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Rico Henry

gamidov said:
Which lb are ahead of him?
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Shaw
Sessegnon
Cresswell
Justin
Burn

... are ahead in this season's PL LB ratings on WhoScored. Their ratings are weighted towards attacking output.
 

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..... consistently played well for BFC for a long time.... deserves his shot at the 'bigtime'...hope he gets it....and with that....the chance to play for his country.
 

Rico Henry

the beast said:
Nothing is final till we play our 1st game .
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I thought the whole point of the the 55 is that is the last and final pool you have to choose your 26 from. That is why it’s such a high number, to cover all eventualities regarding injuries etc.

If you are not in the 55 you can’t be selected in the final squad was what I was hearing.
 

Rico Henry

jlove said:
Shaw
Sessegnon
Cresswell
Justin
Burn

... are ahead in this season's PL LB ratings on WhoScored. Their ratings are weighted towards attacking output.
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....Cresswell.... another really good and consistent LFB for several years....but happy to rest on his laurels at WHUFC....not a winner perhaps....England need winners in all positions IMscottishO.
 

Rico Henry

jlove said:
Shaw
Sessegnon
Cresswell
Justin
Burn

... are ahead in this season's PL LB ratings on WhoScored. Their ratings are weighted towards attacking output.
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Just goes to show that whatever yardstick Southgate’s using, it’s not WhoScored! I’m struggling for others. Mitchell? Trippier? (On the wrong flank). ????
 

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Ivan and Rico might be too late to the party for a fairly conservative Southgate. Maybe it's linked to his lack of knowledge/trust about Brentford as relative newcomers to the Prem. Even Norgaard is not a regular starter for Denmark which is crazy given his club form. Might just take more time for our players to fully break through sadly.
 

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Wouldbee said:
I’d lay money on this sequence. England fail to deliver at WC……. Gareth walks….new manager whoever it is brings Rico in.
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Always supported England as the ultimate level of football but for the first time kind of hoping this scenario plays out for both Rico and Ivan.
 

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W5BeesFan said:
Ivan and Rico might be too late to the party for a fairly conservative Southgate. Maybe it's linked to his lack of knowledge/trust about Brentford as relative newcomers to the Prem. Even Norgaard is not a regular starter for Denmark which is crazy given his club form. Might just take more time for our players to fully break through sadly.
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I don’t think it’s crazy. Hojbjerg is an excellent player in the same position ?‍♂️
 

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JANORAK said:
Just goes to show that whatever yardstick Southgate’s using, it’s not WhoScored! I’m struggling for others. Mitchell? Trippier? (On the wrong flank). ????
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Henry's one ahead of Mitchell this season, was behind last. I excluded Chilwell as he's only made 4 PL appearances this season and now injured.

As I noted, WhoScored ratings are weighted towards attacking output, a reason Rico is never high up.
 

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Burn has profited from the profile and football played under both Potter and Howe.

I think Southgate has observed some of the football played by us under TF and applied confirmation bias to the likes of Rico when making subsequent squad selection decisions.
 

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brentfordfc4ever said:
His defensive work ability and work rate is very good. My second favourite player behind Canos. However, when playing as a wing back you have to provide more assists and goals e.g. Chilwell, Zincenko Cancelo etc

I'm not saying he's as good as Cancelo, but just trying to put my point across.
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He is way better than a right back playing as a left back.
 

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JosephBFC said:
Very few LBs in the league are better than Rico defensively, let alone English LBs. Unfortunately 1 assist in 46 prem games is what's holding him back. Not selecting him for a 55 man squad is unjustifiable though
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I must be getting old, I want my left back to stop the other teams Right Sided player creating anything or scoring. I would want my midfielders and strikers be judged on goals and creating things.
 

Rico Henry

I mean no slight on Rico with this comment;

but if Southgate is too pragmatic in his approach, what manager is going to come in with an expansive style and pick Rico?
 

