I didn't say "Smith's ****" - I just meant that he doesn't seem to have found a role that suits him yet, which is a shame because he is a talented and comitted player. He could have been very valuable to England had he developed his skills as a forward - if he decides to try and make a living as a defensive midfielder, however, I can't see him representing his country again.twctopcat said:
Don't worry i know you didn't, there just seems to be quite a few who do!!Barney Rubble said:
I agree he prob won't end up representing England in the midfield role but i think he sees that as the only option at the time being with the 3 R's ahead of him. I suppose he would prefer to stay at Utd rather than go somewhere else as a striker. An interesting choice, but one he has nonetheless made.
He does it virtually every game, tho I guess you've obviously seen every game he's ever played in going by that judgement.sledger said:
A choice which perhaps is symbolic of the attitude of the modern footballer.twctopcat said:Don't worry i know you didn't, there just seems to be quite a few who do!!
That's why I said *virtually* every game...sledger said:yes, if i was going by that judgement then i suppose i would have as well
as much as i hate to say it i dont suppose that will be the case by december, the ashes will be long forgotten in the eyes of many of who picked up an intrest in the summer months, a great shame indeed.Barney Rubble said:A choice which perhaps is symbolic of the attitude of the modern footballer.
Regular football, moderate success, moderate (by footballers' standards) wages, and better chances of an international game? Nah.
Occasional football out of position, greater chance of success but as a less acknowledged part of it, astronomical wages, and no chance of international football? Yes, please!
Football seems to take a back seat to everything it possibly can these days, especially money.
I'm just thankful one of those things is now cricket.
Yes, but at least cricket will now be able to say, when football fans come up with the inevitable "cricket's boring" thing, "when was the last time the England football team could lay a (fairly) legitimate claim to being the best side in the world? And when was the last time they won anything?". I love my footy, but I love cricketers and cricket fans far more than footballers and football fans. I'm glad cricket has something to take pride in when football inevitable resumes it's place in the calendar.sledger said:
Well said, Engish cricket fans are, in general, a credit and not a liability..Barney Rubble said:
Essien's a definite possibility. He wanted to go to United before Roman seduced him.sledger said:and who might that be ?
as for scholes, just because he hasnt scored any goals yet doesnt mean hes playing more defensively, i myself havent really noticed much difference in his play apart from in the game today which due to its nature is understandable.
He needs anger management that is for certain.Scaly piscine said:
