Why that smilie, surely it's a legit question?
No I wouldn't.
Why that smilie, surely it's a legit question?
No I wouldn't.
Feel free to keep ranting though, I've said it in many threads that I don't rate Crouch and wouldn't have him in the England team, goals or not. I just don't feel he is a good enough footballer.
Other people would, thats fine I have no problem with him playing for England he scores goals and I will support whoever wears the England kit.
the main reason I wouldn't take Crouch is because while he is 'amazing' against small nations in meaningless friendlies and qualifiers I don't think he would cut it against the bigger teams in an actual competition.
As opposed to the strikers who weren't even able to 'cut it' against the 'small nations'....
the main reason I wouldn't take Crouch is because while he is 'amazing' against small nations in meaningless friendlies and qualifiers I don't think he would cut it against the bigger teams in an actual competition.
Rooney didn't score against Egypt, does that mean he can't cut it? I think strikers like Defoe, Agbonlahor, Rooney, Owen and so on would have a much higher chance of scoring against the likes of France, Germany and the other big teams.
A fair point but which strikers do you think would cut it against the better teams?
Edit: you answered that before I posted, how many strikers are we allowed to take anyway?
A fair point but which strikers do you think would cut it against the better teams?
Edit: you answered that before I posted, how many strikers are we allowed to take anyway?
Well, by the same logic, even if Crouch doesn't score against the likes of France, Germany... it doesn't mean he can't 'cut it'.
the main reason I wouldn't take Crouch is because while he is 'amazing' against small nations in meaningless friendlies and qualifiers I don't think he would cut it against the bigger teams in an actual competition.
I just think that if we want to have a chance of getting to the latter stages and not fall to the first slightly challenging team then we want to take the best players available to us. Crouch may have a great scoring record but that doesn't mean he is the best striker.
So what would be everyone's choice of strikers? Atm, if England were to take five, then my selection would be,
Rooney
Crouch
Defoe
Heskey
Owen - obviously if he's fit and scoring goals, but if he's not fit then it would be Agbonlahor.
I'm open to the idea of not taking Crouchie, providing I can be convinced not to take him, you yourself have said he's outstanding for England, he's an England striker that scores a fair few goals for England, but yet you wouldn't take him because he's not a good footballer.
To me, that's a contradiction.