The England Squad Is An Unbalanced MESS (that can still win Euro 2024)
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- England squad analysis ahead of Euro 2024.
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0:00 Intro
0:41 Preliminary squad and tournament expectations
3:08 Kane, Foden, Bellingham, Palmer, Saka - does it matter?
7:44 What to do with Phil Foden
13:16 What to do with Jude Bellingham
20:19 Harry Kane
22:52 Who partners Rice?
26:42 Anyone got a spare left back?
29:51 Centre Back issues
31:53 England do not have depth
33:52 England can still win Euro 2024
37:29 All the other nations have issues too
38:52 Closing thoughts
40:43 Outro
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I will be frank, this is a really high quality video providing precise and interesting povs on England.
Thanks mate!
29:00 quick reminder that Germany won the 2014 World Cup with Benedikt Höwedes at left back, who hasn't really played more then those seven games at left back in his entire career
Great shout
Also, look at France full backs when they won the World Cup
Italy lost its star full-back
Dembele no matter who the lb is will have the odd issue. How many good games have Dembele had for France?
Benched at world cup 2018
Sucked 2022
I missed your videos, you've got a different perspective to everything we can see from mainstream media. It was an interesting watch, even tho Im not English/British
hard nosed detailed analysis. subscribed.
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40:40 100% agree with your starting 11. All the others I've seen always drop some really amazing players and that's just not fair.
This is why it's so frustrating that Rashford's form dropped off. He offered that balance and was a mirror to what Saka has to offer on the right
Totally agree. I would have been tempted to pick him and start him for his profile alone, he's got the x-factor. Having said that, it's hard to argue that players like Gordon and Eze aren't in better form. Tough job!
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@@Football434 Absolutely, that's why I feel like Southgate's hands were tied with that decision, he would've been criticised heavily had he stuck with Rashford, but I'm definitely for Eze/Gordon on the left, as they provide pace
@primateboogaloo that just shows the cowardice of Southgate, picking Rashford was the most logical move but he decided to play that he's following the will of the fans.
@@adeyinkabenjamin9537 I mean, I can somewhat understand why Southgate made his decision, but for me Rashford goes, he was one of England's bright lights in the last World Cup
@@adeyinkabenjamin9537 if he picks Rashford he's a coward who only selects his favourites, and if he doesn't pick him he's a coward that let's people influence him! Who'd ever want to be England manager eh...
Honestly this is spot on mate! Me and my brother have essentially had this conversation over the last couple of months! - looking forward to the next video!
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That Foden XG stat was surprising 😮 Good points, excellent analysis overall! Subbed sir ⚽️
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Great stuff as ever man!
Foden is possibly the best "Footballer" in the world. I mean as someone that still thrives on that schoolboy desire to be a part of everything. And that kid like mentality makes him deadly. My guy really need to be given the chance to be free and just play. Whats ridiculous is, he's absolutely insane while being kinda restrained. If he doesn't get the chance to just run free and run riot, we're gonna miss out on a genuine all time legend
And to make it clear, god bless Pep for developing Foden. But he genuinely needs to have a shot at just running wild. He's smart enough to avoid collision with team mates if he was genuinely given a chance to play and work around his team mates.
@@georgesamuels3402pep leaving at the end of next season will be ths best thing that could have ever happened to fodens career
Cracking video that mate
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Great video! Loved the more sober analysis.
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Great video mate. Subbed.
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awesome video as always man
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Very Well presented.
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Great video mate. Loved it! I’ve given you a sub 👍
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great video and analysis
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Good analysis.Enjoyed it.
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Never subscribed so fast, excellent analysis
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Except leaving Tyrick Mitchell out, this squad selection is almost identical to mine. But leaving Grealish is surprising. It's clear Eze and Gordon's pace off the bench will be utilised heavily (or so I hope so). Gordon might play as a makeshift left wingback, which is a major issue. Trent will need to feature for the sake of width. Great video, but it needs to be remembered if you played any of the best international sides in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund or Atletico Madrid, these decent club sides would cruise to a 3-0 win.
I see France giving any club a run for there money
Eze is a good player but more of a No. 10 - where he won't get a sniff. I heard that Gordon scores the vast majorityof his goals when Newcastle are already ahead so would be a good sub to utilize his speed in those circumstances. Against the defensive Iceland he was ineffective, albeit not the only one
Eze has no pace.
