Monday 16 May 2016

EURO VOTING - IN OR OUT?

The Daily Telegraph football "team" of 6 expert writers named and explained their England squad selections today. Roy will name 23 players before the Championship begins on May 31st.

Friendlies are being played on May 22 v Turkey @ City of Manchester Stadium, May 27 v Australia at Sunderland, June 2 v Portugal at Wembley whihc will sort that lot out.

All six chose the 3 goalkeepers:
Hart had 29 PL clean sheets in last two seasons.
Forster had 19 PL clean sheets  as above.
Heaton at 30 lucky to be involved.

7 Defenders are:
Clyne got 4/6 votes
Smalling 6 has been in Utd team for 17/18 of the team's PL clean sheets.
Cahill 6
Stones 6 has made 33 PL "blocks"for Everton, nine more than any other at the club.
Rose 6
Bertrand 4 is one of 5 PL full backs to make more than 200 crosses in last 2 seasons.
Walker 4

11 Midfield:
Dier 6 defensive cover
Henderson 2 has made 353 passes in EURO Qualifying rounds, more than any other English MF.
Drinkwater 5 has made more tackles (106) than any other English MF in PL this season.
Lallana 5
Alli 6 been involvd in 19 PL goals and assists this season, more than any other midfielder in PL.
Sterling 6
Milner 4
Barkley 6
Delph 0 real curve ball there.
Townsend 2 move north suited him.
Wilshere 4 been injured most of the season-has made more successful passes (291) than any other English MF in EUROs.
(Rooney 1* see forwards)

5 Forwards:
Kane 6
Vardy 6
Sturridge 6 has scored a goal every 122 minutes in PL this season, the best English goal/min ratio.
Rooney 5*
Rashford 0 another surprise but will probably not make final 23.

TOTAL 26.
Not picked: Cresswell 2/6 votes, Jagielka 5/6, Noble 1/6, Carrick 1/6, Walcott 3/6, Defoe 1/6.
What happened to Ben Foster, Baines, Barry, Cleverley, Ward-Prowse, Noble, Carroll??
Here's what the Express thought.

England plays Russia on June 11, Wales on June 16 and Slovakia June 20.

Getting excited?

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