IS NICO WILLIAMS THE ONE? Rice unfairly criticised & Saka at left-back?

We're back from the beautiful city of Düsseldorf! On today's episode of TCOAG, Harry Symeou reacts to England's dramatic victory in Gelsenkirchen over Slovakia, putting them through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 where they will face Granit Xhaka's Switzerland. We discuss Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Nico Williams and two Arsenal departures.
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[@jpkwesi]

The difference between Williams and Trossard/Martinelli that I haven’t heard many speak about is that he’s two-footed. He’s played at RW and LW a bunch for Bilbao and has scored and assisted a bunch with his “weaker” right foot. It’s what makes him a lot more unpredictable when he’s dribbling.

[@weeds56]

Transfermarkt have him as a right footer. I haven’t read anywhere that he’s 2 footed? A true 2 footer uses both feet equally. Think Santi Corzola.

[@mxdi040]

Trossard is two footed as well

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@weeds56 Don't think Bukayo Saka

[@MaSZimba]

You r right I thought he was right footed 😂🥴

[@-Gooner76-]

Nice one for doing this while your out there mate!

[@akindele13]

No Harry, we desperately need to improve on the left. Thats our weak side. And Nico can play right too. When Saka needs rest

[@Kovacs901]

@Harry, Nico Williams is on over €200k a week and he would be a massive upgrade on Martinelli and Trossard

[@mattgooner3555]

Agree on ACD and RW. The latter has been around the squad two years and to never give him the opportunity to go out on loan is poor from the club. ACD more recently has broken from but seemed very clear he was too good for u21 football and should have been given an opportunity on loan especially abroad i think he could have thrived

[@neo8415]

COYG

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Hutchinson made smart move as he went to a club he thought he would get him better loan move. Watched Hale end youtube channel on lastvyears loans. We are shit at it. Hopefully gets addressed.

[@seanforster155]

Hanks Harry. Q: why do you think we are finding it harder to keep our acadammy players? Playing opportunities, Otis it simply d0wn to inferior contract terms being offered or negotiated?? Would love t o know…

[@stephanemorin7145]

Nico Williams value just doubled up ... What you think of the rumor PSG offering £250M !!! for Yamine Lamal ?

[@yksi1]

*Lamine Yamal

[@-Gooner76-]

Rice's stats for that game were brilliant 👏

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

Against 45th ranked Slovakia - a country with a population of 5m...

[@-Gooner76-]

@BrianConlon-ng5bw still better stats than the rest though wasn't it!

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@-Gooner76- As i said, against 45th ranked Slovakia - a country with a population of 5m Just out of interest, what were his stats against 57th ranked Slovenia? - A country with a population of 2m. Thanks.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Eye test says he was still poor. The idea was he hsd mentality to pull us over the edge but he actually hasn't performed that well in biggest pressure games including Conference league final. Havertz was meant to be 8 and Rice 6 (accepting the old numbers now less relevant) but Arteta has adapted well but the original idea was obviously flawed and now we need deep playmaker it seems. Rice has great engine etc but is he really a 105 million player in his role with us? Idea he was a bargain I think is flawed. Xhaka has definitely given good value to Leverkusan 😢. Hoping window and evolution of players and will kick up us a level again.

[@surabaya5927]

I think he doesn't want to leave.

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

Why?

[@stephanemorin7145]

he has been all season with only 10 goals in PL (penalty removed).

[@GAbe-oy5wn]

Saka looks a bit tired and a bit stiff IMO. The man needs a rest.

[@akindele13]

Yep, he definitely has. He needs major rest

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

Strange how he only looks 'tired' when he under performs...

[@akindele13]

@@BrianConlon-ng5bw You do realize how much Football he's played in the past couple off years. It's too much.

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@akindele13 Strange how no other English players look tired eh? Only poor 330K pw Bukayo Saka. Bless him. Maybe he's still jet lagged from the 55 min flight to Munich...

[@akindele13]

@@BrianConlon-ng5bw Cause he's logged a lot off minutes. What can't you understand about this. And why does it matter how much he gets paid? Is sad how other workers have been trained to look at other workers as the enemy or something. So because a person gets paid "a lot", they're not human beings anymore.

[@AJ-cy6iz]

System based football played over full seasons for clubs is part of the problem when players then briefly play for their country. Particularly for Saka who is used to playing with Odegaard and Ben White. That said, Gareth Southgate is poor.

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

Are you seriously saying that Odegaard and Ben White are better than Foden and Walker???

[@AJ-cy6iz]

@@BrianConlon-ng5bw Are you seriously saying Southgate hasn’t had trouble because he has been trying to shoehorn all the “best” players at the same time. Man, you are so dense. It’s about the team, balance, and how the players fit together.

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@AJ-cy6iz Really? How many national sides have u managed to a Euro Final in the last 5 years?

[@munduffat9602]

Any news on Arsenal no 9

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

He's fit and training out in Spain.

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@SirAntoniousBlock Eddie's now Spanish?

[@stephanemorin7145]

Xhaka > Bellingham

[@yeahhbuddy3932]

All i see is rival clubs fans pushing the blame on other clubs players. Just united, chelsea, spurs fans all saying every arsenal player crap lol.

[@jc6087]

We're better than Greece though 😂

[@stephanemorin7145]

Declan Rice was the best player in the England team.

[@stephanemorin7145]

Saka has been rubbish so far lets be honest

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

The whole team has been rubbish so that means it's a systemic fault.

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@SirAntoniousBlock Ffs this isn't Aussie Rules....

[@yeahhbuddy3932]

Nah

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Poor yes rubbish more. Save that for Kane

[@BrianConlon-ng5bw]

@@virupakshawalla5734 Or the Scottish team who are already 2 weeks into their holiday