International Football thread

[Gingerfinch]

You're probably find most Everton fan share your opinion sussex.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Stones is way off from being the finished article. I'm yet to see anything that makes me believe he's worth the price tag.

Played in an Everton side that's conceded plenty of goals.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Oh I accept that for any chance of Stones to start (whether at RB or CB), he first needs to get back into Everton's team. Can't be playing a rusty player in the team, when they're inexperienced.

But at the same time, if there's one PL manager out there who I wouldn't be listening to when it comes to their view on defending (be it system or personal), it is Martinez.

Thank god, I have found another person with a similar opinion on Martinez. People talk about him like he is a tactical football god, but I just dont see him doing anything.

Most Everton fans I know and hear on the radio don't hold Martinez in very high regard. A quality squad and the same number of points as Bournemouth.

[st_brendy]

Butland out for around three months with a fractured ankle.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Butland out for around three months with a fractured ankle.

I think by the fact he was in tears when he was taken off the pitch that he knew the injury was going to rule him out of the Euros.

[Gingerfinch]

Tough for Butland.

How did it happen?

[st_brendy]

Tough for Butland.

How did it happen?

Looked like he landed slightly awkwardly when catching a ball, under no pressure. Just a bit of a freak accident, as so often these things are. (Forster's bad injury this time last year was from nothing much more than him kicking the ball).

[sussexpob]

Tough for Butland.

How did it happen?

Looked like he landed slightly awkwardly when catching a ball, under no pressure. Just a bit of a freak accident, as so often these things are. (Forster's bad injury this time last year was from nothing much more than him kicking the ball).

He seemed to do it as he kicked the ball out, that was certainly when it was visually obvious on the replay I saq

[Gingerfinch]

Maybe the kick out aggravated it?

[sussexpob]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwtV1MsGcaM

[sussexpob]

Seems you are right. Seems to do it getting the ball and landing badly, but then as he kicks the ball he realises he has a major problem

[SaintPowelly]

I fractured my ankle about 7 weeks ago, not nice, I still can't walk properly ( mind due I broke my leg and foot at the same time and the bone in my came through the skin ). Gutted for him that he will miss the Euros, will have the full preseason to get fit now

[mikesiva]

I fractured my ankle about 7 weeks ago, not nice, I still can't walk properly ( mind due I broke my leg and foot at the same time and the bone in my came through the skin ). Gutted for him that he will miss the Euros, will have the full preseason to get fit now

Ouch...that sounds painful. Welcome back, mate....

[sussexpob]

I fractured my ankle about 7 weeks ago, not nice, I still can't walk properly ( mind due I broke my leg and foot at the same time and the bone in my came through the skin ). Gutted for him that he will miss the Euros, will have the full preseason to get fit now

How did you manage that?

[budgetmeansbudget]

Aaargh, nasty. Compound fractures are horrible.