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For as many years as I can remember (going back into the early 90's) every England manager has been troubled by who to call-up and play out-wide on the left of midfield. We've seen the likes of Anderton and Barmby played out there under the likes of Venables and Hoddle, and for some strange reason Steve McManaman seemed to simply dissapear off the face of the Earth! Kevin Keegan couldn't solve-it, and Sven-Goran Eriksson has brought-in some new names like Owen Hargreaves (who has done OK), while he's also tried playing a few of the England 'regulars' out-there, including Kieron Dyer, Emile Heskey, and now even Paul Scholes!
But no matter who's in-charge, no matter how good they are at club-level. this problem STILL has yet to have been resolved.
The other 3 spaces across the middle are currently occupied and won't be appearing vacant anytime soon.
England may have done considerabley-well in Japan and South Korea this year under certain 'circumstances', but in-order to win the World Cup - just like Brazil did - you're going to need a team full of hard-working individuals who can all work together as a solid and dominant force.
But without an established or even consistant left-winger anymore, England just are not ready to triumph in the World Cup final as-of today.
So what on Earth is going-on here??
We've had plenty of players - way-more than enough - who have come-in and tried to establish themselves out on the left-flank, but not even one of them has seemed to have come-in, done a good job, and remained there for longer than a 3 or 4 games.
Well, that applies to recent years anyway.
Steve McManaman seems to be perhaps the one player who has shone in that position for England in recent-years. Only problem is that he has seen very-little First-Team Football at the Bernabeau with Réal compared to his days at Anfield infront of The Kop. And this hasn't helped to impress the England bosses one bit.
During his prime in the England team he was outstanding. He showed very-little fear in the biggest of games and was never afraid to take players on down the left-wing and to try-out new passes and movements that often seemed to bring Ian Wright and Alan Shearer more goals to add to their Tallys.
But ever since he dissapeared in the homeland of Raul, everything in England has gone downhill for him, while his Bank Account began to overflow with money.
Even under the reign of the 'great' Sven-Goran Eriksson we are still without a first-choice number 11, or, to be more precise... a left-winger.
He may have vast-experience from European Football, and he may have had some 'fun' with a few girls here and there, but not even he can pick the next McManaman we are all waiting to see burst onto the scene.
In the Slovakia game England were a mess - especially on the left of midfield.
Following-on from a bizzare idea that Sir Alex Ferguson has come-up with, Eriksson had decided to start the game with an England line-up where Paul Scholes was starting out-wide on the left while Nicky Butt took his place in the center.
He may have played quite well there only ONCE before, but he didnt't look like the same 'Scholesy' who once hit 3 past Poland in one match. He looked like he didn't know what on Earth he was doing, opting to come into the center - even more-so than Beckham does. This didn't work and-so England failed, even if we did manage to scrape all 3 points.
But why Paul Scholes?? Why not Owen Hargreaves who was on the bench?
The Bayern starlet has played on the wings several times for England during the last few months and to me he has looked impressive on almost every occasion. He's also managed to earn a regular place in the Bayern Munich side, and he didn't half play a big part in Bayern's Champions' League campaign last season.
So surely he's perfect for the job? Even if he is a little young.
We know Scholes can't do it!
Why on Earth doesn't he give Heskey a chance there??
Not only has he got the pace but he's got great physical strenght too.
I never thought he did that badly against Mexico, he just wanted to score.
Surely he should be given more of a chance? He isn't prodicing the goods upfront.
Or what about Kieron Dyer? Or even Mr. Sicknote himself, Darren Anderton??
Both experienced and consistant wide-players.
I honestly don't know who is the right-man to choose at this point in time, but I know from experience that it has to be someone who is entirely comfortable in that position, someone with a natural left-foot who isn't going to back-off of the likes of Thuram as he slots to ball straight through his legs and races-off with the ball.
So many have come-along, shown promise, and suddenly frozen-out completely when the next 23-man squad is announced.
Whatever happened to Lee Hendrie? As I remember correctly he had an incredible England debut - and he came very-close to scoring on the night too!
He was still quite young then. But still he has only 1 Cap to his name.
Unless this can be solved England will never lift the World Cup again!
And do you know what the worst part of all this is?
