I just don’t see what all the fuss is about with Baines, he’s average at best…ok hes pretty good going forward but he can’t defend to save his life and he gets a lot of help of Pienaar.
Love or hate Ashley Cole he’s the one world class player we have win the England team that seems to perform consistently.
Absolutely this. I love what Leights did for us but he’s not even in the same league as Cole.[/quote]
I had a feeling you would latch on to this exact thread!
Baines has been statistically better than cole for the past 3 seasons.
And this season he is without a doubt one of the top performers in the PL.
I dont care how many medals Cole has got, that is all in the past.
Baines is the here and now LB and if he is not a shoe in for the England team based on his current form then I would seriosuly question the selection process for England.
The “professionals” in and around the England set up are constantly bemoaning a lack of prospect of young players coming into the team yet when players like Zaha at tin pot clubs like Crystal Palace will never get a look in you can see where that problem comes from ;)