In my opinion, even Rice is better box to box, when he played as a no.6 for Arsenal, they struggled to pass through the lines into the free 8s/no.10s until Jorginho started playing there instead, that’s why i think Wharton should be the no.6, and Rice box to box. And iv’e always liked the idea of Watkins on the left, making diagonal runs beyond Kane like the Son/Kane partnership. That leaves Bellingham and Saka for the other positions. Joe Gomez has played his best football at left back, he has been brilliant and he does use his pace to overlap and provide width, and can form a back 3 depending on what the team needs
Rice is an interesting #8 prospect but there's just no one else who can play #6. Would be a monumental ask for Wharton, who im not sure even plays that role for Palace really.
@@Football434 Wharton has always played in a double pivot for Palace but he’s probably the most no.6 type player we have in my opinion. We never usually have deep lying playmaker types like him
Brilliant video, deserves far more views than the people that spout the same old thing about how we should be going "all the way" simply because Jude has had a fantastic season at RM. They all completely overlook our weak defence and non existent left back situation, not to mention a lackluster manager in charge of it all.
Excellent analysis!
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The most in depth analysis I’ve seen on this squad! From across the pond a subscription earned!
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its not at all unbalanced! He has done a gr8 job for the first time! But he needs 1 more defender there
It's a bold selection for sure
It is mate, check the other teams, a solid midfield is the base for all
Great analysis
That was all very well reasoned.
Thanks for watching!
I've watched all your vids and they are all quite good, so I'm happy this one got more views than usual (2nd highest I think). Hopefully this keeps you motivated to keep on posting. Btw if you feel like answering I was wondering three things: why Southgate didn't include Grealish in the squad, what do you think of turkeys chances in the tournament and who do you think will be England's toughest opponents? (I'd say France or Spain as a more unique choice)
Thanks mate! Appreciate it.
Grealish: if you're taking 3 strikers (which Southgate has), it probably means you've got to drop one of your LW options. Taking Foden, Gordon, Eze and Grealish for one position is too much. I like Grealish a lot and would have taken him, but that would mean dropping either one of Eze or Gordon - hard to justify after the season Grealish had.
Biggest opponents: France because they're the best, and on our side of the draw. Outside of that I think Portugal are the second best team. Amazing squad, with an unbelievably good qualifying campaign. Could see them winning the whole thing.
phenomenal analysis
Again, another excellent video big man! I read a stat somewhere revealing that the goals we've conceded came from the left side. Now that flank looks even worse with the unfit Luke Shaw being our only natural Left-Back!
Gomez, Trippier aren't compelling options, some people are suggesting playing Alexander-Arnold there, which is definitely ludicrous.
Should we have taken Mitchell?
Mitchell's profile is good but does he have the ability? International football is harder than people think. That's the question.
Great analysis about the imbalances in this team. I don't think we need to stuff all of our amazing attackers in this team. Southgate's england squad scores plenty of goals as it is, and personally, I don't see Gareth and Co. able to successfully navigate multiple attacking midfielders at once. I think Anthony Gordon may play an important part in this team on the left wing. He has incredible pace to burst forward and is defensively capable of tracking back to provide support for our (non-existant) left back.
Gordon has a huge role. Only winger in the squad who can run in behind and attack space, especially with no Rashford
great video, working on something similar soon :)
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Great analysis... how do you feel about bellingham on the lw? With his physicality and desire to run beyond kane. Then have foden as the number 10 with saka on the rw. Then rice and mainoo as a midfield pair... mainoo has the ability to carry the ball up the field while rice shields the backline. Then the front 4 can play fluid with lots of positional rotation. Specially between kane foden and bellingham. Put mainoo on the left side of the pairing with rice... so bellingham can cut in and play narrow while mainoo drifts into the left channel to cover the lw defensively.
Yeah Bellingham playing on the left is something he's done for Madrid a few times in a 4-4-2. I think if Foden starts on the left we'll see a lot of Bellingham - Foden interchanges. I do think LW Bellingham does limit his influence though, and still doesn't solve England's issues with width on the left hand side.
Every team has all these issues.
The fact is England needs some luck. The midfield is fine and the inexperience isn't an issue until we see it. Seen many experience pros look crappy etc
He mentioned French midfielders who don't dominate games and played in UCL with legendary mids who control the game.
Lb I agree is an issue is Shaw isn't fit and in form
I agree that Camavinga and Tchouameni aren't in the same realm yet as the other midfielders I mentioned - but they at least have lots of experience of playing big European nights. Whoever plays next to Rice probably won't even have that! Thanks for watching!
@@Football434 That can be overrated in international football. Which more placates flair, fitness, pace, and random short bursts of form. England lost vs Italy, not because of a lack of European experience but because Southgate fiddling with a system and not playing to pace. The man kept Mason on the field for over 100 minutes 😂
England now has reached the point where no matter the options no midfield should scare them.
France midfielders are older and play well ok one style of play.