Have a look at some of the names that could've been:
Ryan Giggs - Man United (he chose Wales)
Harry Kewell - Leeds United (he chose Australia)
And even Damien Duff (or so i've heard...) who chose the Republic.
Now that's painfull! :S
But it'll only get worse untill this problem has been resolved.
I'm begining to dread the Macedonia game now...
But no matter who's in-charge, no matter how good they are at club-level. this problem STILL has yet to have been resolved.
The other 3 spaces across the middle are currently occupied and won't be appearing vacant anytime soon.
England may have done considerabley-well in Japan and South Korea this year under certain 'circumstances', but in-order to win the World Cup - just like Brazil did - you're going to need a team full of hard-working individuals who can all work together as a solid and dominant force.
But without an established or even consistant left-winger anymore, England just are not ready to triumph in the World Cup final as-of today.
So what on Earth is going-on here??
We've had plenty of players - way-more than enough - who have come-in and tried to establish themselves out on the left-flank, but not even one of them has seemed to have come-in, done a good job, and remained there for longer than a 3 or 4 games.
Well, that applies to recent years anyway.
Steve McManaman seems to be perhaps the one player who has shone in that position for England in recent-years. Only problem is that he has seen very-little First-Team Football at the Bernabeau with Réal compared to his days at Anfield infront of The Kop. And this hasn't helped to impress the England bosses one bit.
During his prime in the England team he was outstanding. He showed very-little fear in the biggest of games and was never afraid to take players on down the left-wing and to try-out new passes and movements that often seemed to bring Ian Wright and Alan Shearer more goals to add to their Tallys.
But ever since he dissapeared in the homeland of Raul, everything in England has gone downhill for him, while his Bank Account began to overflow with money.
Even under the reign of the 'great' Sven-Goran Eriksson we are still without a first-choice number 11, or, to be more precise... a left-winger.
He may have vast-experience from European Football, and he may have had some 'fun' with a few girls here and there, but not even he can pick the next McManaman we are all waiting to see burst onto the scene.
In the Slovakia game England were a mess - especially on the left of midfield.
Following-on from a bizzare idea that Sir Alex Ferguson has come-up with, Eriksson had decided to start the game with an England line-up where Paul Scholes was starting out-wide on the left while Nicky Butt took his place in the center.
He may have played quite well there only ONCE before, but he didnt't look like the same 'Scholesy' who once hit 3 past Poland in one match. He looked like he didn't know what on Earth he was doing, opting to come into the center - even more-so than Beckham does. This didn't work and-so England failed, even if we did manage to scrape all 3 points.
But why Paul Scholes?? Why not Owen Hargreaves who was on the bench?
The Bayern starlet has played on the wings several times for England during the last few months and to me he has looked impressive on almost every occasion. He's also managed to earn a regular place in the Bayern Munich side, and he didn't half play a big part in Bayern's Champions' League campaign last season.
So surely he's perfect for the job? Even if he is a little young.
We know Scholes can't do it!
Why on Earth doesn't he give Heskey a chance there??
Not only has he got the pace but he's got great physical strenght too.
I never thought he did that badly against Mexico, he just wanted to score.
Surely he should be given more of a chance? He isn't prodicing the goods upfront.
Or what about Kieron Dyer? Or even Mr. Sicknote himself, Darren Anderton??
Both experienced and consistant wide-players.
I honestly don't know who is the right-man to choose at this point in time, but I know from experience that it has to be someone who is entirely comfortable in that position, someone with a natural left-foot who isn't going to back-off of the likes of Thuram as he slots to ball straight through his legs and races-off with the ball.
So many have come-along, shown promise, and suddenly frozen-out completely when the next 23-man squad is announced.
Whatever happened to Lee Hendrie? As I remember correctly he had an incredible England debut - and he came very-close to scoring on the night too!
He was still quite young then. But still he has only 1 Cap to his name.
Unless this can be solved England will never lift the World Cup again!
And do you know what the worst part of all this is?
Have a look at some of the names that could've been:
Ryan Giggs - Man United (he chose Wales)
Harry Kewell - Leeds United (he chose Australia)
And even Damien Duff (or so i've heard...) who chose the Republic.
Now that's painfull! :S
But it'll only get worse untill this problem has been resolved.
I'm begining to dread the Macedonia game now...
