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I don't even know what to say.It's very, very rare that I am speechless.But at this precise moment, I am speechless.Noni Madawaki over Cole Palmer.By what definition, on what we've seen this season, is Noni Madawaki worthy of getting to the England side over Cole Palmer?This is nuts.

Like, Noni Madawaki over Phil Foden is absolutely insane.Like, look, I think a lot of the time with regard to what we do, right, a lot of the time with what we do, we do in terms of the debate and the discourse and the back and forth.I love football.I love this channel.I love talking to you.I love what we're building.

I love everything, right?I love the back and forth.Occasionally, I hold my hands up and I go, Mayor Cole, but I got it wrong.Sometimes, hopefully, you will agree that I got it right.And your opinion and my opinion are as valid as each other, but this is mental.On no definition can you ever argue that Noni Madawaki deserves a place in the England team over Cole Palmer.

Like, you know sometimes you can rationalise things, and you're like, look, I don't agree with it, but fair enough.If you wanna say Declan Rice is player of the season, if you wanna say Bruno Fernandes, I think Rice deserves it more than Fernandes, if you think it's Fernandes, cool.I don't agree with you, but you can rationalise your decision, you can present an argument, you can make your case, and ultimately you could be correct.There is, quite often, the grey area of the Venn diagram, when the opinions don't have a right and a wrong answer.There isn't a binary yes or no.Sometimes the opinion can be fluid, the correct answer can be fluid.

This isn't that!This is not that!Noni Madawaki in an England side over Cole Palmer is one of the most mental Decisions that I think that has ever happened with regard to England selection Noni Madawaki over Phil Foden regardless of what you want to talk about the form of Cole Palmer regardless whether you want to talk about the form of Phil Foden both Palmer and Foden deserve a place in the England side over Noni Madawaki like Madawaki can't be in this England side like it's nuts.It's absolutely nuts like I would say that Morgan Gibbs white isdeserves a place in this England team.He has come alive when his team most need him.

He has shone when his team most need him.Big goals.Goals to keep his club in the league.Scoring hat -tricks when it most matters.Scoring away at Tottenham when it most matters.Like that is a geezer.

That is a governor.That is a man that should be going in football at international level.Should be a meritocracy.You earn the right to play for your team.It's such an easy job.to be the England manager, to pick the squad.

You look down, you find the best player in that position that is from that country.2 -2 makes Christmas cake.Nobody, nobody, no bias Arsenal fan, nobody is arguing that Noni Marawiecki deserves a place in this England team over Cole Palmer.Mate, I honestly am baffled.I mean, and that's not even the only one.Adam Wharton.

Adam Wharton, think about that young, prodigious talent.Think about what he is.Think about what Adam Wharton represents.

Think about the class, the ease at which he plays.Not in the side.Jordan Henderson is, by the way.Now, this isn't about Jordan Henderson.I can, whether I'm right or wrong, this is kind of going back to what I was saying before.Whether you think I'm right or wrong, I think you can rationalise Jordan Henderson going.

Do you need a level of experience when you think about the midfielders that are going, they're all so young?Is there a world where having somebody like Jordan Henderson in and around the camp, is beneficial to England, beneficial to Tuchel, beneficial to the players, beneficial to the nation.Could you argue that?Yeah.

But not at the expense of Wharton, you pillock.Could you argue that Jordan Henderson should go?Yeah, fine.But not at the expense of Morgan Gibbs White.Are you insane?Are you insane?

Like, I kind of rate Henderson.I understand what he's done.I have a lot of respect for his career.Morgan Gibbs White is the man, the governor.He's the absolute boy at the moment.It is ludicrous.

Like, it kind of feels non -negotiable to me. it kind of feels non -negotiable morgan gibbs white in the spirit of meritocracy in spiritof earning your place in the squad, simply has to go.And again, that's not the end of it.Harry Maguire's not going.Harry Maguire has been at the epicentre of Manchester United resurgence.Everything good that Manchester United have done over the past six months or so has been due to the contribution of Harry Maguire at the back.

Harry Maguire under Carrick has been exceptional.Harry Maguire learning from and training with Jonathan Woodgate, Steve Holland, Michael Carrick, er, Jonny Evans.He has been at the epicentre of a resurgent Manchester United team.

He's also been an excellent player for England.A player who's played with his heart on his sleeve and a player who knows what it takes to do the business at England.Set pieces alone, you take Harry Maguire.

Do you know who is not an international footballer?Dan Byrne.Do you know who is not an international footballer?

Obviously, Dan Byrne.Dan Byrne's a good Premier League player, I kinda like him, right?Good dancer.but not an international footballer.I just don't understand how it can make sense to not take Harry Maguire.Just think about what Harry Maguire could do to Brazil.

