The Ronaldo - Messi debate is tiresome. It is a shame fans can’t just enjoy two of the greatest players ever playing at the same time. They both have different qualities and yeah, Ronaldo’s body seems to suggest he will last longer than Messi but equally, Messi at his best was better to watch. Both incredible players.
I am enjoying the World Cup, with it being so competitive, even though the way the draw is going is scaring me into believing we might actually get a favourable route to the semi finals (hope that kills you and all that).
England aren’t going to win this tournament, but a good showing will set us up well for the next few tournaments.
By the next Euros, Kane will be 26, Sterling 25, Stones 26, Alli 24, Alexander Arnold 21, Dier 26, Loftus Cheek 24, Rashford 22, all 3 keepers still in their 20s, Oxlade Chamberlain 26, and then they will be supplemented by an interesting group of youngsters coming through, with Sessegnon, Foden and Sancho being 20 Winks 24, Cook 23, Maddison 23, Abraham and Solanke 22, Nmecha, Davies and Oxford 21, and that’s not to mention many more of the youngsters from the dominant English age grade teams (Chalobah, Mcguane at Barca, Mount, Willock, Nelson, Hudson-Odoi, Brewster, Amaechi). Even pushing it, Wilshere and Barcley will still be mid 20s, and as we have seen these last two years, other players, especially defenders can come out of no where and flourish.
If things go right, this tournament could be an audition for the Euros in 2 years time.