Thanks. I've not watched him before but he looks good. Can run with the ball but seems to know when to release it too.
Desperately poor so far. I don't get the feeling that we're blowing them away with something extraordinary so much as playing competently against a side that isn't.
It's a real mismatch. Anyone remember when it was us who couldn't string three passes together at this level? God bless St George's Park!
I think it might be. I know one of their best players had to pull out because he's with Ajax's first-team.
Teams are heavily rotated in dual friendlies like this. England’s XI in the first game was probably stronger, in attacking positions at least with Rio and Dowman starting. I’m guessing Holland started with their stronger side in the first game.
Yeah, I kind of factored that in but it was still surprising how ineffectual they looked. We weren't playing a full-strength side either but there was no comparison.
A 3rd goal for 🏴 & a 2nd goal for Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez Alert to the turn/loose ball ~ very good arm to hold defender back+give himself leverage ~ calm placed finish https://t.co/M7d5cDJ0OS pic.twitter.com/z3JzWEvMUV— The Next Wave (@_TheNextWave_) February 23, 2025
Luca Williams-Barnett puts 🏴U17 4-0 up vs 🇳🇱 with the last kick of the game ~ very well-deserved goal for Luca; has shown his ™️ flair+disguise while not shying away from defensive duties throughout the 90+pic.twitter.com/cYP4WUchPD https://t.co/cznm4bAOn7— The Next Wave (@_TheNextWave_) February 23, 2025
Seth ‘Ground Eater’ Ridgeon vs 🇳🇱U17 https://t.co/37PHm0sySN pic.twitter.com/O9Yi9bTe0l— The Next Wave (@_TheNextWave_) February 23, 2025
Max Dowman’s 30 minute cameo vs 🇳🇱U17 this morning In general it’s been a bright international break (two performances) from Max, but by his very high standards the situational efficiency & final third substance hasn’t been as potent as usual. One thing it has shown is the… https://t.co/aO71IbPHHq pic.twitter.com/BCWyBPIrLV— The Next Wave (@_TheNextWave_) February 23, 2025
Gonna be very interesting to see if Gomes Rodriguez is in this squad for the competitive fixtures next month. Would be farcical to keep picking him unless there's a high chance (and not just an off chance) he's going to become eligible in the near future.
It'll be interesting to see if he's in the squad for the qualifiers next month given he missed the first round of qualifiers presumably due to eligibility issues. Given he's already been offered senior call ups by Venezuela its good news he's still sticking with us at this point regardless.
He has 18 caps now for England. You'd think he's now either got or is in the process of getting his passport.
you’d think so, but Fabio Carvalho got 29 underage caps for England and was a consistent call up for the under 17s in all non competitive games, without ever having a passport.
Him now playing in France makes it harder for him to get the passport then if he was still playing in the UK. The main ground for his eligibility ended when he left Southampton for Lyon. Through unlike him he doesn’t have to sit the test (Which is why Carvalho hasn’t got British Citizenship yet) until next March when he turns 18.