He's not dead.....

Will we ever see another like him for England? Or does the production line churning out a steady line athletic sameazoids prevent that?

Does playing for england mean as much for this crop as it did the likes of Stuart Pearce, Terry butcher....even Shearer ..? 

Is it just me getting older and meaning less? I can't get up for an England game unless it's a tournament or a game like the Beckham free kick v Greece qualifier. 

Still thrown a tenner on a bet builder for this to help me get through it. 😁

 

 

I think he's somewhat overrated by people who were around when he was playing but perhaps underrated by people who didn't see him play

As for England contributions, Saka at 21 has scored more goals for the national team than Gazza did

Edited October 13, 20232 yr by jmjhb

Great goal at Wembley in euro 96.

Did well at Rangers in a pub league but yeah, of his time and the quality at the time was maybe not that high.

Catchy tune with Lindisfarne mind.

Never the same after the 91 cup final. Before then, One of the best ever.

Different types of player but Bellingham will go down as a great if he remains relatively injury free. The kid has everything

22 minutes ago, auckland_bwfc said:

Will we ever see another like him for England? 

What is the criteria for which we are comparing? 

2 minutes ago, Zico said:

What is the criteria for which we are comparing? 

Champion Blokeness.

Gazza would be turned into a footballing robot if he was playing today in our pep system obsessed age.

Grealish

Le Tissier was a better around footballer than Gazza in my opinion. Both great players like!

18 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Different types of player but Bellingham will go down as a great if he remains relatively injury free. The kid has everything

Bellingham at 19 or 20 or whatever he is at Real Madrid and mirroring Ronaldos start there is mental. I hope he wins us the world Cup. 

I'll gladly eat humble pie when I quietly laughed when Birmingham retired his shirt number 

Does anyone, of any era, get up for international friendlies?

I can't imagine it's ever been the case

Also when Gazza dies I've got some Gazza Euro 96 dentist chair Adidas Gazelles size 9 ready to go on ebay. 

Brand new in box. 

Register interest below 

Just now, stevieb said:

Bellingham at 19 or 20 or whatever he is at Real Madrid and mirroring Ronaldos start there is mental. I hope he wins us the world Cup. 

I'll gladly eat humble pie when I quietly laughed when Birmingham retired his shirt number 

I'd forgotten that 😁

It'd still be a ridiculous decision if he wins us multiple tournaments for me

Paul scholes 

4 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Le Tissier was a better around footballer than Gazza in my opinion. Both great players like!

All round? You may have to explain that as Le tissier was a cracking player but one dimensional would be a fair accusation. 

Apologies if I’ve read wrong.
 

2 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Paul scholes 

😂

4 minutes ago, tomski said:

All round? You may have to explain that as Le tissier was a cracking player but one dimensional would be a fair accusation. 

Apologies if I’ve read wrong.
 

All rounder because he's a top vaccinologist like me. 

Le Tissier's goals were nearly all fucking ridiculous. What a player.

3 minutes ago, stevieb said:

All rounder because he's a top vaccinologist like me. 

Haha

Shit mentality. Shit professional. Shit athlete.

Played for Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and Everton. 

Weve a crop of players in the England ranks all better than him.

 

 

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

Shit mentality. Shit professional. Shit athlete.

Played for Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and Everton. 

Weve a crop of players in the England ranks all better than him.

 

 

And Boston Utd.

6 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

Le Tissier's goals were nearly all fucking ridiculous. What a player.

Too good for England, we'd have fucked up,  he'd had been wasted out of position or carrying the water. Shoulda gone to France and been a legend banging them in from all angles

Gazza was a fantastic player but Bellingham can do what he did & then some.... Ghosts past players like they aren't there, can defend, is strong, athletic, has an excellent temperament & can score goals. If he can stay relatively injury free he's going to be one of our all times greats imo. 

17 minutes ago, tomski said:

All round? You may have to explain that as Le tissier was a cracking player but one dimensional would be a fair accusation. 

Apologies if I’ve read wrong.
 

I must can't remember that many moments of brilliance from Gazza. It was more about his personality and his presence on the pitch. Le Tissier just scored worldie after worldie throughout pretty much his entire career. I'm not sure I've ever seen a more naturally gifted English footballer. 

Lazy twat like but what a player! 😁

2 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I must can't remember that many moments of brilliance from Gazza. It was more about his personality and his presence on the pitch. Le Tissier just scored worldie after worldie throughout pretty much his entire career. I'm not sure I've ever seen a more naturally gifted English footballer. 

Lazy twat like but what a player! 😁

Connor Coady, Reuben loftus cheek and Harry Winks have all had more caps than Matt le Tissier 😭😭

 

Give em away in a box of frosties these days