Stuart Downing in Whoscored's underrated Englishman XI

[ImperialWhite]

http://www.whoscored.com/Blog/e710_8zgo0-gv0s4adpgtg/Show/Player-Focus-Same-Old-England-Who-Has-Hodgson-Overlooked



Interesting.

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One need only look to the returning problem on England's left flank to see their issues with width, with Stewart Downing the best rated option according to WhoScored ratings, with an unsurprising team low rating of 6.98 here. The much maligned Liverpool man has improved for the Reds this term, ranking among the league's top 20 for both key passes (2.2) and accurate crosses (1.3) per game, but Hodgson didn't see his efforts worthy of a call-up. Instead, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who started just 11 league games, is the only natural option in his squad to line-up on the left side.

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[zschwartz]

Nice to see Sidwell get a mention. I would've thought lambert had rated over carroll this season, not that he should play instead of the old mare.