| I have question, not important... 17:25 - Jul 23 with 1595 views | ITFCBluenose |
I'm guessing Kayne, Toney, Watkins will not be at the next World Cup and may the Euros - who do we have in the background to take their place apart from Bellingham, who is a MF. |  |
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| I have question, not important... on 17:42 - Jul 23 with 1484 views | surreyblue |
AI tells me only three English centre forwards aged 28 or under played in thr premier league last season. Adam Armstrong, who is back in the championship, Calvert-Lewin, who is made of tissue paper, and Liam Delap who seems to have regressed into the worst version of himself.
So... Kane and Watkins probably? |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 18:58 - Jul 23 with 1286 views | J2BLUE |
| I have question, not important... on 17:42 - Jul 23 by surreyblue |
AI tells me only three English centre forwards aged 28 or under played in thr premier league last season. Adam Armstrong, who is back in the championship, Calvert-Lewin, who is made of tissue paper, and Liam Delap who seems to have regressed into the worst version of himself.
So... Kane and Watkins probably? |
Abraham and Nketiah as well.
Lankshear was in the Championship but is a decent prospect. No doubt in four years we will see a couple of players emerge. We have some options. |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 19:02 - Jul 23 with 1262 views | Pique |
While it is a bit concerning that there are no obvious replacements coming through, a lot can change in four years.
Four years ago Elliot Anderson was playing for Bristol Rovers and Morgan Rogers was playing for Blackpool. |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 21:40 - Jul 23 with 1089 views | SE1blue |
Rio Ngumoha.
Has huge potential to be an excellent replacement for Kane.
Editing: He's more of an attacking midfielder so not like for like. Should have gone to WC instead of Henderson. [Post edited 23 Jul 21:43]
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| I have question, not important... on 21:45 - Jul 23 with 1056 views | Swansea_Blue |
| I have question, not important... on 21:40 - Jul 23 by SE1blue |
Rio Ngumoha.
Has huge potential to be an excellent replacement for Kane.
Editing: He's more of an attacking midfielder so not like for like. Should have gone to WC instead of Henderson. [Post edited 23 Jul 21:43]
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Is he the youngster who’s broken through at Liverpool this season. He looks like a short-arsed left winger to me. Cracking player already though. The scousers love him. |  |
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| I have question, not important... on 21:52 - Jul 23 with 1026 views | Jon_456 |
This always happens with different positions being discussed.
At the 2014 WC I’m sure many football fans had barely heard of Harry Kane with only 10 PL appearance and 3 goals.
Fast forward to the start of the 2018 WC and he’d scored 108 PL goals and 13 Intl goals. | | | |
| I have question, not important... on 21:55 - Jul 23 with 1004 views | Pique |
| I have question, not important... on 21:52 - Jul 23 by Jon_456 |
This always happens with different positions being discussed.
At the 2014 WC I’m sure many football fans had barely heard of Harry Kane with only 10 PL appearance and 3 goals.
Fast forward to the start of the 2018 WC and he’d scored 108 PL goals and 13 Intl goals. |
And indeed he'd already established himself as part of the England set-up as early as the Euros in 2016.
Although Hodgson did put him on corners... | | | |
| I have question, not important... on 22:16 - Jul 23 with 937 views | MK1 |
Probably a false 9 like Spain. We have Bellingham, Rogers, Rashford, Saka, Gordan, Eze, Foden, Palmer, Bowen & Maddison who can all play there. |  |
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| I have question, not important... on 22:20 - Jul 23 with 930 views | Cotty |
| I have question, not important... on 21:40 - Jul 23 by SE1blue |
Rio Ngumoha.
Has huge potential to be an excellent replacement for Kane.
