Should be in every England squad if fit
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Good old England hoofing the ball to him 
With the amount Arsenal fans bang on about plan Bs Iâm not sure why England fans are so against him. Thereâs nobody who can do anything near what heâs capable of in the air. Considering most of the squad sit on the bench all tournament and are there in case Kane breaks a leg I donât know why thereâs no room in the 23 for someone who can actually change a game completely.
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Iâve always rated Carroll.
Heâs no slouch on the ball either.
If it werenât for his injury record he would be at a top six club.
He reminds me of how lucky we are to have Giroud as an option at our club
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I wonder if thereâs any evidence that âPLAN Bâ types like Giroud or Carroll are actually more effective coming on late in a game and getting a goal for your team, than say another goal scorer/fox in the box type, like Lacazette or Chicharito. I feel like itâs just a case of how itâs always been done informing what we think needs to be the type, I seem to remember Chicharito was pretty effective coming on and getting late goals for United.
The question is, for the better? 
Iâm not sure how much value 13 aerial duels won has, tbh, lol. The only thing that stat is really telling me is that your team is not playing well.
He scored some great volleys, but he is a very clumsy on the ball. You just have to cross the ball with him.
No he wouldnât. Heâs a very average striker. Far too old fashioned for any of the top 6 clubs.
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England in a major tournament in the 78th minute are 100% guaranteed to already not be playing well :mustafi:
When I say plan B, I really mean plan F. Youâre 1-0 down in the first knock out round of a big tournament, going out of the competition to some second rate team, the opposition has already done their take a striker off bring a DM/CB on trick, youâve tried everything but youâre playing like shit, youâre coached by some English imbecile who isnât going to make any real tactical difference (and even if he could he could never convey it to 11 other English imbeciles) so why not get Big Andy on and any time a winger / fullback / midfielder gets some space throw it in there and hope he wins it. Plan F already includes you bringing on Lacazette or Chicharito (Defoe 
) and having him win duels is mostly about creating chances for those guys. Being England theyâre probably already loading the box at that stage anyway.
But tbh I think itâs more about momentum. The placebo effect of the plan B if you will. Youâre playing like crap with no hope and your heads go down, then as soon as heâs on and youâre doing something different and it works and someone gets a shot off or he challenges the keeper then you might think âhey this might workâ and spirits will be raised.
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Yeah, I feel you, I agree that thereâs something to âaccept youâre shit, and just play to your shitness.â Itâs what Pulis and Allardyce make their living on. Thereâs a certain point where all the stuff we consider overstated in their importance-- aerial duels, crossing ability, set-piece deliveryâactually becomes underrated and you can have some success by just focusing on some people who have some real specialists abilities, and thatâs certainly the reality Pulis and Allardyce work in.
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Desperate game for Bournemouth today.
I canât believe Bournemouth v Brighton is actually a Premier League fixture. It wasnât that long ago they were both in League 1. Mental.
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Brighton are very, very defensive. If they think they can survive in this way during a whole season they are crazy.
Yeah, look at how many men they have behind the ball. Itâs ridiculous - who goes to Bournemouth and parks the fucking bus???
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0-0 HT. Nothing has happened.
The game have suddenly come alive. Brighton have 2 cleared off line, then hit bar.
It was coming. 1-0 Brighton. Good header.
GroĂâs deliveryâs deadly.
bournemouth relegation fodder this season?
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Well, 0 points after 5 games 