tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post8611733243230898225..comments2024-03-17T00:10:44.022+00:00Comments on From Arse To Elbow: The Usual SuspectsDavid Timoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-79077182829229432012014-07-03T18:17:27.100+01:002014-07-03T18:17:27.100+01:00I doubt any large club is actively scouting at the...I doubt any large club is actively scouting at the tournament, as opposed to using a player's performance to talk down (or up, if selling) his price mid-negotiation. Everybody knows everybody these days, from U16 upwards. Aaron Ramsey didn't need Wales to qualify to get on the radar of every top European club.<br /><br />As to whether Campbell or others could hack it in the EPL, I doubt 3 good games is enough to tell. After all, Jeff Cameron of Stoke has been pretty impressive for the USA, but I doubt Milan or Barca are about to swoop on the Britannia Stadium.<br /><br />Though we kid ourselves that the World Cup is the best football on the planet, the reality is that any compressed tournament like this is a poor guide to likely performance in a league (though I've a suspicion that Diego Costa is about to join the long-list of forwards who regress after signing for Chelski). It's a bit like assuming the best 5-a-side team will win an 11-a-side game.David Timoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-76909196373398104392014-07-02T20:24:32.324+01:002014-07-02T20:24:32.324+01:00Out of interest, any thoughts on England based pla...Out of interest, any thoughts on England based players who can't get<br />a game for their club but do well at World Cup? Campbell at Costa Rica? Some Iranian who couldn't get a game for Charlton? Brazilian kerper? Do we go for players at big clubs who are actually carried by international stars? (Sterling/Suarez)?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014996272817759191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-29120646088593053132014-06-30T21:04:23.321+01:002014-06-30T21:04:23.321+01:00If this had been a serious professional attempt fo...If this had been a serious professional attempt for England to do well in the World Cup would there have been a place for Gary Neville in the setup?<br /><br />However it could get worse <br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/10920445/World-Cup-2014-Gary-Neville-is-the-man-to-succeed-Roy-Hodgson-as-Englands-next-manager.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com