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There are more mixed opinions on England\u2019s World Cup squad, but one Mailboxer is \u2018raging\u2019 at Thomas Tuchel making seven wrong decisions.<\/p>\n
Also, Manchester United are told why Michael Carrick can surpass Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and should Aston Villa be considered \u2018Big\u2019 instead of Spurs now?<\/p>\n
Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com<\/strong><\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n I\u2019m wondering whether the mailbox can help me understand why everyone is suddenly butthurt about Harry Maguire being left out of the England<\/strong> squad. Granted, he had some decent games in the earlier part of the Southgate era but that was a long time ago now and he fell out of favour for a reason. The reason being that his form was, to use the technical term: \u201chonking\u201d.<\/p>\n Is this just tribalism from Man U fans? Only, I\u2019m sure that they wanted rid of him a year ago. Maybe I\u2019m missing something but I don\u2019t see that he should be jumping back up the list by virtue of not having dropped a clanger for 6 months. He\u2019s 33 now and wasn\u2019t quick to begin with; once you factor in the heat they\u2019ll be playing in, I think any remotely pacey or tricksy player would pull his pants down.<\/p>\n I think the more eyebrow-raising omissions are Wharton, Gibbs-White and Garner.<\/p>\n Best wishes MEDIAWATCH: Maguire \u2018shocked\u2019 but also \u2018understood\u2019 hidden Tuchel message about World Cup place You can stick a pin in this and either come back hammer me or put me on a pedestal as some sort of messiah.<\/p>\n I\u2019m raging at this England squad.<\/p>\n OUT He\u2019s only taking Livramento and Spence because they can play on both sides. Get rid.<\/p>\n IN How hard is it? Put our best players in.<\/p>\n Mark my words, the minute we play someone decent in the second round O\u2019Reilly and the above mentioned crabs will be found wanting massively. What\u2019s he going to do play Livramento against feckin Mbappe or Dan Burn against feckin Yamal?<\/p>\n We\u2019re doomed, and we\u2019ll spurn another chance with one of the strongest potential squads in world football underachieving because of some plonker of a manager over thinking things.<\/p>\n I\u2019m done. Bin him. Tuchel\u2019s England squad is brilliant, though I would think that since I\u2019d have chosen almost all the same players. A little disappointed about Palmer, Scott, and Henderson, but Tuchel knows best. I\u2019m predicting England will do really well this world cup, probably even win it (I\u2019m not usually this optimistic \u2013 where did I mislay my tranquilizers?).<\/p>\n So all you hand-wringing, whinging, doom-merchants and know-nothings can all bookmark this post and congratulate Tuchel for his genius, (and me on my searing foresight) on July 19th after England\u2019s inevitable victory.<\/p>\n Alternatively, you can all mock me laugh at my expense when they are knocked out in the first group stage. READ: 2026 World Cup Power Rankings as final 48 heading to North America confirmed A lot has been made about Tuchel\u2019s squad being weird. But If you look at what Tuchel is doing, he is bringing:<\/span><\/p>\n Things to note:<\/span><\/p>\n So this means:<\/span><\/p>\n Tuchel was never going to bring an extra number 10 and then play them wide. He has some profiles and a pecking order within each profile. We are stacked in some positions and not so much in others so the squad will always look weird when picking it this way. But as Tuchel is said in his presser \u201cTeams win tournaments\u201d. Tuchel has clearly chosen to go full press every match. Every single player is a cardio machine. There\u2019s no place for a walking footballer like Palmer so be it.<\/p>\n Most teams like France and Germany have anticipated a muggy humid summer and adopted a broken team with a good solid defense and slow moving play makers.<\/p>\n It is simply impossible to run in the humidity of an American July, unless there\u2019s a break in the weather. The air is thick enough to drown you.<\/p>\n Brazil ironically might pull it off again. They play slow and sideways and pass in intricate ways.<\/p>\n Tuchel is looking to conquer the climate itself with his first team and as they fall to injury and attrition there\u2019s his second string clones of the first eleven and after that the third string of clones of those runners.<\/p>\n The die is cast enjoy the heavy metal English played in the sweltering heat trap of these U.S. stadiums against teams that are going to be playing a slower more gentle game of position and genius. READ MORE: England World Cup squad reaction lands as three genuine Arsenal objections aired Did I read that correctly? You\u2019re going to stop supporting Liverpool if Salah doesn\u2019t get the send off you want him to? If I was Slot I\u2019d be absolutely fuming. He\u2019s undermined him twice this season. They have a massive game this weekend and Salah has completely messed things up with that childish IG post. It makes Slot look weak if he bows down to him. He was nice enough to let him come back into the team. He\u2019s started him far more times this season than he should. It\u2019s so obvious Salah is past it. I get it that Liverpool fans hate Slot but could you imagine Arteta or Pep standing for this? It\u2019s complete disrespect from the player. You\u2019re acting like Liverpool are in the relegation zone and it\u2019s completely cringe the way you\u2019re signing off as if you won\u2019t be supporting them next season.