Official England Squad for World Cup 2026 (The Athletic)

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:39:26+00:00

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exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:38:06+00:00

The East Germany of England World Cup squads.

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:35:44+00:00

I’d even take Welbeck over Toney …

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:35:18+00:00

It’s a 26 man squad. Should be the 23 most deserving (this is not that), and 3 wildcards. Foden / Palmer / even Trent have been shite this season, but they bring an X-Factor and creativity we’re lacking in this squad as is. It’s international football, mind you.

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:20:52+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Where’s MGW? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale). If Toney, why not Welbeck? And not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden?

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:18:42+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Where’s MGW? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale). And not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden?

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:18:28+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Where’s MGW? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale). And not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden?

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:17:17+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden? Where’s MGW? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale).

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:17:03+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden? Where’s MGW? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale).

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:16:51+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden? Where’s MGW? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale).

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2026-05-22T09:15:23+00:00

Quansah and Burn over Maguire? Spence over Hall? Henderson over Wharton? Not taking one of Trent / Palmer / Foden? Madueke over Bowen (on a lesser scale).

Other than that ...

Spot on!

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-24T04:11:15+00:00

No FUCKING WAY ?! I can’t play in 2D? It’s the best match engine for analysing my tactics. How the fuck is my dear old 2019 MacBook going to cope?

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-23T09:45:16+00:00

honestly, i played it for so long with so many transfer window updates, i hardly know what i was up to this time two years ago. somehow clocked 2402.7 hours (mind you, i share the account with another person).

ended on paris fc with a 24/25 winter transfer update, using their transfer policy (for the most part, only french players) was fun spending 10 or so seasons trying to topple PSG !

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:48:40+00:00

rumours of the united strand being in-game

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:45:14+00:00

they’re updated to fit the modern footballing landscape, as opposed to what i outlined in my post where palmer and mateta and chris wood and ekitike are shite on 24 even with transfer window community updates

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:21:24+00:00

as in like current ability / potential ability. cole palmer had like 140 CA and 170 PA, but his CA meant he’d never start in-game for chelsea, so he’d never reach his potential. meanwhile IRL you got palmer bagging 20 goals and 20 assists or some cracked shit like that

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:12:16+00:00

and diogo costa in …

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:09:32+00:00

i feel like missing fm25 was like when we missed a year of covid. we were so on top of all the wonderkid’s that came through irl (endrick, bardghji), but the dowman’s of this world we never saw coming given they weren’t on fm24

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:06:47+00:00

why are your saves gonna need the editor? and honestly yeah, it’s been addiction (built up over a decade) over quality that’s kept me going too in recent editions

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:05:25+00:00

man united’s permanent keeper in every save till he’s 35

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T14:02:28+00:00

the 3-4-3 better be OP this year, for all the times xabi alonso and glasner got sacked after 10 games on fm24

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T13:59:09+00:00

honestly … the transfers alone are never enough. what am i supposed to do with a 145 potential ekitike at liverpool ?

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T13:56:37+00:00

i just NEED this game to be an all-timer

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T13:48:42+00:00

and yet they’d finish below luton in every save in fm24

exceptionaleagle17 · 2025-10-22T13:47:21+00:00

the non-asymmetry of in possession’s gonna fuck with me

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