2020-21 UEFA Nations League

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I don''t think it is that bad. Based on one comment which says "not impressive"? I think Eirambler went onto specify that they have two stand out players (presumably Bale and Ramsey) and I then referred to the 6 or 7 forward players that fall into the bracket you set out above.

Wasn't having a go at anybody, just thinking about the comments/discussion from a Welsh perspective. If anything, since Euro 16, I think they've been getting a little less than the sum of their parts. A lot of their talents are still very young though I guess.

[elatedscum]

I think if I were picking a combined team, it’d be predominantly Irish:

Randolph (don’t really rate Hennessy)

Doherty
Egan
Duffy
Stevens (same true of Davies)


McCarthy (if Allen were fit, that might change)
Ampadu
Ramsey

James
Bale

McGoldrick

——

Lots of interesting wide players: James, Brooks, Wilson, Woodburn, Matondo

for reference, their last game was as follows

Hennessy

Roberts
Lockyer
Mepham
Davies

Allen
Morrell
Ramsey

Bale
James

Moore

Bale and Ramsey are obviously by far the best players belonging to either side.

In terms of young players, for me Ampadu is currently the best between the nations, both in potential and current level. Neco Williams and Aaron Connolly would be my next tier. Troy Parrott is someone who’s potential is right up there too but also higher risk that he’s back home in Ireland in 5 years...

FWIW, I’d take Stephen Kenny over Ryan Giggs any day of the week

[seanfhear]

I think if I were picking a combined team, it’d be predominantly Irish:

Randolph (don’t really rate Hennessy)

Doherty
Egan
Duffy
Stevens (same true of Davies)


McCarthy (if Allen were fit, that might change)
Ampadu
Ramsey

James
Bale

McGoldrick

——

Lots of interesting wide players: James, Brooks, Wilson, Woodburn, Matondo

for reference, their last game was as follows

Hennessy

Roberts
Lockyer
Mepham
Davies

Allen
Morrell
Ramsey

Bale
James

Moore

Bale and Ramsey are obviously by far the best players belonging to either side.

In terms of young players, for me Ampadu is currently the best between the nations, both in potential and current level. Neco Williams and Aaron Connolly would be my next tier. Troy Parrott is someone who’s potential is right up there too but also higher risk that he’s back home in Ireland in 5 years...

FWIW, I’d take Stephen Kenny over Ryan Giggs any day of the week

Probably safer with the wife anyway, as far as we know ! !

[tetsujin1979]

Finnish manager Markku Kanerva has named his squad for the games against Wales and Ireland: https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapall...astaan-nimetty
The squad's playing record was added to the Finnish association's wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlan...#Current_squad