Quote Originally Posted by hughieg View Post
his temperament is fine for 'tourney footy'. I would agree that for a guy his age, 4 premier league red cards is way too much and in many ways not okay. Compare that to other players in his position (henderson: 1, delph: 1, dier: 0, dele alli: 0 though it's a joke he's never had one).

But to draw the conclusion that he would get a rise in temper just by playing in the world cup is a bit far fetched imo. I think he'd be fine. He'd know what arena he's playing in.
i dont think he would handle the pressure of being away from home for several weeks under the spotlight and not playing footy

i could well see him come on for say the last twenty minutes of a game we are loosing
give the ball away once or twice

and then go looking for the ball and doing what we allknow he is capable of

and he just isnt going tofit into the side and the way soutgate wants it to play

you cant take enough players to cover every scenario that may arise
ie last twenty minutes 1-0 down and chasing a game and the opposition leaving enough spaces and unmarked men for shelvey to ping a 40 yard ball to