I agree with a lot of what you said but I don't agree with the lack of experience.
This is brilliant. One of the best, and a break from the useful surface level stuff. Well reasoned and unbiased.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching.
An excellent analysis, much appreciated. After a successful season at Bayern and recent Champions League experience surely Eric Dier would have been an option next to John Stones?
A good (half) season for Dier and im glad he's doing well in his career again. However...is he actually that good? Or does he just play for Bayern Munich? I guess that's the question. I feel similarly about Tomori. I'd have taken him over Dunk, and considering he's played under Southgate before for England im a little surprised he wasn't picked. Not sure it's a massive omission, however.
I can’t believe we lost to Iceland. What happens when we play top teams like Asda or the posh Marks & Spencers?
Great video, but I don't think the lack of talent ( in defense and midfield) will decapitate them. It's the pressure of the public. Harry Kane is desperate for any trophy, and with this one he would say "my career was worth it" and we would want to correct the lose in the final last time.
Since these tournaments have less games than national leagues, it is much easier to just hold on during the match and have briliant minds carry you through. Think of Zidane during 2006 WC or Kahn and Ballack during 2002 WC and CR7 during Euro 2016.
So lack of balance can be dealt with. But squad mentality needs to be capable of suffering and not breaking during those 7 matches.
Hard to become capable of suffering when you've not won an international trophy for 60 years and the entire nation is desperate for you to change it!
I want to see Wharton get some meaningful playing time. He's always looking to pass forward and he puts excellent weight on every pass he makes.
Kane will get many long assists from Arnold
England can’t mess this up. They have 2 guys in contention for Ballon d’Or and one of them is in contention to be the best player in the world alongside his 2 pace monster teammates. Harry Kane, should’ve gone to Madrid if Mbappé didn’t already made it clear he was moving to Madrid. (Sidebar: I find that hilarious because without Mbappé, Harry Kane would’ve buried spurs by moving to Madrid and winning everything in his first year). Harry Kane is the crowned jewel of the attack for years now and in his prime with the strongest support he can ever have internationally, he has to win this tournament and break his trophy curse. And Jude Bellingham is in best in the world conversations alongside Mbappé and Vini.
Now a lot of people who only watch the premier league want Foden to be on the 10 spot, nope. Others even say Palmer, double nope. Palmer is in talks to being the best young player in the prem, foden as the best in the prem, bellingham is both younger and better than them, so the two pasty dons don’t have a say in this conversation (Foden is uber elite though). And Saka is Saka, the smile that can light up a room, even if he’s out of form you play that man. He’s elite! So you have Bellingham, Kane, Foden, Saka, and Rice who’s great. If they mess this up and get slapped up again? Or lose again. It’s gonna sting the English fans for sure.
Also Southgate has to be brave and play TAA in RB and just let him invert when he wants like in Liverpool. Walker can play CB because England lacks CBs now due to the god of England, Harry Maguire having a very inconvenient injury. MF can’t even stay fit.
Also mans look like the God of flicks, KennyS
I think one of the key takeaways is that we’re going to have to play inexperienced players. Another is that we probably won’t find a settled 11 till the end of the group stage. We’ll need some luck and individual brilliance to get far.
Agreed, luckily the squad is full of brilliant individuals.
Can someone tell me why this channel doesn't have 10K subscribers
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It’s a weird situation but it would have to be rice 6, Bellingham 8 and foden 10. But it would only work with someone like Trent as rb as he can slot it to provide the defensive cover in the midfield
@@Krampus5164 haha yeah hence the someone like, I mean the perfect one would be stones but he’s our main cb
Thought you were about to suggest Saka at left back, and Foden right wing with Jude playing 10. Does kind of solve the probs of width on the left, and the Jude/Foden conundrum 👀
Saka is the second highest scorer for England in the current squad. Can't be shunting him out to left back to fit him in!
Good analysis but I think your last point about other teams' shortcomings is the main hope for England. Having a starting 11 with 3 players out of position in Foden, Trippier and possibly TAA is a recipe for disaster. Wharton has looked the best alongside Rice and I'd at least try him there in the first group game. I've watched his games for Palace and he is very assured in that position and is a better passer than Mainoo or Gallagher and a better defender than than TAA
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The real test for England this time of the Euro is the team's thrust and momentum in the competition. While the richness in the team's young talents are admirable for many, the defense is still an Achilles heel. How Southgate is going to deploy these talented players in which position for each game in what formation are of strategic and tactical importance. As said, this is an unbalanced mess of talents with not sufficient international experience particularly the likes of Manoo, Palmer, and Eze. Theoretically, players like Stones, Walker, and Trippier are more seasoned who will bestow an atmosphere of calmness for the youngsters. That said, it still is very much up to the players to find their form in the coming up games. Hopefully, players like Kane, Rice, and Walker will be able to demonstrate leadership influential enough to keep everyone together till the end.
