International friendlies and qualifiers

[Guest LFD]

Oh ffs I've already given you examples of when he's not injured against physical players. Do you think the Finland side last night were not physical players? Do you think the side we put out against swansea twice the season before last in which Allen run fucking rings round us which included Adam Lucas Gerrard and Henderson wasn't physical enough?

 

The days of six two midfield lumps hacking everyone down has, thankfully, well gone.

 

I don't know about Finland, they didn't look like they had any big players the size of the ones I mentioned.

 

I don't mind Allen playing as long as he isn't the DM, I just think he is too small for that role.  When he was at Swansea he wasn't the DM, he played ahead of Britton and could do what he is good at (notice I said good, not great) - pressing and keeping the ball.

 

But if he isn't going to play DM, he has to offer something more than just keeping the ball.

[Guest LFD]

The bottom line of it is we are challenging at the top of the table and we've got a midfield player who's not had much game time after injury having a very good game for his country.

 

I'm struggling to see the downside, what more do you want the boy to do? Score hatrick? Bust his shoulder? Have a stinker? Break his leg?

 

No downside, I just don't think saying he was "excellent" or over praising does anyone any good.  He was good / decent - which is positive.

[Jairzinho]

  

 

I think everyone knows my opinions on Allen, do I really need to repeat them?

 

No.