Good old Poch

comment by Christopher huffing glou (U20930)
posted 6 minutes ago
I wouldn't be surprised if Maddison missed out given how he's come back from injury

he clearly needs the rest too so I wouldn't complain

Foden
Bellingham
Saka

the certainties

Palmer
Grealish
Rashford
Maddison
Gordon
Bowen


fighting for what's probably 3 remaining spots
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Palmer, Gordon and Bowen are the most deserving of that lot, but this is Southgate and his loyalty and familiarity may be drawn to Rashford and Grealish.

I think he would get huge backlash from fans and media if Palmer didn't go and he probably knows that, so I think he will take him. But I wouldn't be surprised to see Rashford and/or Grealish taken over someone more deserving.

Yeah I think at this point Palmer is pretty close to nailed on

it's hard to pick 2 from the final 5 though, as it stands I would probably guess he goes with Rashford and Grealish

I can see Palmer going to the Euros ahead of Maddison, one is on fire, the other off the boil

Maddison if he has a stellar run in the remaining games could make a case for himself. Going to be tough though if his competition is Grealish and Rashford. I feel like Rashford already has a place with Southgate, and Grealish has started playing games again and may be part of a double winning side. Might only require a good performance from the pair of them in the FA Cup final and that'd be enough to convince him to take them.

Their xG is the 4th best in the Prem. That means he's doing his job. As a manager you can set your team up to create chances but you can't really coach putting the ball in the back of the net.

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 22 hours, 48 minutes ago
Their xG is the 4th best in the Prem. That means he's doing his job. As a manager you can set your team up to create chances but you can't really coach putting the ball in the back of the net.
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they've had 11 penalties ffs

they are 8th for non-penalty xG. that faaacking fraud has them playing like a midtable side

comment by Christopher huffing glou (U20930)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 22 hours, 48 minutes ago
Their xG is the 4th best in the Prem. That means he's doing his job. As a manager you can set your team up to create chances but you can't really coach putting the ball in the back of the net.
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they've had 11 penalties ffs

they are 8th for non-penalty xG. that faaacking fraud has them playing like a midtable side
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Fraud? Really? That's how you see Poch after the five years with us? I don't even need to explain why you're wrong. The results, league tables, record points finishes and run to the CL final does all that for me.

For the record, I don't want him to do well, apart from tonight, but I will never disrespect the best manager we've had in the Prem era.

I'll disrespect any Chelsea manager, lovely pastime.

and that's what he decided to make himself - a chelsea manager. he made his bed and now he can lie in it

Methinks the lady doth protest too much…