Team selection reflects the game approach of the elderly manager. Can anyone imagine RH being in charge of the youth team? lol

A busy energetic, hard-working, tenacious box-to-box player who doesn't shirk a challenge.He has collected 10 'Yellows' this season.

I was in conversation about this player with someone last night and he was fulsome of praise for the young chap.

Edited by Willo (05 Jul 2020 9.28am)

What would your starting 11 be?

There’s nothing wrong with having core of experienced players as a strong foundation to a team.
Indeed they’ve been a key component in our staying in the division for so long.
At some point though it is necessary to blood youngsters with a view to replacing or supplementing the experienced players.
I just don’t see Hodgson doing this.
Even if an experienced player is woefully out of form he will continue to play him and not give others an opportunity.
On the rare occasions he has used them he has tried to shoehorn them into a system which doesn’t suit them (e.g Meyer on right or left of a nominal front three).
His rigidity and safety first approach does not augur well for the involvement of young or inexperienced players.

Its not as if the team is old individually but yes it is old collectively . They all have at least another two /three years in the tank yet so my thoughts are don't panic yet .

A gradual replacement programme should be in place with a young non goalscoring centre forward ,wingers who cant cross a ball and some good defensive midfielders the priority

On loan.

We pulled out when Liverpool wanted a permanent deal and Eddie Howe went and spunked £19m on him.

Sorloth ? I would contend that the decision was made based upon training as well as match performances. It was also Hodgson's buy so although it didn't work out at that time with Palace, the guy clearly has something which Hodgson spotted.

We did however spend £2m on Jordan Ayew - that turned out ok from where I'm sitting.

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