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aslan said:
I mean no slight on Rico with this comment;

but if Southgate is too pragmatic in his approach, what manager is going to come in with an expansive style and pick Rico?
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The issue is that Rico doesn’t have a great end product despite his fantastic attacking raids down the wing.
If he did I doubt we’d still have him because his defending and link up play is superb
 

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magicbees said:
I must be getting old, I want my left back to stop the other teams Right Sided player creating anything or scoring. I would want my midfielders and strikers be judged on goals and creating things.
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Clearly you are as wingbacks are now judged on ability to create going forward maybe more so than their defensive abilities - certainly at international level
 

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magicbees said:
I must be getting old, I want my left back to stop the other teams Right Sided player creating anything or scoring. I would want my midfielders and strikers be judged on goals and creating things.
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You’re a bit of dinosaur then I’m afraid as the game has changed, roles have expanded and expectations greater.
 

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jlove said:
Shaw
Sessegnon
Cresswell
Justin
Burn

... are ahead in this season's PL LB ratings on WhoScored. Their ratings are weighted towards attacking output.
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Only 2 of those are potentially better, more reliable and offer as much as Rico IMHO.

So he still misses out for me, which is a little benefit for Brentford.
 

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SmiffyBee said:
Only 2 of those are potentially better, more reliable and offer as much as Rico IMHO.

So he still misses out for me, which is a little benefit for Brentford.
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The benefit to Brentford is that we – hopefully – will have a rested and fit first-choice left back for the resumption of the season after Christmas.
 

Rico Henry

jlove said:
The benefit to Brentford is that we – hopefully – will have a rested and fit first-choice left back for the resumption of the season after Christmas.
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That's what I meant !

One loss for Brentford would be if he goes and plays, his value would rocket ?
 

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sonofabee said:
The issue is that Rico doesn’t have a great end product despite his fantastic attacking raids down the wing.
If he did I doubt we’d still have him because his defending and link up play is superb
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No arguments with any of that fella, I just keep seeing people say along the lines of "the next England manager will pick him", but if his skillset is not getting him picked by a cautious/defense-minded manager, I can't see him being picked an attack-minded one, especially not at international level where they do not have the same time to make the individual improvements.
He'd be a great signing for Pep's City (bench/cups for the first year or so whilst he's "moulded") but if Pep were England manager there's probably less chance than now with Gareth.
 

Rico Henry

Gazza Bee said:
Clearly you are as wingbacks are now judged on ability to create going forward maybe more so than their defensive abilities - certainly at international level
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Never understand 5 at the back especially for us. I believe Rico is the best English Left Back in the country by a distance and if that's not good enough for him to get into the England squad. Then I have no interest in England at the world cup.
 

Rico Henry

jlove said:
Shaw
Sessegnon
Cresswell
Justin
Burn

... are ahead in this season's PL LB ratings on WhoScored. Their ratings are weighted towards attacking output.
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Justin was at least given his chance, it was possibly the worst ever England debut in my lifetime and was rightly and thankfully hooked at half time.
 

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mhead bee said:
Justin was at least given his chance, it was possibly the worst ever England debut in my lifetime and was rightly and thankfully hooked at half time.
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Mitchell's also had a run out but he's not been so good this season.
 

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aslan said:
No arguments with any of that fella, I just keep seeing people say along the lines of "the next England manager will pick him", but if his skillset is not getting him picked by a cautious/defense-minded manager, I can't see him being picked an attack-minded one, especially not at international level where they do not have the same time to make the individual improvements.
He'd be a great signing for Pep's City (bench/cups for the first year or so whilst he's "moulded") but if Pep were England manager there's probably less chance than now with Gareth.
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Southgate has always favoured playing with wing backs over full backs and probably values attacking output far more than defensive output given the way he sets the team up. The bloke played Saka at LWB against Germany the other week.
 

Rico Henry

JosephBFC said:
Southgate has always favoured playing with wing backs over full backs and probably values attacking output far more than defensive output given the way he sets the team up. The bloke played Saka at LWB against Germany the other week.
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Poor bloke had a nightmare and for first twenty minutes he was looking at team mates as if to say” Where am I supposed to be playing and what am I supposed to be doing?”
 
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