Glyn Berrington

@henrywinter Bowen or Gordon as back up to Kane. James nowhere near nailed on IMO, but then I have no London bias.

Long way to go, form and fitness can change things … but has Thomas Tuchel given an early indication of his first-choice XI at the World Cup? Pickford; James (if fit), Konsa, Guehi, O'Reilly; Anderson, Rice; Saka, Rogers, Gordon; Kane. All outfield been involved in Europe this season so sensible by Tuchel to give them a breather for the Wembley friendly against Uruguay on March 27 (James out anyway with hamstring issue). Tuchel’s “core” (with Dean Henderson) report for March 31 Japan friendly. A camp of two halves. So, that possible World Cup XI... GOALKEEPER: Jordan Pickford obviously No 1 (Dean Henderson No 2). RIGHT-BACK: James out with a hamstring but clearly first choice; played 6 of 8 qualifiers under Tuchel. Trent Alexander-Arnold clearly not part of Tuchel’s plans. Wrong playing “profile”, apparently. Tuchel: “It's a sportive decision that we stick with Jarell Quansah, Tino Livramento and Djed Spence who can play for us at right-back. The right-backs (mentioned) offer slightly different profiles (to Alexander-Arnold). The evidence is we were good in September-November (when James played) than anything from Trent.” Crazy. CENTRE-BACK: Konsa-Guehi is Tuchel’s first-choice pairing. Dan Burn remains amongst Tuchel favourites, and one of those rested for Uruguay game. Burn clearly goes to World Cup, despite concerns over his vulnerability to pace. LEFT-BACK: Nico O’Reilly listed amongst defenders in Tuchel’s squad, even though his preferred position is midfield. Started last two games for Tuchel at left-back. Lewis Hall has to prove himself against Uruguay to get ahead of O’Reilly, who looks first choice. MIDFIELD: familiar faces. Elliot Anderson the 6 to Declan Rice’s 8. Great blend. England’s best midfield combination. 10: so many contenders. Morgan Rogers the man in possession. A Tuchel favourite. Involved in all his 10 games, ahead of Jude Bellingham in the race to start at 10. Bellingham, a world-class talent, has a minor muscle injury but reports. Tuchel: “I wanted Jude to be in camp, Jude wanted to be in camp and Real Madrid were happy for him to come to camp. The best case scenario is that he gets some minutes against Japan.” Appears a Palmer v Foden shootout against Uruguay for the third No 10 slot (Gibbs-White’s World Cup dream seems over, not in squad). Incredible to think that Foden might not go to the World Cup. (Tuchel spoke well of Eze and his versatility, wide and 10.) WINGERS: Anthony Gordon is ahead of Marcus Rashford on the left. Bukayo Saka clearly first choice on the right. 9: record-breaking talisman and captain fantastic Harry Kane a golden shoe-in. No Ollie Watkins – omitted for “sportive” reasons, basically Tuchel doesn’t seem to rate him. Bit harsh. Has dug England out of holes before. The duel to be Kane’s back-up (unless you include Rashford/Gordon as strikers as well as wingers) now between Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dominic Solanke. Tuchel: “The competition is on. They will compete for minutes against Uruguay. Calvert-Lewin has had a good season with Leeds and is very decisive. Both are good penalty-takers, by the way. I want to see what they're capable of and if they can fill the gap.” Beyond Alexander-Arnold’s ridiculous omission, there is plenty good about Tuchel’s squad. Makes sense to have a training keeper. Jason Steele, the 35-year-old Brighton man, goes to the World Cup as effectively the 27th player, unregistered, the training keeper as then popular Tom Heaton did at Euro 2024. Tuchel refused to say Steele was on the plane. Did say: “We have identified him as a very good candidate for this (training keeper) role.” Very sensible by Tuchel to give his first choices (Euro players) a break. “All of these guys have played 3,500+ minutes, some of them have 4,000.” Great to see Everton’s in-form, versatile James Garner get a first call. Tuchel: “I’ve been impressed watching him live by his work-rate and physicality. He’s a bit of an under-rated player.” On the centre-backs, especially good to see Harry Maguire back in squad. Playing well for Manchester United, a leader, and takes a pen. (Maguire’s lawyers have emphasised there would be no issue for a US visa if he were selected for the World Cup despite his travails in Greece). On Fikayo Tomori, Tuchel: “He is fast, aggressive, strong in duels.” Quansah ahead, plus offers cover at right-back. Tuchel on good form at Wembley today, his usual upbeat self, and you can see why players warm to him. Tuchel's also fortunate that he has such depth of options to select from. If England’s World Cup starting XI looks increasingly clear, those playing against Uruguay still have so much to play for. Tuchel: “It is our last camp, the last opportunity to impress, to compete for their ticket.” #ENG

@C_Midd99 @LBC BBC News - Shropshire North West Relief Road project officially cancelled - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@LBC That seems to be par fir the course in the UK. Planners gotta plan 🤪

Stonehenge tunnel officially scrapped - after more than £179,000,000 spent on plan lbc.co.uk/article/stoneh…

@r2rbristol @J_Tanswell Not yet in the Euro squad, nor is Alysson.

