You know what I meant Charlie.
And Walters got stuck in and harried against Germany (a) but I think starting Long would send more of a positive message about what we are aspiring to against Poland - and what we should be aspiring to in a home game - since he has greater nous, link up play, pace and is more of a handful for defenders.
I would rather take a chance on Long starting for his pace and ability to create chances for himself on the counter attack than I would Walters, where chances - and you don't get many at this level - are spurned because of his touch and lack of pace. Long's heading ability is also invaluable in this team because, frankly, there is nobody in the team who comes close in heading ability. I know there is also a question about temperament when it comes to Long but there have been several notable flashpoints with Walters' temperament at club level ie. Norwich & Georgia (not that I think it's much of an issue for either player).
I'm probably beating a dead horse here but 75% of the time Walters is directly competing with either Brady or Long for a place on the team and I simply think Brady & Long offer more positive attributes.
Now I don't mean to sound like I am belittling Walters workrate or defensive capabilities but I have watched Long play in midfield positions for Southampton often enough, and Brady has got plaudits for keeping Robertson out of the Hull team due to his defensive capabilities often enough, to know that it isn't good enough a reason for Walters to keep these players out of the team.
