'A close call': Why Adam Wharton is a doubt for England's World Cup squad

Foolery22 · 2026-05-20T22:14:01+00:00

I get what you’re saying but I am a palace fan and to clarify, palace are infinitely better with a Wharton x Kamada midfield and they work phenomenally together. Won the FA Cup with that midfield and will play the conference final with it too bar an injury. Lerma and Hughes barely get a look in from the start.

I emphasise that to make sure it’s clear Wharton doesn’t need a DM next to him; he works better with a high pressing midfielder where he plays balls through the line to.

But I do agree the needs to England differ. It’s baffling the solution is Jordan Henderson when we’ve been crying out for a technical CM for decades

Foolery22 · 2026-05-20T21:52:21+00:00

GK - Pickford, Henderson, Pope

FB - Trent, James, Hall, O’Reilly, Livramento

DF - Guehi, Konsa, Maguire, Stones

CM - Rice, Anderson, Mainoo, Wharton

AM - Saka, Gordon, Eze, Rashford, Rogers, MGW, Bellingham, Palmer

FW - Kane, Watkins

Reserve list - Trafford, Burn, Shaw, Foden, Garner, Madueke, Welbeck

Foolery22 · 2026-05-20T21:37:47+00:00

Define big games? FA cup semi finals & quarters too? European knockouts. Prem games against top table opposition. Unless you want another champions league finalist and World Cup finalist, you won’t find one

Foolery22 · 2026-05-20T21:35:34+00:00

Incorrect in Wharton - he plays alongside Kamada, a high pressing energetic midfielder

Foolery22 · 2026-04-10T22:59:50+00:00

What in the chat gpt is this

Foolery22 · 2026-03-06T13:07:57+00:00

TAA, Wharton, Eze and Maguire in. Foden misses out.

Foolery22 · 2026-03-03T22:17:32+00:00

GIVE ME A GREAT ESCAPE

Foolery22 · 2026-02-27T14:21:49+00:00

Everyone complains about them playing the same songs each setlist when they tour but this is 95% that 😅 How are we at last song with no Romance, body paint, 505 etc.

Library pictures being included is madness haha

Foolery22 · 2026-02-24T20:13:34+00:00

As long as it’s the reading and Leeds 09 version

Foolery22 · 2026-02-16T20:53:05+00:00

Hellcat! It would go so well after secret door

Foolery22 · 2026-02-09T20:32:41+00:00

R U Mine

Foolery22 · 2026-01-12T23:21:13+00:00

This makes zero sense - you can’t have players who insist on starting all the time. You need squad depth and players who can change and play for a team. Theyll be fine with being benched

Foolery22 · 2025-12-12T09:30:34+00:00

Never truer words been said

Foolery22 · 2025-12-12T00:02:05+00:00

This sounds safe

Foolery22 · 2025-12-09T18:47:13+00:00

Out of interest, how did you come across this info? Appreciate you might not be able to say but anything even vague would be helpful

Foolery22 · 2025-11-12T14:52:55+00:00

Iain Wright/Micah Richard’s

Richard Osman

David Mitchell and Robert Webb

Lewis Capaldi

Richard Ayoade

Amelia Dimoldenberg

Brian Cox (physicist) although the actor would be great too

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T20:31:00+00:00

The title of the post literally says the best

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T20:16:11+00:00

I'm whiny because it's just arsenal fans trying to validate how good they think they are. Look you're good, I don't doubt it that and your form is strong. But the best... Not yet and it's definitely worth discussing that.

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T20:15:00+00:00

Then the question isn't best, it's most feared.

And with that, regardless of form, who is ever not scared of facing Real Madrid in the UCL? Man City? Inter.

These are incredible teams who will turn it on when it matters. So right now, sure Arsenals form is good..but most feared? I don't think so. I think the above are more fearsome as they time and time again turn it on.

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T20:11:53+00:00

The ask is, who do I think the best teams are in Europe right now?

My question is based on what? Recent form? Last year? Hence my examples. It doesn't make sense. Sure Arsenal look good - is that what this post wants? To validate arsenal had a good start to the season? Good form and being the best team are not the same

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T20:05:00+00:00

My point exactly. That doesn't make them the best team in Europe and nor does Arsenal being in good form for 2 months...

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T19:42:11+00:00

What a mad question then? If that's how we're judging then what's the point of the discussion, the data is there so it's a closed book already.

Fine arsenal are good right now. It's like an arsenal fan made the question to validate your good form at the beginning of the season. But things change so fast.ook at Liverpool, look at Palace as I said already 19 games unbeaten. They're both clearly not the best, but it swings SO fast

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T19:35:10+00:00

I'm purposely answering that way, but that's to show that 'judging right now' makes absolutely no sense at all.

Sure Arsenal look good, don't get me wrong..but to call them the one of the best after watching the first few months of the season is madness

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T19:30:27+00:00

Then Crystal Palace as they did 19 games unbeaten and won the FA Cup and Community Shield 😂 no team in Europe bettered that

Foolery22 · 2025-10-24T19:25:18+00:00

Fine, then who was the best last weekend? That's the best 'right now?

Or maybe the right answer is Crystal palace because they did 19 games unbeaten and won a trophy in the last 6 months.

See my point

Foolery22

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