@J_Tanswell Where is Barkley?

Probably overdue starts for Lindelof and Abraham. Konsa played a lot recently and Lindelof has done next to nothing wrong. Exemplary attitude, raises standards in training during sessions for players who aren't used in games the day before and very professional. #AVFC

BBC News - Tudor charged over 'home referee' claim bbc.co.uk/sport/football… Everton docked 10 points.

@garypatchett @MikeJ_A God bless you. Was there to watch football about 3 years ago. So sad to learn it's not now being used.

@MikeJ_A I’m trying to get the square into shape Hasn’t been played on for couple of years

Is this the best looking pavilion in club cricket?

@rohan_connolly No, no, no.

As a keen Wordle player, I reckon today's is a bit controversial. Abbreviations shouldn't be allowed, surely?🤷‍♂️

@tSHandJ clips Thursday 0912+ Dean Saunders. "... you want a goal but all you do is ship, ship, ship, ship..." Oh, ship...

@tSHandJ clips Wednesday 2127 Stuart Pearce, Carry on TalkSPORT.. ".. the Liverpool players are pleas.. pleasuring each other with the ball.." Jim couldn't reply!

@ThaEuropeanLad @FBAwayDays That has aged well 🙂

@FBAwayDays Bro he's so so bad obviously I get it father time catches everyone but how has his downfall been so dramatic! Literally last season he was at his best now he can't do a thing right!

That’s the worst penalty I’ve seen in a long time… 🫣😭

@tSHandJ clips Wednesday 2112 Jim Proudfoot.. "... it's Salah's name that is being sung around Enfield, er, Anfield, though possibly Enfield too.." @PaulHawksbee will like that one.

@WhatTheForkAVFC Legend.

Oh John McGinn i have missed you! Proper Captain 🫡💜💙

@theleftbible One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Read the book. Seen the play. Seen the film seven times, my all time favourite. And it just got even better!

The most entertaining two minutes I've watched today.

@TUFC1899 @BakersTweet Bouncing off the ceiling? 🙂

𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿. Welcome to Plainmoor, Jimmy! More ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc3ur526 #tufc

@gen412s @SkySportsPL Premier League Football News, Fixtures, Results | Sky Sports share.google/R2GgAkU28t4S3A… Finally they have added it to the schedule. But no one has told these guys... Live Football On TV | Football On Television In The UK share.google/GKhK2jMD8wBgQi…

@gen412s @SkySportsPL Lol, yes, must have promoted Newcastle to join Spurs in their Big Six and leave us languishing outside, as per...

@SkySportsPL Please, are you showing Villa v West Ham live on Sunday? Some guides say yes, most say not. Thank you.

@dannykellywords You spoke very well Danny. Praying for a complete and timely healing process 🙏 And that others will be inspired by what you said to seek medical help at an early stage. As you said, we men aren't good at it. Your jolt might help.

OK, so there's this... ✊️✊️✊️💊💊💊💚💚💚🔥🔥🔥

@SteveMitchell7A @prodnose Better still, one infamous commentator who always says "shooting from left to right.."

@prodnose Radio commentators saying (team) are kicking from left to right, meaningless to listeners. And suppose we turn the radio round? If you kick from left to right you'll never get it in their half.

Commentators. Stop saying "Chelsea now have a mountain to climb" unless you add, "Nude, in flip-flops, pushing a grand piano against that Cyclone trial they use in I'm A Celebrity".

@footyinsider247 @HACKETTREF They don't look any more. Or for foul throws.

❌ '𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀!' - Ex-PGMOL boss @HACKETTREF spots illegal David Raya pass during Arsenal-Leverkusen clash...

@JUSTIN_AVFC_ x.com/i/status/20338…

@Gino73612743 @CBSSportsGolazo Why on earth was he still playing? No wonder he couldn't dive sideways.

@CBSSportsGolazo Sorry for the big man but who at Celtic allowed him to play with this?

“I could’ve potentially played my last football game.” Our guest reporter Kasper Schmeichel reveals that he has dislocated his shoulder, and torn his bicep, rotator cuff and labrum. The Dane opens up about requiring two surgeries that will keep him out for 10 to 12 months.

@MCFCJacobb @harryshoebridge @ConnaChahal They don't look any more. Likewise with foul throws.

@harryshoebridge @ConnaChahal It’s the linesman job to see things like this

This is impossible to watch, please make it stop v.2