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 eagle184  Sutton 06 May 14 9.14am |
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Surely Joel has to be in contension for England call up? Or is he being over looked because he plays for us?
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 06 May 14 9.17am |
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Not a chance in hell of being selected for the 'World Cup.Hodgson will rely on those who have already played for England.
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| Happiness Stan Itchycoo Park 06 May 14 9.19am |
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Rather he had close season off to recharge his batteries for next season. Fantastic performances all year from him, such a consistent player.
"How can I remember to keep it all together when half the moon is taken away?" |
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| eagle184 Sutton 06 May 14 9.23am |
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Quote Willo at 06 May 2014 9.17am
Not a chance in hell of being selected for the 'World Cup.Hodgson will rely on those who have already played for England.
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| gbox82 Meols, Wirral 06 May 14 9.25am |
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Quote Willo at 06 May 2014 9.17am
Not a chance in hell of being selected for the 'World Cup.Hodgson will rely on those who have already played for England. Sadly this is true. Perhaps its my red and blue tinted specs but I haven't seen a better RB defensively in the prem this year - last night showed for me all the good and bad about Glen Johnson. Great going forward but got way out of position for our second goal - at the end of the day Bolasie beat him by kicking the ball past him and running very quickly to get it. The primary job of a full back is to DEFEND, anything going forward is a bonus as far as I am concerned. What will be more important against Italy and Uruguay - our full backs being good going forward or being able to defend?
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 06 May 14 9.28am |
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Quote gbox82 at 06 May 2014 9.25am
The primary job of a full back is to DEFEND, anything going forward is a bonus as far as I am concerned. In this modern era, modern full-backs are expected to provide the width by attacking on the flanks and this HAS to be part of their 'Armoury'.As midfields have got 'Narrower' full-backs are expected to provide the 'Width'.
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adrian b  Landrindod, Wales 06 May 14 9.59am |
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 06 May 14 10.03am |
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Quote adrian b at 06 May 2014 9.59am
Willo's got it right again. There is no chance, so close to the World cup, that Woy can select Ward. But he was at Selhurst yesterday and must have seen what we saw. What a useful player JW is, and just how useful he would be to an international squad. Last minute job? like the sweets at the check-out? Come on Willo, soften up. It could happen, couldn't it? Adrian Thanks for the compliment but I don't often get it right !
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SloveniaDave  Tirana, Albania 06 May 14 10.04am |
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Quote Willo at 06 May 2014 10.03am
Quote adrian b at 06 May 2014 9.59am
Willo's got it right again. There is no chance, so close to the World cup, that Woy can select Ward. But he was at Selhurst yesterday and must have seen what we saw. What a useful player JW is, and just how useful he would be to an international squad. Last minute job? like the sweets at the check-out? Come on Willo, soften up. It could happen, couldn't it? Adrian Thanks for the compliment but I don't often get it right !
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 06 May 14 10.06am |
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Quote SloveniaDave at 06 May 2014 10.04am
Happened with Theo Walcott, but I cant see Roy taking a gamble like that. A contact has just provided me with a quote from Roy Hodgson : "[We need] to come away from that somewhat, in my opinion, frivolous idea that a coach watches matches week after week - works with players over two years and 25 games and then in the last couple of games of the season goes to watch a match and suddenly finds a player that had not played any point." This very much backs up what I have been saying.
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| jpegnall Surrey 06 May 14 10.07am |
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If he was called up, and performed well, how long would we be able to hang on to him for? To me, Palace players playing for England usually means they will soon go on and play for better clubs.
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EagleRider  Seasalter, Kent 06 May 14 10.10am |
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Quote jpegnall at 06 May 2014 10.07am
If he was called up, and performed well, how long would we be able to hang on to him for? To me, Palace players playing for England usually means they will soon go on and play for better clubs.
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