We're playing Brazil.We're playing Brazil in Miami.They're going to be better than us on the ball.They're going to have loads of the ball.We're going to be knackered.Then we get a set -piece.

We get a corner.

We've got two of the best set -piece takers in the league in Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka.Harry Maguire, you could cross in A Range Rover, Harry Maguire will head it out.

You could cross in a fridge -freezer, Harry Maguire, bang, will stick his head on it.And you've got Bakayosaka in an offensive capacity.You've got Bakayosaka, Declan Rice.Think about the effectiveness of Gabriel for Arsenal.Now you've got a player who is equally ready to put his head on the ball.You think about the established experience.

You think about what he has done for England in the past.I mean, you think about the four centre -backs.going to this World Cup now for England.

It means it's probably Gehi, Konza, Byrne and Kwonza.Maybe Stones, because Stones has started one Premier League game this season.How on earth can Harry Maguire not be part of this?It's absurd.It's absolutely absurd.You've got no Lewis Hall, by the way.

Lewis Hall's not going.You've got no Luke Shaw.So you've got O 'Reilly and no one.Like probably Lewis Skelly, who will be a bit of a deputy, who will be a bit of a utility man.

Swiss Army knife of a footballer.Good player.But surely you want a true master of the profession.Surely you want Lewis Hall, he's earned it.Surely Luke Shaw, playing every game for Manchester United this season.Surely he's earned it.

This is absolutely insane.Ivan Tony, by the way.

Scoring goals for Al -Ali.Ivan Tony.No Watkins.Like, I don't even rate Watkins, but Ivan Tony, I mean, what are we doing?Like, what on earth is going on?This is absurd.

And I, honestly, am appalled.I'm, like, appalled.Yeah, absolutely appalled.I mean, sorry, not when I say no Watkins.Watkins will go.But how can Ivan Toni be part of this?

It's absolutely like, sorry, mate, my head is just gone.When I said no Watkins, I mean Watkins has to go.No Welbeck.Like, how can Toni go over Welbeck?Welbeck scoring goals in the Premier League.Mate, I just can't believe it.

And do you know what?We've sold our soul.This is the problem.We have sold our soul.Like what happened to the St George's Park pathway?What happened to what Gareth Southgate was building?

What happened to giving young English managers an opportunity?

No club can ever be expected to give young English managers an opportunity when our own FA turn our back on young English managers and go and appoint a German manager.

It's absolutely ridiculous.It's like cheating.It's like cheating.Do you know what?It's like putting Ruben Diaz at centre -half.We can't choose Ruben Diaz.

We can't put Rodri in central midfield because it's not English.Why on earth have we got a German?It's absolutely absurd.It's absolutely absurd.

And we have sold our soul for this.Like turned our back on everything that we are supposed to represent.It feels like a form of cheating and it really does leave a bitter taste.And the FA have...I mean I just can't believe it.What is international football?

International football is supposed to be a representation of the best of ours versus the best of theirs.The best of what England can offer versus the best of what the USA can offer.This isn't the best of what we can offer, this is the best of what we can afford.We can't offer Tuchel, but we can afford Tuchel.Because our FA is swilling in money.Because of the riches of the Premier League.

The FA have a fortune, so they go and they get the most expensive manager.But it's ridiculous.It's absolutely ridiculous.And this squad, I just can't make head nor tail of it.I really can't.It's not right what's happened.

It's appalling.I feel so sorry for the likes of Gibbs White, Harry Maguire.I really do.I just think it's absurd.

And to leave out Cole Palmer and somehow try and convince me that Noni Madawaki is a better option.To leave out Phil Foden.

It's baffling.Like you think about what Cole Palmer has done for England.You think about Cole Palmer in Berlin, playing in a Euros final in Germany, against Spain, scores in a Euros final.

Bang.Yeah, mate, Luke Shaw scored for England in a Euros final.I mean, Harry Maguire has been a key part of all of his successes.It's just crazy.I tell you what, if you're taking Henderson for experience,

if you want to tell me Henderson goes for experience, but you don't take Shaw, who scored in the final, Maguire, who's been at the epicentre of it all, just like nothing makes sense.Genuinely, nothing makes sense.Sad times, man.Really, really sad times.I'm buzzing for this World Cup.Buzzing for it.

And this is how it starts.Not good.Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, man.Really want to hear what you have to say about this.I'm going to be in them straight away because I'm livid.Livid.

Palmer.

How can you go to a World Cup without Cole Palmer in the squad?I'm not even arguing that he should start by the way.I'm not even arguing that.Not to have him in the squad is ludicrous.Disgusting decision.

Let me know your thoughts.I'm going to be reading them straight away.Ta -ra.