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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    If Wilshere has been fully fit all season and good enough that it's a FUCKING DISGRACE that he's been left out, why was he only involved in twenty league games this season when his dad is the manager?
    Because he wasn't fit at the beginning of the season having just come off getting his leg broken at Bournemouth. That's why Sincere's sentence was wrong.

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    Wilshere needs to play well for more than a game or two before he can really expect to be back in the England squad. He needs rehabilitating, probably away from Arsenal. Lallana hasn't done anything for about 18 months, but , I suppose, when he did last play consistently for Liverpool/England he was one of the best players for both (although that period was surely an anomaly, as was that pen he took for England).

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    Wilshere just does not do enough. Even in an attacking arsenal team, he does not score goals and he does not get many assists. He can dribble and go past players, but that just isn't enough lad.

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    There is an opening at wolves for jack if he is interested. Him and benik reunited again.

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    Lewis Cook fuck sake sold for a paltry £6 million with no sell on fee.

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    That's the benefit of buying players out of the shit leagues.

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    shelvey would have been a better hypothetical pick than wilshere

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    The squad announcement video was incredible. John hating it was the most predictable thing in history.

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    He's bitter.

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    Wilshere not going (the absolute waster) is excellent news.

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    I just noticed that Welbeck is in it. What the fuck?

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    15 goals in 37 caps probably has something to do with it.

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    He does have a good England record. Crouch does too

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    I'd bet that once all the 23 man squads are out, England's will be the least experienced in terms of total caps. Welbeck is the joint third most-senior player there ffs.

    England's gonna be who I vicariously live through this time since the US and Czechs both missed out.

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    Support thy neighbor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggles View Post
    I just noticed that Welbeck is in it. What the fuck?
    Who else do you take?

    Rooney? He was shit at tournaments even when he was good.
    Sturridge? Couldn’t even get a game for West Brom.
    Jay Rodriguez? Finished the season well, but 7 or 8 goals all season.
    Erm.... who else is there? Crouch? Defoe? Walcott? Yeah. Welbeck it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Alexander-Arnold has had a great season, but three right backs seems a bit excessive. Can only assume Walker is going to continue to reprise the role in the middle. Heaven help us. Two converted midfield types and someone who has barely played all season for the left as well. BALANCE. Has Bertrand been dreadful for Southampton this season? Seems harsh on him.
    Head was turned in the summer and his performances have gone off a cliff. Will be gone in the coming months.

    None of our defenders should be anywhere near an international squad.

    Peak Twitter this morning when I saw loads of Saints fans moaning that Heaton is the fourth choice keeper and not McCarthy. Possibly the most pointless Twitter moan of all time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    Who else do you take?

    Rooney? He was shit at tournaments even when he was good.
    Sturridge? Couldn’t even get a game for West Brom.
    Jay Rodriguez? Finished the season well, but 7 or 8 goals all season.
    Erm.... who else is there? Crouch? Defoe? Walcott? Yeah. Welbeck it is.
    I would take a traditional old fashioned English centre forward we can chuck on for five minutes. Welbeck just seems like a safe pick.

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    I suppose you could argue that with Rashford, Vardy and Sterling you already have quite a few Pacey types with no touch (well Sterling does sort of have a touch but ok).

    So in terms of having options, maybe Andy Carroll would have been better choice than Welbeck. Always good to have a Power-forward to chuck crosses at in the squad, really.

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    2014's been the only World Cup I've managed to watch a ton of it whilst working. I'm going to miss almost all of Russia.

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    There are few questions Andy Carroll is the answer to.

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    Welbeck.

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    No Shelvey means I'll be looking at every aimless ball forward with even more disappointment.

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    I think the stat I saw is that Welbeck has more goals than the rest of the team combined. He's definitely the top scorer.

