I can’t believe this kid has got an England call up. He’s played 13 senior games been sent off twice and should have been sent off in last weeks European match, after an obvious second yellow wasn’t produced.
He may go on to have a tremendous career but he’s a long way from international level.
Or does it show how bare the England cupboard is at LB?

Manager probably wants to see him up close in training. Makes total sense.

England have always picked from media darling teams despite there being better players out there
James Tarkowski should have been a shoe in at cb yet he plays for an unfashionable club so he gets overlooked
Arsenal have had a string of players capped above other deserving cases over the years this kid being the latest

Think your last sentence sums it up, a paucity of options at left-back. Hopefully this lad turns out to be the real deal.

it's who you play for that counts

At the latest reckoning there are around 33 % of the players in the Premier League that are eligible to play for England ,so if you pick the best 15 players from each team as some aren’t available through injury or aren’t making the match day squad due to lack of form you’ve only 100 players to pick from and your picking an England squad with 4 keepers ,pickings become a bit thin .Man Utd today had only 18 yrs old Heaven starting today who was English ,Liverpool possibly had none.

Personally I find these nonsense breaks a distraction to our season and international fixtures need cutting back.Lets hope our players return uninjured and we can push on with the real goal of seeing Burnley FC promoted come May

Gives the manager a chance to see him close up
Probably won't play

We had a dearth of left sided players for a long time, but now we have quite a few and there's nothing wrong with blooding them

He will definitely get some minutes in my opinion, possibly with a start included.

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:03 pm

Personally I find these nonsense breaks a distraction to our season and international fixtures need cutting back.Lets hope our players return uninjured and we can push on with the real goal of seeing Burnley FC promoted come May

I agree when it just friendlies or euro league qualifiers

But these are world cup qualifiers, so it's not really a nonsense break

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:03 pm

Personally I find these nonsense breaks a distraction to our season and international fixtures need cutting back.Lets hope our players return uninjured and we can push on with the real goal of seeing Burnley FC promoted come May

What is "nonsense" about the World Cup?

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:03 pm

Personally I find these nonsense breaks a distraction to our season and international fixtures need cutting back.Lets hope our players return uninjured and we can push on with the real goal of seeing Burnley FC promoted come May

These are world cup qualifiers, so a meaningful break. However, I agree the point intended. FIFA and EUFA compete to get extra matches in the calendar and make themselves 'the most important thing in football'.

Football, footballers and local clubs are the most important thing in football.

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

He is the least qualified player to be called up and his disciplinary record is appalling. Something England used to be very particular about!

The World Cup has been developed by FIFA as an unwealdy monster with teams who wouldn't beat Stanley taking part.Too many international breaks imo but then I never watch England.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:09 pm

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

He is the least qualified player to be called up and his disciplinary record is appalling. Something England used to be very particular about!

Maybe people In the industry know what a talent he is behind the scenes which has been fed back to Tuchel who wants to see him close up himself. Not everything is a conspiracy.

I see the usual lazy arguments about big club bias, picking mates, doing clubs / players a favour etc are out in abundance after the latest squad announcement. Lewis-Skelly is in the squad because he's had a big impact in a top team and shows the potential to be, at least, a squad player in 18 months in a position where England isn't particularly well stocked.

Tuchel has a short contract, where his sole objective is to win the world cup. He has a limited number of opportunities to look at players and build the team & squad that he thinks gives him the best opportunity to do that. Why would he waste his time or energy on any player that he doesn't genuinely believe can contribute to that? Do we really think he would ignore players at certain clubs who could help him achieve his goal? Or that he doesn't think to watch Everton / Ipswich / Forest ?

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:09 pm

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

He is the least qualified player to be called up and his disciplinary record is appalling. Something England used to be very particular about!

How much will Traffords call up increase his value? Obviously helping a big club though.

It’s just because we have no decent left backs and suddenly one comes along who at least has potential. Otherwise it’s back to Chilwell, Cresswell, a CB playing at LB or a RB switching.

CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:04 pm

It’s just because we have no decent left backs and suddenly one comes along who at least has potential. Otherwise it’s back to Chilwell, Cresswell, a CB playing at LB or a RB switching.

I really can not stand full backs switching to the other side, eg Trippier, Roberts for us.

One of the most speacialised positions on the field and they're expected to perform equally well on the other side.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:09 pm

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

He is the least qualified player to be called up and his disciplinary record is appalling. Something England used to be very particular about!

No doubt his disciplinary record has been poor but to say he’s a nobody is a bit daft.

Likely going to be arsenals left back for the next 10 years. He’s looked immense for them nearly every time I’ve seen them.

If Hall wasn’t injured I suspect he would have still made the squad. Hall and Lewis Skelly will likely be englands future left backs fighting for that position

CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:04 pm

It’s just because we have no decent left backs and suddenly one comes along who at least has potential. Otherwise it’s back to Chilwell, Cresswell, a CB playing at LB or a RB switching.

First time I’ve seen him but Tino Livramento looked a cracking player against the Scousers yesterday.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:26 pm

I really can not stand full backs switching to the other side, eg Trippier, Roberts for us.

One of the most speacialised positions on the field and they're expected to perform equally well on the other side.