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For as many years as I can remember (going back into the early 90's) every England manager has been troubled by who to call-up and play out-wide on the left of midfield. We've seen the likes of Anderton and Barmby played out there under the likes of Venables and Hoddle, and for some strange reason Steve McManaman seemed to simply dissapear off the face of the Earth! Kevin Keegan couldn't solve-it, and Sven-Goran Eriksson has brought-in some new names like Owen Hargreaves (who has done OK), while he's also tried playing a few of the England 'regulars' out-there, including Kieron Dyer, Emile Heskey, and now even Paul Scholes!
But no matter who's in-charge, no matter how good they are at club-level. this problem STILL has yet to have been resolved.
The other 3 spaces across the middle are currently occupied and won't be appearing vacant anytime soon.
England may have done considerabley-well in Japan and South Korea this year under certain 'circumstances', but in-order to win the World Cup - just like Brazil did - you're going to need a team full of hard-working individuals who can all work together as a solid and dominant force.
But without an established or even consistant left-winger anymore, England just are not ready to triumph in the World Cup final as-of today.
So what on Earth is going-on here??
We've had plenty of players - way-more than enough - who have come-in and tried to establish themselves out on the left-flank, but not even one of them has seemed to have come-in, done a good job, and remained there for longer than a 3 or 4 games.
Well, that applies to recent years anyway.
Steve McManaman seems to be perhaps the one player who has shone in that position for England in recent-years. Only problem is that he has seen very-little First-Team Football at the Bernabeau with Réal compared to his days at Anfield infront of The Kop. And this hasn't helped to impress the England bosses one bit.
During his prime in the England team he was outstanding. He showed very-little fear in the biggest of games and was never afraid to take players on down the left-wing and to try-out new passes and movements that often seemed to bring Ian Wright and Alan Shearer more goals to add to their Tallys.
But ever since he dissapeared in the homeland of Raul, everything in England has gone downhill for him, while his Bank Account began to overflow with money.
Even under the reign of the 'great' Sven-Goran Eriksson we are still without a first-choice number 11, or, to be more precise... a left-winger.
He may have vast-experience from European Football, and he may have had some 'fun' with a few girls here and there, but not even he can pick the next McManaman we are all waiting to see burst onto the scene.
In the Slovakia game England were a mess - especially on the left of midfield.
Following-on from a bizzare idea that Sir Alex Ferguson has come-up with, Eriksson had decided to start the game with an England line-up where Paul Scholes was starting out-wide on the left while Nicky Butt took his place in the center.
He may have played quite well there only ONCE before, but he didnt't look like the same 'Scholesy' who once hit 3 past Poland in one match. He looked like he didn't know what on Earth he was doing, opting to come into the center - even more-so than Beckham does. This didn't work and-so England failed, even if we did manage to scrape all 3 points.
But why Paul Scholes?? Why not Owen Hargreaves who was on the bench?
The Bayern starlet has played on the wings several times for England during the last few months and to me he has looked impressive on almost every occasion. He's also managed to earn a regular place in the Bayern Munich side, and he didn't half play a big part in Bayern's Champions' League campaign last season.
So surely he's perfect for the job? Even if he is a little young.
We know Scholes can't do it!
Why on Earth doesn't he give Heskey a chance there??
Not only has he got the pace but he's got great physical strenght too.
I never thought he did that badly against Mexico, he just wanted to score.
Surely he should be given more of a chance? He isn't prodicing the goods upfront.
Or what about Kieron Dyer? Or even Mr. Sicknote himself, Darren Anderton??
Both experienced and consistant wide-players.
I honestly don't know who is the right-man to choose at this point in time, but I know from experience that it has to be someone who is entirely comfortable in that position, someone with a natural left-foot who isn't going to back-off of the likes of Thuram as he slots to ball straight through his legs and races-off with the ball.
So many have come-along, shown promise, and suddenly frozen-out completely when the next 23-man squad is announced.
Whatever happened to Lee Hendrie? As I remember correctly he had an incredible England debut - and he came very-close to scoring on the night too!
He was still quite young then. But still he has only 1 Cap to his name.
Unless this can be solved England will never lift the World Cup again!
And do you know what the worst part of all this is?
