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I was having a conversation the other day with a mate about great players who deserved more caps than what they actually earned,the ones that stood out mainly for me were Alan Hansen who only earned 26 caps for Scotland even though he's recognised as one of Liverpool's best ever defenders,the other was Steve Bruce who didn't even get one senior international cap for England even though he was a superb defender for Man Utd
Can anyone come up with many more who deserved more international recognition? |
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robbie fowler overlooked to many times in favour of lesser strikers
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Agree with the Malcolm Macdonald one mate,his record is superb for Newcastle...
Another one i thought of too would be Le Tissier,what a player he was but only earned 8 caps for England  |
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Young Pro
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fowler only got 26 caps
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Chris Sutton wasnt the best but he only got 1 cap. Compared to people like Andy Johnson who are gettin in nowadays he was good.
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Same with Alan Thompson, he could have taken the once cursed left midfield role for England, i really dont know why he only got one cap, or was it none...?
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The geordie Alan Thompson only got one cap. was in 2004
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A lot of that was down to himself really,he refused to play for England B in a friendly so was dropped altogether |
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i didnt know that 
its a good thread this, didnt realise that great players were overlooked. Then you get bad players who seem to keep gettin picked on past ability (beckham). Not right... |
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Last edited by Geordie JJ on Sat May 10, 2008 3:02 pm; edited 1 time in total
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kevin nolan when he was in great form a couple of years ago should have been given a chance...
also zola was only given 35 caps what is that all about? Another fantastic italian was not even capped can anyone guess who it is? A little clue he Graced British Football |
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Maybe a tad biased, but I believe Gary Mabbutt deserved more.
And Steve Perryman also, certainly was worth more than the single substitute appearance he earnt. Matt Le Tissier - a great talent and perhaps his laid back demeanour was misunderstood by some managers. I remember him getting a well-earned chance to start a match, in a friendly in Dublin. That particular opportunity was completely put paid to by Combat 18 and other mindless idiots. |
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Senior Pro
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Andy Cole 15 caps. Maybe the 1 goal had something to do with it.
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Di Canio? |
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Youth Academy
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dixie dean 16 caps
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Di Canio, ZOla, Cudicini, ricky villa(he got 25 but i think it should havebenn more), Mabbutt and Barry Robson all come to mind for me.
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Elite Moderator
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Good shout as i agree with Mabbutt not getting many caps,he was superb for Spurs |
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Senior Pro
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Alan Thompson? 
He was good but good enough to get more than 1 cap. For me he is lucky he got 1 cap |
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spot on could not believe it when i heard i know they had baggio n co but still he should have been given a shot after all he was as good if not better that vialli / casaraghi / ravenelli |
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I agree, it was a travesty given his incredible talent. |
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James McGrory - Celtic
410 goals in 408 league games Scotland - 7 Caps 7 Goals Enough said |
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One player who hasn't been mentioned but in my opinion deserved far more than his 10 caps suggests, is Ray Parlour. The Romford Pele was grossly underrated - a superb servant for Arsenal who could fulfill a number of roles. He would have been an awesome option coming off the bench and a very useful partner to Scholes or Gerrard if the England managers ever gave him a chance.
Of the names mentioned, Zola and Di Canio both warrented international selection for most of their playing careers. Raul Tamudo (10) and Guti (14) also deserve special mention. |
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Elite Moderator
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I've never heard of the guy,but how on earth did he never get more than 7 caps with that record? |
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Gazza, even you, I, or our one-legged Nan's could score 410 goals in 408 league games up there. |
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Was different back in those days Sparky ya fud. Scottish football was up there with the best around. He's the most prolific scorer in British history. Lack of caps was down to his religion and his employers. Catholics were the enemey in that biggoted country at the time. If he was a Protestant, he would have featured alot more for Scotland and cemented his name up there along with the greatest players of all time. Sadly he never received much global recognition
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Last edited by CFCBhoy on Sun May 11, 2008 7:26 pm; edited 1 time in total
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