Bellingham starting up front..... 18:39 - Oct 10 with 5650 views | Bloots | ....for England. "Meet the new boss....." #carsleyout |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 18:45 - Oct 10 with 3427 views | MK1 | That's an amazing looking front 5. Bellingham is good enough to play anywhere asked of him. Would prefer a natural number 9, but that is some line up. |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 18:59 - Oct 10 with 3384 views | hoppy | Keeping the shirt warm for Delap, innit. |  |
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Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:07 - Oct 10 with 3358 views | Bloots |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 18:45 - Oct 10 by MK1 | That's an amazing looking front 5. Bellingham is good enough to play anywhere asked of him. Would prefer a natural number 9, but that is some line up. |
....must be delighted to realise that he'd rather play with no natural centre forward than play one of them. It's square pegs in round holes again. It will probably work fine tonight, but as soon as we play a decent team we'll get found out, as usual. |  |
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Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:09 - Oct 10 with 3334 views | backwaywhen |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:07 - Oct 10 by Bloots | ....must be delighted to realise that he'd rather play with no natural centre forward than play one of them. It's square pegs in round holes again. It will probably work fine tonight, but as soon as we play a decent team we'll get found out, as usual. |
Perhaps that’s why he is trying it out in this game ? ……yes . |  | |  |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:10 - Oct 10 with 3329 views | FrimleyBlue |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:07 - Oct 10 by Bloots | ....must be delighted to realise that he'd rather play with no natural centre forward than play one of them. It's square pegs in round holes again. It will probably work fine tonight, but as soon as we play a decent team we'll get found out, as usual. |
Pss take from carsley tbh. What is it.. can't play kane so dare not play one incase they shine? |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:13 - Oct 10 with 3293 views | balticblue | Our “world class” number 9 was utter rubbish in the euros, so let’s see how a false 9 works before rushing to judgement eh |  | |  |
Or he's just desperate to.... on 19:14 - Oct 10 with 3279 views | Bloots |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:09 - Oct 10 by backwaywhen | Perhaps that’s why he is trying it out in this game ? ……yes . |
....squeeze in all the "big names". When Kane is fit he'll probably drop a defender to fit him in. IMHO appointing Carsley just screams of a total lack of ambition from the FA, but I'm not sure why we should expect anything less from them really. |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:18 - Oct 10 with 3244 views | FrimleyBlue |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:13 - Oct 10 by balticblue | Our “world class” number 9 was utter rubbish in the euros, so let’s see how a false 9 works before rushing to judgement eh |
Or let's see how our other strikers do with a run of international fixtures Everyone telling me in the last game no one is ready to take over kane. Well they can't be if they're sat on the bench. [Post edited 10 Oct 2024 19:19]
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I'm giving my opinion.... on 19:18 - Oct 10 with 3249 views | Bloots |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:13 - Oct 10 by balticblue | Our “world class” number 9 was utter rubbish in the euros, so let’s see how a false 9 works before rushing to judgement eh |
...which should be OK by you, yes? I'd rather we had an actual number 9, Watkins has shown he's more than capable and has been more effective than Kane recently. But we all know that if Kane was fit he'd be starting. He's not playing a "false 9" out of choice, he's doing it because Kane is injured. Changing formation because one player is injured shouldn't happen, particularly not at international level. |  |
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Or he's just desperate to.... on 19:18 - Oct 10 with 3249 views | Plums |
Or he's just desperate to.... on 19:14 - Oct 10 by Bloots | ....squeeze in all the "big names". When Kane is fit he'll probably drop a defender to fit him in. IMHO appointing Carsley just screams of a total lack of ambition from the FA, but I'm not sure why we should expect anything less from them really. |
The FA get a lot of things wrong but building an international dynasty of coaching staff and players isn't one of them. Carsley won the U21 Euros without a number 9. There are many ways of playing this game and I'm all for it. |  |
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Each to their own, obviously.... on 19:24 - Oct 10 with 3201 views | Bloots |
Or he's just desperate to.... on 19:18 - Oct 10 by Plums | The FA get a lot of things wrong but building an international dynasty of coaching staff and players isn't one of them. Carsley won the U21 Euros without a number 9. There are many ways of playing this game and I'm all for it. |
