Turkish

Downs to get some game time one positive at least

Rest of them Not fit enough to last more than half a game. VERY worrying

Trying to put themselves in the shop window no doubt

Going to be a long season

The far lefts everyone’s a winner motion towards sport doesn’t help either. It’s taken away that ruthlessness from young players wanting to smash opponents as they don’t want to hurt their feelings. This is coming home to roost now

I remember the days when we used to smash non league teams 8,9,10-0 how standards have dropped.

He’s quite dashing. Is he our best looking PM ever?

😂 hurt so bad, seriously? FYI I quite like the bloke. You seem a bit rattled again though

“I know what it’s like to be young in Britain, I used do Thursdays nights at the Hacienda”

Champagne Manc. He's probably got some fake story about when he went to the Hacienda as well. It'll be his "my dad was a tool maker" mantra.

Delete the thread. The person who started it isnt allowed an opinion on politics.

i thought having a big lump up front to get on the end of high balls was dinosaur football used by has been managers? Arent we above all that?

I wanted to follow their advice and go for a walk, but then i remembered the advice they also gave on how to stay alive during this heat which was to stay in a cool place with the windows open so im fucked.

English mentality, pace, strength, power. Once a player starts slowing down they get written off as their legs have gone. Messi has adapted his game to where he is now, hes a different sort of player to what he was 10 years ago, obviously you're talking about an all time great here but how many English players adapt their game so well? I'd add to that how many get the chance to? I still think a lot of the problem is the South American and South European teams create footballers first, whereas we take athletes and try and turn them into footballers. Im seeing it now at U13s level, bigger, stronger earlier developing kids who aren't good footballers are 95% of the time prefferred over smaller players who haven't developed phyically yet. It was like it when i was a kid 35 years ago and nothing has changed despite all the stuff we get told.

I know Grealish is past his best and injured but it was made for someone like him, give him the ball, keep hold of it, win free kicks, slow the game down and he has that quality in tight spaces to create something, but we NEVER use players like that properly. It's always about speed and strength.