Barcon
Well-Known Member
He’s the reason Pickford was hoofing it long.And Henderson.
He’s the reason Pickford was hoofing it long.And Henderson.
Seems a fair assessment, we always get hyped up to believe we are great, and most muppets believe it. Heroes? Knighthoods? it's a joke. We lost to any half decent team we playedHere's how Souness opened his article by the way, if anyone wanted any clarification about whether he was just trying to be a provocative twat.
Football’s coming home, is it? So, England effectively own the sport. I don’t think so. They didn’t have a monopoly on it when their teams and the FA were big players in the global power game back in the last century, and they don’t now.
but.. but... Harry "The best striker in the world" Kane, Jordan "I never realised how good he was" Henderson, Jordan "Brilliant" Pickford, Jesse "Runabout achieve nothing" Lingard... these lads were heroes - and now they're not because the country has realised that it was just another false dawn of average performances.Seems a fair assessment, we always get hyped up to believe we are great, and most muppets believe it. Heroes? Knighthoods? it's a joke. We lost to any half decent team we played
Souness was a great footballer but if he really was criticising just two players then he has missed the point of how teams play out from the goalkeeper without punting it long. Anyone watching City last season would know that every player makes themselves available for pass from the keeper as often as they can.
Totally agree but they need to stick with it. It's the pundits that worry me. They're the ones who lose confidence as soon as someone makes a mistake.That's because they're well drilled and believe in the system.
In international football it's harder to coach that into your team, not enough time and players not used to it at club level. If England stick with it they'll get better at it.