patrickmuf: Talking about offense, yes he scores more but scoring isn't all about offense, that's why Pep is very particular of the kind of defenders he has at his disposal, ability to comfortably play from the back is a big component of the greater attacking play.
even that offense yarns is a mythical scam
Smalling 4 league goals
Maguire 2 league goals...and 4 assists
Offense is not just about being a tall nepa pole for a set piece specialist to aim at during corners or freekicks.
A centre back who has 4 assists tells you a lot about what he can do with the ball at his feet.
SailorXY: Maguire ko Muri Okunola ni. All these guys are mediocre. The only person with enough potential to become even half the player Rio Ferdinand was is Jones, but too much power no let that one get sense.
Smalling is better than Maguire both defensively & offensively, irrespective of all other unpleasant attributes he may possess in between.
yet Smalling is persona non grata at England, and Maguire is going to Russia
weedtaker: Ffs smalling is a guaranteed starter under one of the GREATEST defensive manager in world football.
Both Jones and Bailly had to cop long term injuries before Smalling could get a chance in the team this season.
After they came back sef, Mourinho admitted that he was trying to help some of his players get on the plane to Russia. Smalling was the only fit English player in the 1st eleven not to get called up for those England friendlies, so it's pretty obvious why Smalling enjoyed so much gametime, especially towards the end of the season.
chic2pimp: Loool oh boy you are on your own o. If not for the fact that it's being played in capital, I would never have entertained that thought . Getting in and out of the capital would be stressful enough unless you plan on staying overnight at a friend's place.
Nah £42 dem dey charge for the friendly? Chai these folks know how to milk peeps sha. Which team your wifey go support? She can't be in the away end and be chanting "C'mon you Three Lions o"
Omo na away end we dey. no be her first time going undercover. she's a scummy and there was a period where we could only get tickets to her games in the away end
chic2pimp: I forgot that you no longer live in the capital. The journey to and fro is the only thing putting me off right now too. Plus the smell of alcohol mixed with B.O is a deadly combo on a hot June day.
Tbh I jus wan go shout "Hey hey hey hoooo" . The atmosphere would be electric. Kind of like a mini carnival.
I don arrange my tickets since sha.
I'm going with my brother, my wife and my 2 boys.
We're planning to make it a family day out in London . It ain't cheap though. It's costing over 200 quid in tickets and travel for the day for 4 of us.