Livramento is currently playing LB for Mags and he has no left foot. Not playing poorly but how much better would he be if he put the work in to upgrade it.
He also made the England squad so I'm expecting one of them to start.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:09 pm

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

The lads a nobody? He’s been playing first team football for Arsenal before he hit 18 years old.

If he’s a nobody, I’d love to know what you were doing at 17 years old.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 16, 2025 9:57 pm

it's who you play for that counts

James Trafford ?

Spain called up Yamal at 16. France called up Zaire-Emery at 17. No issues with Tuchel calling up a very talented young player in a position we are light and have been for years.

jojomk1 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:47 am

James Trafford ?

like I said

He's only been picked because Bash is injured anyway. Calm your tets.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:09 pm

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

He is the least qualified player to be called up and his disciplinary record is appalling. Something England used to be very particular about!

IanMcL,

You're a great poster. You come across as a genuine and nice guy.

But your posting here needs to be taken with as much salt as Hutchy posting on a non-Rovers thread.

Come on England!

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:09 pm

This lad is a nobody. His call up is to assist big clubs, as it will add to his valuation. Nothing more.

He is the least qualified player to be called up and his disciplinary record is appalling. Something England used to be very particular about!

Decent cast Ian.

KRBFC wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:21 pm

The lads a nobody? He’s been playing first team football for Arsenal before he hit 18 years old.

If he’s a nobody, I’d love to know what you were doing at 17 years old.

No doubt he will be a somebody but not yet. Let him learn properly. When Southall called up all the U21s it went to their heads and lots disappeared.

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:59 am

No doubt he will be a somebody but not yet. Let him learn properly. When Southall called up all the U21s it went to their heads and lots disappeared.

Neville ?

Targetman wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:21 am

What is "nonsense" about the World Cup?

The fact it’s held in a desert in winter?

The fact that it’s probably the most corrupt competition in sport, from a bidding perspective?

dandeclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 19, 2025 9:06 am

The fact it’s held in a desert in winter?

The fact that it’s probably the most corrupt competition in sport, from a bidding perspective?

Yeah having to play in a desert every 4 years puts a bit of a downer on it!

Bidding to hold the olympic games is a much more transparent process isn't it!

Where money is involved nothing is clear cut, particularly on a large scale in sport.

I thought we were talking about the previous poster who was intimating that the actual football part of the World Cup and its qualifying games were an irritation to him?

Infantino and his cronies and their UEFA counterparts are a different matter indeed!

Charlie Taylor should have been selected instead of him.

Well the nobody just scored on his England debut

This thread aged well!! Lol

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 16, 2025 2:46 pm

I can’t believe this kid has got an England call up. He’s played 13 senior games been sent off twice and should have been sent off in last weeks European match, after an obvious second yellow wasn’t produced.
He may go on to have a tremendous career but he’s a long way from international level.
Or does it show how bare the England cupboard is at LB?

Oh dear

ClaretDiver wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:22 pm

This thread aged well!! Lol

Aye but 9 PL games is still not enough. I think he could make a good LMFer but not a LB on current viewing. Those reds and yellows he’s had tell the story.
BTW. Koleosho was mentioned on another thread as being called up, he wasn’t, to tie him to Italy. Is this a possibility with L-S? I don’t know his heritage.

ClaretDiver wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:22 pm

This thread aged well!! Lol

Sums this board up.

I can think of 10-15 people who know their football that's about it.

jacobcc2523 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:33 pm

Sums this board up.

I can think of 10-15 people who know their football that's about it.

You're certainly making an impact in your first hours on the board.

Was always coming back to haunt the OP

Row x wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:37 pm

You're certainly making an impact in your first hours on the board.

You're certainly asking me to exclude you in the 10-15 posters. I'll give you a clue - you were never included

ISpeds00 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:40 pm

Was always coming back to haunt the OP

Never.

Hate to put a damper on the guy scoring ,but yesterday I watched the Dimbleby lecture with Southgate ,and his opinions on the young players of today ,watching Lewis -Skelly’s reaction when he scored was of a kid whose still wet behind the ears but thinks he’s the dogs ******** after only a few appearances ,and Southgate’s take on this is how does he react when reality kicks in and he gets left out of the Arsenal team?

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:30 pm

Aye but 9 PL games is still not enough. I think he could make a good LMFer but not a LB on current viewing. Those reds and yellows he’s had tell the story.
BTW. Koleosho was mentioned on another thread as being called up, he wasn’t, to tie him to Italy. Is this a possibility with L-S? I don’t know his heritage.

Read my post more carefully, please. It didn't say Koleosho was called up!

dvalley69 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:55 pm

Read my post more carefully, please. It didn't say Koleosho was called up!

He can't read.

How long until Frank gets banned again…

dvalley69 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:55 pm

Read my post more carefully, please. It didn't say Koleosho was called up!

FFS I left out “possibly”. Does it matter. It was a generalisation about the possibility of capping L-S, nothing personal I didn’t even know who’d posted it.

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:08 pm

FFS I left out “possibly”. Does it matter. It was a generalisation about the possibility of capping L-S, nothing personal I didn’t even know who’d posted it.

Yes, it matters coz the way you wrote the post (he wasn't). It was saying it was like the poster was wrong/an idiot.