Editing: He's more of an attacking midfielder so not like for like. Should have gone to WC instead of Henderson. [Post edited 23 Jul 21:43]
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I should have gone to the World Cup instead of Henderson |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 22:27 - Jul 23 with 900 views | FrimleyBlue |
Problem is we've spent so long playing Kane every game, there isn't another striker who plays like kane to take over from him
For anyone to come in and replace him, we've got to play a different way. You look at the Gordan goal recently, no other english striker is picking the ball up outside our box and pinging a ball up the pitch. |  |
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| I have question, not important... on 22:49 - Jul 23 with 849 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
Assumes we play a traditional No9, who are disappearing from the game. If we follow the trend, we won’t have a Kane type player in the squad by 2030 | | | |
| I have question, not important... on 23:12 - Jul 23 with 807 views | positivity |
we don't have to play with a traditional no.9, most of the top teams don't rely on it, can only really think of norway from the last 8.
even kane spends a lot of his time playing deep | |
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| I have question, not important... on 23:15 - Jul 23 with 800 views | bluethomas |
I guess someone can always come around quickly…look at all the talk in the media about how Delap was due to be the next big England striker after half a season with us… |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 00:09 - Jul 24 with 733 views | armchaircritic59 |
I can see us having to change our style of play and go with something like a false 9, might not have much choice, no one in the HK style of CF who's remotely good enough, unless Delap re emerges from his chrysalis, and I wouldn't want to put a mortgage on it. |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 11:35 - Jul 24 with 466 views | Jon_456 |
| I have question, not important... on 21:55 - Jul 23 by Pique |
And indeed he'd already established himself as part of the England set-up as early as the Euros in 2016.
Although Hodgson did put him on corners... |
I’d completely forgotten about that corner fiasco.
That alone was a sackable offence | | | |
| I have question, not important... on 11:42 - Jul 24 with 427 views | franz_tyson |
I still don't understand what happened to strikers. Why are they an endangered species?
Going back to the nineties... we had Lineker, Shearer, Wright, Fowler, Sheringham , Ferdinand, Cole, Owen, Ian Marshall... and there were more.
I know we set up differently, but we still need 9's and goal-scorers. | | | |
| I have question, not important... on 11:45 - Jul 24 with 413 views | positivity |
| I have question, not important... on 11:42 - Jul 24 by franz_tyson |
I still don't understand what happened to strikers. Why are they an endangered species?
Going back to the nineties... we had Lineker, Shearer, Wright, Fowler, Sheringham , Ferdinand, Cole, Owen, Ian Marshall... and there were more.
I know we set up differently, but we still need 9's and goal-scorers. |
football has evolved ways of stopping the traditional no.9.
it might well come around again (and haaland has shown that an excepptional no.9 can still be very useful), but it's not the most effective way of playing right now | |
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| I have question, not important... on 11:48 - Jul 24 with 397 views | NedPlimpton |
I think there's a few out there that have a chance.
Shim Mheuka at Chelsea has a great record for England u19s. Brian Madjo at Villa is highly thought of. There's probably a few more that could come good in the next few years |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 12:01 - Jul 24 with 362 views | BseaBlue |
Bellingham will end up as England's number 9 I reckon. He has all the attributes for it. |  | | |
| I have question, not important... on 18:18 - Jul 24 with 202 views | armchaircritic59 |
| I have question, not important... on 11:42 - Jul 24 by franz_tyson |
I still don't understand what happened to strikers. Why are they an endangered species?
Going back to the nineties... we had Lineker, Shearer, Wright, Fowler, Sheringham , Ferdinand, Cole, Owen, Ian Marshall... and there were more.
I know we set up differently, but we still need 9's and goal-scorers. |
I heard Alan Shearer talking about that with someone else that I can't remember! But both came to pretty much the same conclusion. Today's up and coming young and younger players want to go with the current craze for wide men that cut inside and see plenty of the ball. They are not that keen on not seeing it for some periods of a time as an out and out striker. Of course many things in football follow a trend. No shock if the out and out no 9 makes a return at some point, the question is when? | | | |
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