by Holland, English players are just too tired after the season they had, most of them played some final.

Stones had a mare :(