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I think most people who watch Premier League football reguarly rates him highly.
Everyone bar the Belgium setup that is. It's beyond weird that Fellaini and Witsel keep getitng picked ahead of him under differing management.
I agree with that but there is literally no excuse now that Martinez and Henry are the coaches. They know Dembele and what he's worth in the squad.
Sucks for Moussa and the Belgium fans but as a Spurs fan if he don't play he won't get injured.
Needs to be a bit more movement for the Belgians behind. Yet Witsel Nanngolin and Fellanimhave been non existent creatively.
It's being left to Vertonghen and Alderwiereld to play long passes in behind.
Carrasco is better on the right isn't he?
Chadli can play on the right.
Both offer little defensively, probably why the defence is being stretched at times.
They should go and win now Greece are down tom10
Toby has just had his foot stamped on. Hope that's not going to worry him.
Moussa has just come on.
Please no injuries with the tackles that are going about
It's being left to Vertonghen and Alderwiereld to play long passes in behind.
Carrasco is better on the right isn't he?
Chadli can play on the right.
Both offer little defensively, probably why the defence is being stretched at times.
They should go and win now Greece are down tom10
Toby has just had his foot stamped on. Hope that's not going to worry him.
Moussa has just come on.
Please no injuries with the tackles that are going about
No point playing 3 at the back if you haven't got wing backs for it to work, the problem is beyond Vertonghen they don't really have a decent left back. I doubt Pocognoli gets picked whilst playing Championship football (despite it being a better level than Belgian football). Fellaini and Chadli shouldn't be anywhere near the Belgium team.
Belgium are just one of those teams that have a ridiculous amount of riches, but you can't fit them all in. Courtois, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Nainggolan, Lukaku and Mertens are the ONLY players who should be walking into that starting line up based on form alone.
You then build around that - when everyone is fit, this should be the team:
Belgium are just one of those teams that have a ridiculous amount of riches, but you can't fit them all in. Courtois, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Nainggolan, Lukaku and Mertens are the ONLY players who should be walking into that starting line up based on form alone.
You then build around that - when everyone is fit, this should be the team:
Courtois
Muenier - Alderweireld - Vertonghen - Pocognoli
Dembele - Tielemans - Naingollan
Mertens - Lukaku - Hazard
Fuck the defensive shit from the front three because you're never getting it so you fill that midfield with central players who do work hard defensively. You have two of the best of them in Dembele and Nainggolan and you start the youthful Tielemans in there to gain experience and confidence.Muenier - Alderweireld - Vertonghen - Pocognoli
Dembele - Tielemans - Naingollan
Mertens - Lukaku - Hazard
I thought it weird playing with chadli and Carrasco as wing backs, I don't think Martinez is going to get the best out of them either.
Henry coaches them and they turned out the kind of performance he'd be criticising other teams for on Sky.
They played really average tonight
Didn't really have that many chances.
Very fortunate to get a draw.
If they would have stayed at 10 I doubt they would have got a point.
Dier's 120th starting eleven appearance for club and country since January 2015, excluding pre-season games. Unbelieveable.
No wonder he has looked a bit off the pace, we should have pulled him from this England squad.
It's frustrating that other teams do it, even ones below us
Why would you want a defensive midfielder v Lithuania anyway?
Agreed. Ferguson was a master of the "oh no, our key player got a knock just before the international break. How terrrrrible."
We might be victims of how much our lads are motivated by glory - and are all chomping at the bit to represent their respective countries.
Can't imagine how difficult it would be to try and get Kane to feign an injury and miss playing for England.
Did United pull Michael Carrick from the squad or was he not selected?
I'm actually looking forward to this , I have positive vibes about the national team for the first time since the early days of Sven.
Not a clue. I know that Hazard has had a very convenient 'knock' to keep him out of Belgium duty. And that arsehole hasn't even had to play european football this season!
Right. Let's have a match with an Alli goal and no injuries to our boys. Pretty please.
I would love to have Lallana at Spurs with Dele.