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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 10:43:26 GMT

Mar 28, 2017 9:53:38 GMT Reggie_Stration said:

Mar 27, 2017 20:13:34 GMT @manlystanley said:

God no, he's bang average.

I don't think it really matters that much who the captain is, if someone is shouty then a captain's armband probably wont change them, and if someone just likes to get on with the job then, again, the armband wont really change them that much.

But I do have one stipulation, it should be someone who isn't that likely to be dropped. Now I don't think there is anyone in that squad who fits that bill, no one's place is secure. So failing that it should probably be someone who is established and senior, so it doesn't lead to resentment from the other lads. Joe Hart seems to have grown up a bit since his move to Italy so I'd stick with him for now, I think Southgate has got that one right.

Have you not been watching Lallana this season at Liverpool, or for England? He's clearly in good form and is one of the few England players who has been above average and capable of showing some creative flair, even if his finishing is often poor. If the guy who was named POTY for England isn't someone you can rely on to be a regular in the future, as he has been for this past year, then yes truly nobody is, and that includes Joe Hart who has come off the back of a woeful Euros and is having a rather poor season at Torino. Strange you think he's a good choice.

Adam Lallana? Deary me! Answer me this... who was Aston Villa's fans' player of the year last year? Yeah, you don't know, because they were complete dog shite so it's irrelevant who won it. Same with England. The only thing anyone will ever remember about the England squad last year is losing to bloody Iceland.

Funnily enough, when Lallana won the award I went onto a Liverpool fans forum because I suspected some shenanigans were going on. I didn't find evidence of this, but what I did find is that even Liverpool fans are split on Lallana... right down the middle. He's a one paced shit pony.

He needs a rocket up his arse and we shouldn't be accepting this mediocrity. It is hard to believe that guys like Matt Le Tissier struggled to even get into the squad, and today, players like Lallana walk into the first XI. Le Tissier had more flair in his foreskin than Lallana could ever have in a 100 lifetimes. He is everything that is wrong with the current bunch of players and he is going to be hitting 30 next May, he is not going to turn into a Del Piero or even a David Platt. An Andy Sinton maybe.