7 English

GhostOfDixie · February 16, 2009

Recognition I feel.

TsarDiniyar · February 16, 2009

Luke Young
Ashley Young
Sidwell
Davies
Knight
Agbonlahor
Milner
Baines
Anichebe
Jags
Lescott
Hibbo
Neville
Gosling
Rodwell

15 of the 22 players knew what they were playing for today, great game full of passion. I watched it again on setanta tonight and it was a good game of footy

GhostOfDixie · February 16, 2009

I thought it was a great game of football, and I really enjoyed it.

sarath · February 16, 2009

anichebe is nigerian

GhostOfDixie · February 16, 2009

sarath said:
anichebe is nigerian

never said he was. I said there was 7.

Hibbert
Lescott
Jags
Baines
Rodwell
Gosling
Neville

Seven.

ToxtethBlue · February 16, 2009

kingjoleon said:
Luke Young
Ashley Young
Sidwell
Davies
Knight
Agbonlahor
Milner
Baines
Anichebe
Jags
Lescott
Hibbo
Neville
Gosling
Rodwell

15 of the 22 players knew what they were playing for today, great game full of passion. I watched it again on setanta tonight and it was a good game of footy

:huh:

Didn't the foreign lads care about this one?

Matt_DBD · February 16, 2009

kingjoleon said:
Luke Young
Ashley Young
Sidwell
Davies
Knight
Agbonlahor
Milner
Baines
Anichebe
Jags
Lescott
Hibbo
Neville
Gosling
Rodwell

15 of the 22 players knew what they were playing for today, great game full of passion. I watched it again on setanta tonight and it was a good game of footy

Anichebe is Nigerian, (even though he's lived in Liverpool since he was three or something)

and you also missed out Aston Villas Craig Gardener

So you were right that 15 of the starters were English, also Villa briught on a young striker towards the end, Nathan Delofounso, he's English too.

It's great to see that many English starters in an all Prem FA cup tie

If Arsenal ever get Liverpool then you'd be lucky to see more than 3.

Bruce Wayne · February 16, 2009

Arteta, Cahill and Howard are English enough for me. All three had fantastic games and were instrumental in our victory.

kenada_blue · February 16, 2009

Ghost does have a point. 15 out of the 22 players being English and the game had great pace, skill, passing and technique rather than a hoof-ball, hard tackling, skill-lite game you would generally associate with the "english game" filled with "english players"

British managers too. Great use of tactics, team selection etc. It just championed the fact there is is british talant that can play at a high level if given a chance.

HalewoodBlue_ver.2.0 · February 16, 2009

And what?
The best/2nd best players were foreign in Arteta and Vic. Whats your point ghost apart from being obsessed with englishness

davek · February 16, 2009

English jobs for English footballers. :unsure:

Cal · February 16, 2009

HalewoodBlue_ver.2.0 said:
And what?
The best/2nd best players were foreign in Arteta and Vic. Whats your point ghost apart from being obsessed with englishness

Victor our 2nd best player? :lol:

bobbyrob · February 16, 2009

GhostOfDixie said:
never said he was. I said there was 7.

Hibbert
Lescott
Jags
Baines
Rodwell
Gosling
Neville

Seven.

The Magnificent seven (y)

Nebbiolo · February 16, 2009

Victor might be Nigerian by birth, but he's culturally an English lad nonetheless.

Personally I couldn't care less where our boys are from, as long as they take pride in what they do and which team they represent.

Anyone can be an Evertonian.

ToxtethBlue · February 16, 2009

Nebbiolo said:
Victor might be Nigerian by birth, but he's culturally an English lad nonetheless.

Personally I couldn't care less where our boys are from, as long as they take pride in what they do and which team they represent.

Anyone can be an Evertonian.

As always, spot on.