Have a look at some of the names that could've been:
Ryan Giggs - Man United (he chose Wales)
Harry Kewell - Leeds United (he chose Australia)
And even Damien Duff (or so i've heard...) who chose the Republic.
Now that's painfull! :S
But it'll only get worse untill this problem has been resolved.
I'm begining to dread the Macedonia game now...
But no matter who's in-charge, no matter how good they are at club-level. this problem STILL has yet to have been resolved.
The other 3 spaces across the middle are currently occupied and won't be appearing vacant anytime soon.
England may have done considerabley-well in Japan and South Korea this year under certain 'circumstances', but in-order to win the World Cup - just like Brazil did - you're going to need a team full of hard-working individuals who can all work together as a solid and dominant force.
But without an established or even consistant left-winger anymore, England just are not ready to triumph in the World Cup final as-of today.
So what on Earth is going-on here??
We've had plenty of players - way-more than enough - who have come-in and tried to establish themselves out on the left-flank, but not even one of them has seemed to have come-in, done a good job, and remained there for longer than a 3 or 4 games.
Well, that applies to recent years anyway.
Steve McManaman seems to be perhaps the one player who has shone in that position for England in recent-years. Only problem is that he has seen very-little First-Team Football at the Bernabeau with Réal compared to his days at Anfield infront of The Kop. And this hasn't helped to impress the England bosses one bit.
During his prime in the England team he was outstanding. He showed very-little fear in the biggest of games and was never afraid to take players on down the left-wing and to try-out new passes and movements that often seemed to bring Ian Wright and Alan Shearer more goals to add to their Tallys.
But ever since he dissapeared in the homeland of Raul, everything in England has gone downhill for him, while his Bank Account began to overflow with money.
Even under the reign of the 'great' Sven-Goran Eriksson we are still without a first-choice number 11, or, to be more precise... a left-winger.
He may have vast-experience from European Football, and he may have had some 'fun' with a few girls here and there, but not even he can pick the next McManaman we are all waiting to see burst onto the scene.
In the Slovakia game England were a mess - especially on the left of midfield.
Following-on from a bizzare idea that Sir Alex Ferguson has come-up with, Eriksson had decided to start the game with an England line-up where Paul Scholes was starting out-wide on the left while Nicky Butt took his place in the center.
He may have played quite well there only ONCE before, but he didnt't look like the same 'Scholesy' who once hit 3 past Poland in one match. He looked like he didn't know what on Earth he was doing, opting to come into the center - even more-so than Beckham does. This didn't work and-so England failed, even if we did manage to scrape all 3 points.
But why Paul Scholes?? Why not Owen Hargreaves who was on the bench?
The Bayern starlet has played on the wings several times for England during the last few months and to me he has looked impressive on almost every occasion. He's also managed to earn a regular place in the Bayern Munich side, and he didn't half play a big part in Bayern's Champions' League campaign last season.
So surely he's perfect for the job? Even if he is a little young.
We know Scholes can't do it!
Why on Earth doesn't he give Heskey a chance there??
Not only has he got the pace but he's got great physical strenght too.
I never thought he did that badly against Mexico, he just wanted to score.
Surely he should be given more of a chance? He isn't prodicing the goods upfront.
Or what about Kieron Dyer? Or even Mr. Sicknote himself, Darren Anderton??
Both experienced and consistant wide-players.
I honestly don't know who is the right-man to choose at this point in time, but I know from experience that it has to be someone who is entirely comfortable in that position, someone with a natural left-foot who isn't going to back-off of the likes of Thuram as he slots to ball straight through his legs and races-off with the ball.
So many have come-along, shown promise, and suddenly frozen-out completely when the next 23-man squad is announced.
Whatever happened to Lee Hendrie? As I remember correctly he had an incredible England debut - and he came very-close to scoring on the night too!
He was still quite young then. But still he has only 1 Cap to his name.
Unless this can be solved England will never lift the World Cup again!
And do you know what the worst part of all this is?
Have a look at some of the names that could've been:
Ryan Giggs - Man United (he chose Wales)
Harry Kewell - Leeds United (he chose Australia)
And even Damien Duff (or so i've heard...) who chose the Republic.
Now that's painfull! :S
But it'll only get worse untill this problem has been resolved.
I'm begining to dread the Macedonia game now...
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