England manager Roy Hodgson made a stark point with the squad he selected for the visit of Brazil earlier this month. By selecting only two goalkeepers he enabled himself to keep an extra outfield player happy but he also inflicted a clear vote of no confidence in the collective strength in depth of England’s goalkeeping.
In this week’s TSC Podcast the panel – myself, Kyle Elliot (Footy-Boots.com) and Laurence McKenna (EPLTalk.com) – discuss three more motions and pass or reject them with a helping hand. Yes, we’re joined by the one and only Marcus Speller – ‘im off The Football Ramble – for one week only.
It’s as-you-were at the top of the Premier League, with both Manchester clubs winning their respective matches and maintaining a 12-point difference at the table’s summit.
Speak to overseas football enthusiasts or even fans of our more neighbourly rivals and you’ll find that we England supporters aren’t always held in the highest regard. There are many reasons for this, endlessly diagnosed and debated and sometimes justified, and one of them is a sense of entitlement, the perception that we assume semi-final appearances in major tournaments.
On the 20th Anniversary of his death, England’s World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore is remembered by FATV at Wembley Stadium.
Supporting the England national football team from a fresh perspective.
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