Red Skin Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Banging them in and looks like he'll save Sunderland this season. Made the standby list for the (fake) leaked England squad. Instinctive finisher. Always liked him as a player since he first grabbed attention scoring a shedload for Bournemouth whilst on loan from West Ham. Always been baffled why a big club never snapped him up in same way Man Utd went for Andy Cole in his prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Amazing player. Has been scoring goals for Sunderland for a couple years now and they don't exactly score for fun. For me, it's a toss up between Defoe and Carroll to get the call up. Two completely different players but can offer you a good chance of scoring if you're pushing for a goal. Actually I would even consider taking both and leaving Sturridge but he's been in decent form as well. Welbeck may be out though. We will see but Defoe has had an excellent year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Really good striker, just consistently knows where the net is. Don't have the stats to hand but would be amazed if he hasn't got 1 in 2 / 1 in 3 pretty much all the way through his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Jeez can we forget Defoe and Carroll. Rooney, Vardy, Kane and Sturridge will be the strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbored Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Had his chance , let the young uns have a go. Unfortunalely it does look like Woy will take the tournament failing Granny ******** that is Rooney though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 hours ago, BRISTOL86 said: Really good striker, just consistently knows where the net is. Don't have the stats to hand but would be amazed if he hasn't got 1 in 2 / 1 in 3 pretty much all the way through his career. Absolutely correct. His wiki profile shows a club career total of 249 goals in 597 apps, so 1 in 2.3. England he's on 19 in 55 so just under 1 in 3. Quick scan of the seasons shows 2 or 3 where he was nearer 1 in 4 but generally he's been very consistent. Top player, good to watch as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Given his form for Sunderland , how did he end up in the MLS ( I think it was) 2/3 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 minute ago, downendcity said: Given his form for Sunderland , how did he end up in the MLS ( I think it was) 2/3 years ago? The same reason so many other good players have ended up in the U$A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 10, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, downendcity said: Given his form for Sunderland , how did he end up in the MLS ( I think it was) 2/3 years ago? £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Super said: Jeez can we forget Defoe and Carroll. Rooney, Vardy, Kane and Sturridge will be the strikers. Why would you forget someone who has scored 18 goals in 33 appearances this season? In a struggling side too. I fear you're right about the selection but it's about time the England team was picked on merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Bizarrely though his record at the SoL isn't all that great, I think when they play away from home Sunderland sit deeper and that suits his style more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 The thing I like most about Defoe is he isn't scared to shoot- He will try his luck from anywhere in the penalty area. Sometimes. rather than try and walk it in like a lot of clubs seem to try nowadays, it's best to have a pop. You've got to buy a ticket to win the raffle etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 20 minutes ago, Libertine1 said: Why would you forget someone who has scored 18 goals in 33 appearances this season? In a struggling side too. I fear you're right about the selection but it's about time the England team was picked on merit. A lot of the players who will make the squad haven't had good seasons, Stones, Jagielka, Cahill, Henderson, Rooney, Wilshere, Barkley, Sterling all been average at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Super said: A lot of the players who will make the squad haven't had good seasons, Stones, Jagielka, Cahill, Henderson, Rooney, Wilshere, Barkley, Sterling all been average at best. That's a bit kind to suggest Sterling has been that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Super said: Jeez can we forget Defoe and Carroll. Rooney, Vardy, Kane and Sturridge will be the strikers. His England future aside, just saying I'm surprised he hasn't been snapped up by one of the big clubs at some time in his career. Still baffles me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'd rather him than the human donkey Carroll. Who will probably be injured anyway, must be at least 5 days since his last lay-off. Talking of injuries, remarkable that just as the big Euro games for Liverpool and the Euro championships are coming up, suddenly Sturridge is fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Super said: 4 minutes ago, SecretSam said: I'd rather him than the human donkey Carroll. Who will probably be injured anyway, must be at least 5 days since his last lay-off. Talking of injuries, remarkable that just as the big Euro games for Liverpool and the Euro championships are coming up, suddenly Sturridge is fit... If Roy Roybuilds on the success of Spurs and Leicester in style and personnel I struggle to see Carroll getting much game time. Other than being a different club in the bag. That said, if England go route 1 in the final minutes of a game then Smalling could so a job up there. He got some crucial goals for Man Utd. Cahill pretty useful in the other box too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 35 minutes ago, Red Army Faction said: His England future aside, just saying I'm surprised he hasn't been snapped up by one of the big clubs at some time in his career. Still baffles me. Spurs are quite big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Super said: Jeez can we forget Defoe and Carroll. Rooney, Vardy, Kane and Sturridge will be the strikers. It's called a discussion. I would be tempted to take five strikers including Rooney, on the basis that he can also play a deeper midfield role if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 7 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Spurs are quite big? Historically and now in the ascendency. But not Man U Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool. (Before Man City's rise) I.e. Teams playing in the champions league year on year. The fact that Man U could still nick players like Carrick from Spurs suggests they weren't top drawer IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: It's called a discussion. I would be tempted to take five strikers including Rooney, on the basis that he can also play a deeper midfield role if necessary. I probably worded it wrong just meant I don't see the need for them, a lot will depend on whether Welbeck is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Super said: I probably worded it wrong just meant I don't see the need for them, a lot will depend on whether Welbeck is fit. He won't be. He plays for Arsenal, the physio's favourite club, I hear they're planning their own on-site hospital to cater for their injured players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 kane, rooney sturidge, welbeck, theo, vardy, if all those players get injured the defoe has a chance of making the reserve squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Kane Vardy Rooney Carroll and Defoe for me Welbeck gets in if fit in place of defoe Not a sturridge fan as it seems to me When the going gets tough he is nowhere to be seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauntonian Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 I would take Carroll or defore as 4th striker with Rooney going as a cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Just as an aside , Sunderland are quoted as paying Defoe , 80,000 pounds a week . four million one hundred and sixty pounds a year. Absolutely staggering sums of money being thrown at pro's these days. It is obscene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Just as an aside , Sunderland are quoted as paying Defoe , 80,000 pounds a week . four million one hundred and sixty pounds a year. Absolutely staggering sums of money being thrown at pro's these days. It is obscene. And we all know if his goals "keep them up" it'll be worth every penny. A Defoe winner v. Everton tonight in 90+2 to secure safety AND relegate the (ahem) toon army will make his wages seem like a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Welbeck out for 9 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Super said: Welbeck out for 9 months. So about 3 million in wages wasted whilst he recovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted May 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Super said: Welbeck out for 9 months. Unwelbeck since moving to Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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