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    I was surprised Loftus-Cheek has played so many times this season. I thought he'd been injured for much of it. Is he really any good or is being the least bad player in a friendly against Germany all you need to do to lock down a spot in the squad these days? I guess the question is the alternatives. Has Jonjo been as good as the seething Geordies would suggest he has this year? Passed me by if he has.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    I was surprised Loftus-Cheek has played so many times this season. I thought he'd been injured for much of it. Is he really any good or is being the least bad player in a friendly against Germany all you need to do to lock down a spot in the squad these days? I guess the question is the alternatives. Has Jonjo been as good as the seething Geordies would suggest he has this year? Passed me by if he has.
    Really not. He also got rinsed out by Frank Lampard earlier in the season saying that when not in posession they were effectively playing with 10 men.

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    Just looking at the squads, at age 39. Rafael Márquez is in mexico's pre squad.

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    Egypt's goalkeeper is 45 too which surely has to be a new record if he plays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonics View Post
    Really not. He also got rinsed out by Frank Lampard earlier in the season saying that when not in posession they were effectively playing with 10 men.
    Didn’t you go in to an absolute seethe when I said that about Ozil?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wullie View Post
    Egypt's goalkeeper is 45 too which surely has to be a new record if he plays.
    Playing without a goalkeeper would be brave.

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    On current form, is there much difference? Other than the chronic over-rating of one of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    On current form, is there much difference? Other than the chronic over-rating of one of them.
    vs

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    You've become awfully precious about Arsenal just lately, phonics.

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    Did you miss the ‘current form’ bit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    Did you miss the ‘current form’ bit?
    vs

    If you're going to try make a dig, at least make it a good one.

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    Not much difference then. Cool.

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    Only 1 less assist

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    Yeah I like my deep midfielders to not be able to pass the ball to a teammate 1/4 of the time too.

    8-3 = 1? Your daughters going to be an absolute whizz at school.

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    The only thing better than Arsenal being shit is how rattled you are about it.

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    *Says something dumb*
    *Points out it's dumb*
    "LOL TRIGGERED YOU BRO"

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    I think it’s pretty clear the mistake I made after briefly glancing at those, but there we are. You are ‘triggered’ though. There’s no denying that.

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    This is mert tier shit mate. Calling him out for being a twunt is enjoyable not triggering, same thing here.

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    Not really, you’ve proved that Ozil is a bit better than Shelvey. Great. One’s earning about a tenner and not going to the World Cup. The other is earning over a quarter of a million a week and has 3 more goals and 9 more assist after playing further forward, for a better team and for more games.

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    You're basically Mantralux at the moment, Phonics. Calm down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    Not really, you’ve proved that Ozil is a bit better than Shelvey. Great. One’s earning about a tenner and not going to the World Cup. The other is earning over a quarter of a million a week and has 3 more goals and 9 more assist after playing further forward, for a better team and for more games.
    I didn't say Ozil was any good this year, the whole teams been crap as I have said regularly all year. You said 'Why'd you get on at me about defending with 10 about Ozil but Shelvey is okay' and I pointed out they play in totally different positions at which point you said Jonjo Shelveys done better than him this year so I pointed out that he hasn't. I've not called anyone Pele or something. You repeatedly moved the goalposts and I kept firing them top bins like a 28 year old Beckham anyway.


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    Did I? I’m pretty sure I asked if there’s much difference on current form.

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    Which still doesn't change the point of the defensive duties of a number 10 vs a number 6/4 You're the one who brought an Arsenal player into this for no reason not me.

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    Just to be clear, wasn't Phonics original 'really not' comment about Loftus-Cheek, rather than Shelvey?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wullie View Post
    Egypt's goalkeeper is 45 too which surely has to be a new record if he plays.
    If Marquez gets picked, it would be his fifth world cup I think Joining Lothar, who also has five. Buffon would have had six, if not for those fucking Swedes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Just to be clear, wasn't Phonics original 'really not' comment about Loftus-Cheek, rather than Shelvey?
    Nah it was about Shelvey, I've seen absolutely zero Palace this year. I thought like you that he'd played about 5-10 games.

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