<\/p>\n Aman \u2013 another fella who has absolutely no loyalty. The squad makes complete sense. It was obvious Trent wasn\u2019t going to make the squad. I\u2019m a huge Trent fan. He\u2019s just bad at defending. Spence is better at it. That\u2019s what Tuchel wants. On to Maguire and holy god Almighty what are we doing here?! Why does everyone think he\u2019s peak John Terry? Stones is obviously the better player. Maguire has been shite for the best part of 2 years. He plays for United so if he has some decent form he\u2019s suddenly a top class player. Look at how pathetic his reaction was to not getting called up. He leaked it to the press before the squad was even announced and is moaning about it on social media. Thank God Tuchel didn\u2019t bring him if that\u2019s what he\u2019s like. On to Henderson and he\u2019s not exactly someone who I would\u2019ve brought but it was obvious he would be picked. He was Ajax best player last season and has come in and did well at Brentford. Every manager he\u2019s ever had rates him highly.<\/p>\n I\u2019m sick of every single opinion on an England squad being doomsday. It happens with every squad announcement no matter who the manager is. Southgate apparently only called up his favourites or only picked players from big teams. Now Tuchel is accused of the same. People wanting players picked on form has to be the most idiotic thing ever. You\u2019re meant to pretty much do the exact OPPOSITE for international football. It\u2019s meant to be a mix and the players are meant to have played with each other and built chemistry over the qualifying campaign \u2013 Spence, Burn, Madueke to name a few. You can\u2019t pick everyone. You have 26 players. A lot of them won\u2019t feature and most won\u2019t feature heavily. You don\u2019t want players bitching to the press if they don\u2019t get minutes. Absolutely ok with him getting the gig. He\u2019s earned it. The results speak for themselves, in a results based industry. Shouldn\u2019t Villa be considered \u2018Big\u2019 instead of Sp*rs now \u2013 especially considering the recent history \u2013 a generational birthday gift would be Sp*rs getting relegated so surely they should be out of that little club \u2013 also thanks to all of the ex Arsenal employees working at Sp*rs \u2013 your bonuses are in the bank!.<\/p>\n Can we all agree the stadium is big but the football ain\u2019t \u2013 and that\u2019s what it should be decided on \u2013 who is better \u2013 and Villa are easily better than Sp*rs. Oh the glory glory \u2013 to do is to dare hahaha \u2013 until it isn\u2019t\u2026 READ NEXT: The 10 greatest Premier League final days includes Man Utd, Liverpool and Spurs bottlings So I saw an article in The Guardian, headlined \u2018Pep Guardiola will not rule out possibility of managing England\u2019 written by, of course, Jamie Jackson.<\/p>\n Apparently Pep was asked by someone (by some unidentified tw*t, we\u2019ll assume with the initials JJ) at a presser \u2018if the England role would be of interest\u2019.<\/p>\n Pep replied \u2018I don\u2019t have any absolute plan about my future\u2019 amongst other stuff about wanting a break etc, but Jamie interprets this as \u2018Pep Guardiola has left open the possibility of managing England in the future\u2019.<\/p>\n But he makes this interpretation, despite also including this \u2018Asked if this was not a no, Guardiola said: \u201cYeah \u2013 (but) nobody cares\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n I\u2019m not a journalist, but I would take that to read that \u2018Is that a no\u2019 followed by \u2018Yes, that is a no\u2019!<\/p>\n So basically Jamie seems to have deliberately misinterpreted an answer from Guardiola to concoct a nonsense story, just before England go to the World Cup with a manager who has recently signed a contract extension!<\/p>\n Can you lovely people at F365 explain this to me, I\u2019m confused! <\/div>\nHarry hoo-ha<\/strong><\/h2>\n
PhilT (Everton and England)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Livramento Burn Quansah Spence Henderson should be nowhere near it.
James and Stones can\u2019t stay fit.<\/p>\n
Foden Palmer Shaw Maguire Colwill Trent Wharton<\/p>\n
Gibbo (MUFC down under)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nTuchel\u2019s squad is brilliant, actually\u2026<\/h2>\n
Bad Hamster<\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/span>Ken Lalobo, LUFC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nPressing concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dan McG LFC<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Dion<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWhy Carrick can succeed where Ole couldn\u2019t<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Funnily enough, Solskjaer was in the same position. I was totally fine with him getting the job (though, they should\u2019ve waited until the end of the season to appoint him). The results were pretty good and the team were on a positive trajectory.
The difference this time, though, is the people making the transfer decisions. The re-signing of Ronaldo torpedoed the momentum Solskjaer was bulding. No such mistake should be made now and realistically Carrick has every chance of seeing out the end of a sensible two year contract.
How many people have Champions League medals as player and coach? 😉
Sixyardbox, Stockholm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nWho can be considered big?<\/h2>\n
(keep the salty tears flowing \u2013 drinking it up!)
London Gooner in Oz!<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nPep for England?<\/h2>\n
A, LFC, Montreal.<\/strong><\/p>\n