International Friendlies Thread

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

In the hole or in the centre, it's miles better than just sticking him out wide. That is just criminal.

God I miss Alonso though.

[Cripps_orig]

What evidence shows? Really?

How do you expect me to reply to garbage like that?

Have you not seen Parker at all this season or even last season where he was brilliant in a struggling team? So much so that he was awarded with the best player in some award but of course lets ignore that cos evidence shows otherwise Parker has been excellent this season for Spuds. No denying that. I know its some sort of rule not to praise players or ex players of rival teams on here hence people laughably claim Ronaldo isnt the best in the world but this is about Parker. He can tackle, pass, has a great engine, never gives up and so on. Doesnt score many but hes a DM so hes not expected to. Hes like a Didier Deschamps who was vital for France or if you prefer, a Gilberto, Brazils most important player in 2002 when they won the World Cup. Scolari himself said that. Is Parker the best in the world? No. Never claimed he was. Can he come in and do a job? Yes he can and until there is someone better then Parker should have that spot. He is exactly what we needed in our powderpuff midfield this season and at the price he went for, Wenger had a shocker.

[Cripps_orig]

In the hole or in the centre, it's miles better than just sticking him out wide. That is just criminal.

God I miss Alonso though.

Alonso

[Cripps_orig]

England will only have a starting 11 at this rate lol.

Hart

Johnson Cahill Jones Cole

Barry Parker

Gerrard

Walcott Wellbeck Young

Likely team?

[Marc Overmars]

What evidence shows? Really?

How do you expect me to reply to garbage like that?

Have you not seen Parker at all this season or even last season where he was brilliant in a struggling team? So much so that he was awarded with the best player in some award but of course lets ignore that cos evidence shows otherwise Parker has been excellent this season for Spuds. No denying that. I know its some sort of rule not to praise players or ex players of rival teams on here hence people laughably claim Ronaldo isnt the best in the world but this is about Parker. He can tackle, pass, has a great engine, never gives up and so on. Doesnt score many but hes a DM so hes not expected to. Hes like a Didier Deschamps who was vital for France or if you prefer, a Gilberto, Brazils most important player in 2002 when they won the World Cup. Scolari himself said that. Is Parker the best in the world? No. Never claimed he was. Can he come in and do a job? Yes he can and until there is someone better then Parker should have that spot. He is exactly what we needed in our powderpuff midfield this season and at the price he went for, Wenger had a shocker.

I agree. The problem is that England don't have any decent ball players. The idea of a player like Parker is that you sit him between the back 4 and midfield, whilst the players with technical ability do their thing, he'll protect them and he has done that well for Sperz this season. While "Scotty" is obviously not a fashionable player, there is always a role for an effective defence minded player.

With England, all the players are all cut from the same cloth. Not once ounce of intelligence in there which means any role Parker might play is just redundant.

[Syn]

You can say a player has a never-say-die attitude, passion, grit, determination, courage, tenacity, heart...but it means he only has one quality. Lets be fair – he can’t tackle, the same way Scholes can’t. And Koscielny has a better passing range than Parker. I’d like to say I was joking (or maybe I would like to say I’m not joking) but I’m really not.

It’s handy to have a player like Scotty Parker in the squad though IMO. Makes you tough to beat if you have a player like Scotty Parker who can sprint around for 95 minutes, foul people and get away with it. If Ramsey continues to remain broken, he can always carve out a career as a Scotty Parker, because he, too, has the engine for it. And all you really need to be Scott Parker is the ability to sprint for 95 minutes, hold a British passport and know a shit barber.

Tbh, I wanted him at Arsenal last summer and now I want him at Arsenal even more. I wanted him in the summer because I wanted talentless twats who’ll go around kicking people. I have wanted that for some time. But I admit that I vastly underestimated the comedy value his ridiculous self could bring to the club. Humour is an underrated part of football.

[Master Splinter]

I've said Parker can do a job. But if you want to improve as a team, do you want guys who can just do 'a job'? If England continue to play players like Parker and Barry, the cycle of looking like amateurs in knock-out ties will also continue. And Gilberto was infinitely better than Parker. He has excellent technical ability for a start. He wasn't just chargng round the pitch either.

Bale and Giggs won the POTY awards? Does that mean they were brilliant in those years? No, because Giggs started about four games and Bale is actually playing better this year and his sole qualifier was apparently scoring three goals in a 4-3 defeat. And that's before you bring up the writers' awards probably being worse, considering they're voted for by a large amount of London-based 'journalists' and West Ham fans.

[Cripps_orig]

I agree. The problem is that England don't have any decent ball players. The idea of a player like Parker is that you sit him between the back 4 and midfield, whilst the players with technical ability do their thing, he'll protect them and he has done that well for Sperz this season. While "Scotty" is obviously not a fashionable player, there is always a role for an effective defence minded player.

With England, all the players that are all cut from the same cloth. Not once ounce of intelligence in there which means any role Parker might play is just redundant.

Exactly. A DM shouldnt be the best player in your team. If he is then you have problems. Look at West Ham last season for example. He gets the ball and he passes it to better players to do their stuff. All DMs do that and the best do it brilliantly. Gilberto was the best in the world in doing that but he didnt have Parkers energy so his game was more on intercepting the pass and reading the game. Parker is more GHELish in his way. Runs around, gets in your face type of player. Add the passing ability he has and the tackling and hes a damn fine player. We could do with either type of player this season. Shame hes not younger for Englands sake but delighted hes old as he plays for Spuds.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

When you're a good defensive midfielder, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.

I have no idea if that's true, I just wanted to get involved.

[Syn]

Play Carl Jenkinson at CM, and Arsenal shall be the proud owners of a Scott Parker.

And if he gets injured, raid a division 2 team's training session and purchase the one they call 'Trevinho'.