It’s Southgate that needs Phillips. He needs another DM to mitigate his losing complex. The guy has PTSD from being a loser and wants to defend the life out of a game incase the demons return.Its Rice that needs Phillips, that's what he means but he won't say that
He came through Blackburns academy, is only 20, was sold to Crystal Palace in January for £18mn after a breakthrough season in the champ for BlackburnO.k, admittedly, I didn't watch much football last season other than our games but, I have never even heard of Wharton.
What position does he play and who does he play for?
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Southgate should have gone after the Croatia defeatA badly coached team, they are all good players but looks like they haven't trained together
Closest we‘ve got to a proper 6. Should be playing from here on.He came through Blackburns academy, is only 20, was sold to Crystal Palace in January for £18mn after a breakthrough season in the champ for Blackburn
If you consider he was playing in the Championship in Jan and has become one of the 1st names on the team sheet for Palace and was a major influence in there turn around in form,
since and then has made the England squad for the Euros that should tell you a tale
He is the closest thing I've seen in an English player to Rhodri, he is a very intelligent footballer that plays 1 and 2 touch football in tight areas he is what Foden needs in this England team and I hope to see him in a City shirt one day
Oh and no I'm not related in anyway just know a decent player when I see one
This is so true. Rice is just not smart enough or tactically aware enough for this position. He is light years behind someone like Gareth Barry who was criminally under-rated. Rice is still a good player but he can't run midfield from the back.I'm not going round in circles I don't think you understand what I'm saying, he ain't good enough at the highest level to play as a 6, that's it, he can't dictate the tempo of a game,
Arteta soon realised that at Arsenal, that's why Jorginho is far more important to them in big games and if you really watch Rice you will see he's more of an 8 for them than a 6 for the reasons I've stated previously
Yeah and I've said he ain't good enough to play for England in the 6 roleOf course I understand what you’re saying, but I’m talking about him playing as a number 6 for England whether his positional play is good enough or not when he plays that role for England, and you’re bringing up Rodri and Arsenal to prove your point he’s not good enough to play there for England, iv been trying to counter your argument by saying let’s talk about him playing as DM for England but to no avail, no worries mate, good evening.
Exactly, he's not a 6 even if Southgate would have us believe itThis is so true. Rice is just not smart enough or tactically aware enough for this position. He is light years behind someone like Gareth Barry who was criminally under-rated. Rice is still a good player but he can't run midfield from the back.