....as I said it'll probably work fine tonight. But Carsley coming in just smacks of when Southgate got the job to me, no top level experience, an easy and cheap appointment and will ultimately fail when "sh1t gets real"....man. |  |
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I'm giving my opinion.... on 19:28 - Oct 10 with 3178 views | balticblue |
I'm giving my opinion.... on 19:18 - Oct 10 by Bloots | ...which should be OK by you, yes? I'd rather we had an actual number 9, Watkins has shown he's more than capable and has been more effective than Kane recently. But we all know that if Kane was fit he'd be starting. He's not playing a "false 9" out of choice, he's doing it because Kane is injured. Changing formation because one player is injured shouldn't happen, particularly not at international level. |
Perfectly fine by me of course. I’m not sure Kane should come straight back in, but as you say that’s more than likely. Probably unfairly I always think of Kane as a flat track bully |  | |  |
Each to their own, obviously.... on 19:28 - Oct 10 with 3176 views | Plums |
Each to their own, obviously.... on 19:24 - Oct 10 by Bloots | ....as I said it'll probably work fine tonight. But Carsley coming in just smacks of when Southgate got the job to me, no top level experience, an easy and cheap appointment and will ultimately fail when "sh1t gets real"....man. |
or alternatively... an appointment years in the making (as with Southgate) that results in a marked improvement in our international tournament outcomes. |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:32 - Oct 10 with 3135 views | bournemouthblue | Playing with a False 9 is a bit more out there than Southgate? |  |
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Tempted to watch on 19:34 - Oct 10 with 3123 views | Guthrum | Finland - Ireland, as there will be more Town players involved. |  |
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Tempted to watch on 19:38 - Oct 10 with 3092 views | Ftnfwest |
Tempted to watch on 19:34 - Oct 10 by Guthrum | Finland - Ireland, as there will be more Town players involved. |
Almost as many Englishmen as well |  | |  |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:51 - Oct 10 with 3013 views | blueasfook | At least he's trying something different. From the first couple of mins, it looks like we'll have no shortage of attacking options. |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:58 - Oct 10 with 2935 views | blueasfook |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:51 - Oct 10 by blueasfook | At least he's trying something different. From the first couple of mins, it looks like we'll have no shortage of attacking options. |
I take back what I said. We're a fooking shambles at the back |  |
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I'm sure old T-Rex arms will keep them in it. (n/t) on 19:59 - Oct 10 with 2922 views | Bloots |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 19:51 - Oct 10 by blueasfook | At least he's trying something different. From the first couple of mins, it looks like we'll have no shortage of attacking options. |
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Watkins and Solanke.... on 20:02 - Oct 10 with 2880 views | Swansea_Blue |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 19:07 - Oct 10 by Bloots | ....must be delighted to realise that he'd rather play with no natural centre forward than play one of them. It's square pegs in round holes again. It will probably work fine tonight, but as soon as we play a decent team we'll get found out, as usual. |
Is that the same role where Bellingham played all his best stuff at the start of his time in Real Madrid? |  |
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Bellingham starting up front..... on 20:02 - Oct 10 with 2879 views | Blueschev | Worse than that, his tracker bottom’s have shrunk in the wash. |  | |  |
Bellingham starting up front..... on 20:03 - Oct 10 with 2875 views | TheMover | Is there no penalty spot at the Greece end? |  | |  |
I'm sure old T-Rex arms will keep them in it. (n/t) on 20:04 - Oct 10 with 2870 views | blueasfook |
I'm sure old T-Rex arms will keep them in it. (n/t) on 19:59 - Oct 10 by Bloots | |
Hee hee. |  |
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Watkins and Solanke.... on 20:07 - Oct 10 with 2826 views | FrimleyBlue |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 20:02 - Oct 10 by Swansea_Blue | Is that the same role where Bellingham played all his best stuff at the start of his time in Real Madrid? |
He had actual world class players around him tho |  |
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Watkins and Solanke.... on 20:10 - Oct 10 with 2803 views | Swansea_Blue |
Watkins and Solanke.... on 20:07 - Oct 10 by FrimleyBlue | He had actual world class players around him tho |
Yeah, that probably helps. Foden and Palmer aren’t too shabby - surely these attacking options should see off most teams. No ugly nasty b@stard with elbows like Shearer’s to be the battering ram though. |  |
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