Fearing for Gary Neville

[Rooky9]

26 minutes in and I have seen enough to see the lad can play at this level.

Neville has done a great job for England over the last decade but I honestly feel that having a player like Richards at right back will improve the team greatly in the attacking sense without harming the defence at all....

[TightEnd]

why on earth do you fear for him?

about time I say!

[Rooky9]

The ball in from Joe Cole was made by the fact he fell over!

[The Baron]

Micah Richards is class. Is he still 17?

[Rozza1]

18 i believe

[dan]

gary neville is fearful each time he looks in the mirror

[Acidmouse]

I dont like Neville but he is the last of my worries regarding how England are playing.

[ACE2M]

I completely disagree, gary neville is an excellent defender and provides some quality attacking play. Phil neville on the other hand is a prize donkey and if i see him chip the ball hopefully at the box just one more time in an england shirt i will cry.

Name me one bad game or obvious balls up gary neville has made while playing for england?

Micah Richards is a great prospect.

[The Baron]

I completely disagree, gary neville is an excellent defender and provides some quality attacking play. Phil neville on the other hand is a prize donkey and if i see him chip the ball hopefully at the box just one more time in an england shirt i will cry.

Name me one bad game or obvious balls up gary neville has made while playing for england?

Micah Richards is a great prospect.

I agree - consistently solid.

[Rooky9]

I completely disagree, gary neville is an excellent defender and provides some quality attacking play. Phil neville on the other hand is a prize donkey and if i see him chip the ball hopefully at the box just one more time in an england shirt i will cry.

Name me one bad game or obvious balls up gary neville has made while playing for england?

Micah Richards is a great prospect.

I agree - consistently solid.

I also agree as in my orginal post... but that is not what we have the propect (and current realisation of) here. We can have a right sided Ashley Cole, which is definatly not what Neville provides. With pace and stamina they will be able to provide width for 90minutes with no defencive side effects.  I can't see the downside of changing over now rather than keeping Nelville in to be at whatever age for the next two tourns when by that point we could have a 21 year old right back at his second major competition and with X caps under his belt.

Absolute no brainer IMHO!

[The Baron]

I completely disagree, gary neville is an excellent defender and provides some quality attacking play. Phil neville on the other hand is a prize donkey and if i see him chip the ball hopefully at the box just one more time in an england shirt i will cry.

Name me one bad game or obvious balls up gary neville has made while playing for england?

Micah Richards is a great prospect.

I agree - consistently solid.

I also agree as in my orginal post... but that is not what we have the propect (and current realisation of) here. We can have a right sided Ashley Cole, which is definatly not what Neville provides. With pace and stamina they will be able to provide width for 90minutes with no defencive side effects.  I can't see the downside of changing over now rather than keeping Nelville in to be at whatever age for the next two tourns when by that point we could have a 21 year old right back at his second major competition and with X caps under his belt.

Absolute no brainer IMHO!

I prefer the school of thought that sees the 18 yr old learn how to defend properly off the guy who has won everything, by being his understudy for a while at international level.