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Reminder my lad, England v Sénégal at Qatar Foden played in the left assisted Saka in the other side and Kane as well with that Bellinghams run . You forgot that
He played well in that game, im not saying he's never played well out on the left. But he's not the same goal threat, something this new-look England forward line actually lacks at international level.
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Easy to solve the issue:
GK: Pickford
Defence: (3 at the back) Walker, Stones, Shaw
2 CDMs: Rice, Gallagher/Mainoo
1 CAM: Bellingham
1 LM/LW: Palmer/Eze/Gordon
1 RM/RW: Saka
Number 10: Foden/Palmer/Watkins
Number 9: Kane/Watkins
Shaw is not ready. Palmer/Eze/Gordon for left wingback position? Don't think any of them have experience playing there - and not sure any of them are good enough defensively. England playing with a front two and wing-backs - hard to cover opposition full-backs in build up, harms pressing. Not easy.
I’ve told you before and again. Foden can’t play AM in international tournaments. It completely a different game and opponent won’t give him the space. England don’t compliment his style of football 😂
Other then Toney, Bowen and Dunk being kept in the squad which I don’t agree with and Grealish, Madders and Branthwaite being cut I think we have a good squad and really like players like Wharton, Eze, Gordon being kept in
Of that list, only Dunk should have been dropped for Branthwaite for me. I agree with every other Southgate selection.
Toney is needed if Kane is unavailable. Also the ability to take penalties.
Grealish is hit or miss. No big loss. The selected players are better than him. Bowen offers pace, penetration, width and ability to cut in to score. Better than blunt and slow Grealish on the left.
@@Iron-Bridge Watkins is going to be Kanes first replacement and I get taking 3 strikers but Toney has been out for half the season and in pretty bad form the the rest of it and Bowen is the exact same type of player as foden, saka and palmer on the right but for me, not as good
In the midfield, Gallagher has to start alongside Declan Rice and that for numerous reasons.
First, I must say that it's not my habit to call a starting place for a player with this profile who hasn't proved anything with national team yet.
Now, let's get to why it it the best option : to begin with his profile is very complementary with Rice and Bellingham. The three together would form that kind of very balanced and compact midfilelds that goes well with Southgate style and that often win international competitions.
His profile of cm box to box, physical who makes useful runs and isa machine press could enable Bellingham to be more free minded and surprise opponents from time to time.
Then you've got to highlight Gallagher's leadership, he's the type of player England desperately needs: the one who can stand his ground when others fail around him, as he proved during the entire season at Chelsa.
Then , there is one of the best reason, wich is not statistical and wich is that you cannot win a competition with only star players, you always need the right soldier to complete the team and Gallagher, at this right moment in time, is exactly this player.
Gallagher on paper fits the bill. Industrial, hard working, good running, good water carrier. Seems like the ready-made replacement for Henderson. As you said, it's very important to have players like this in your team.
Too bad he's looked mostly terrible every time he's played for England in that role.
@@Football434 Yes, I must say I haven't seen him play a full game from him under the England jersey.
Still, I wouldn't judge him too early based on friendlies and I would certainly start him in group stage but if it doesn't work, there's still room to change and plenty of talents to take his place.
Despite his poor season, Rashford could have been such a trump card and weapon for England as a wide left attacker, especially with Kane dropping deep and leaving spaces for a strong runner like Rashford to attack (something the likes of Foden, Saka, Palmer, Bellingham etc. don't really offer).
Such a lose-lose situation as a national team coach. Rashford is clearly quality and has experience, but you'd get slaughtered if you took him over the likes of Gordon or Eze after the seasons they've had.
I would have taken Rashford. I think one of Gordon or Eze need to have the tournament of their lives. It's possible, they're both good players, but at least one needs to make the step.
I don’t disagree with any points. However, it’s interesting to remember that almost no international team is structured correctly for all even most positions including tournament winners. Wing/Full back is a classic make do and mend position as it’s almost as specialised as the goal keeper.
I do agree, I speak briefly on this towards the end of the video! France won a World Cup playing Matuidi on the left wing. The question is, can England find how to put all the pieces together in time?
33:42 I said it with u. Its effectively over !!!
It not all about great individual players. Southgate Game management is very suspect. Scared to take chances, no plan B
Foden has played the majority of career on the left dawg
Not sure about that one chief
I want it to be Portugal vs England in the final would be epic
Amazing bid
Feel like Foden needs to be dropped from a 4-2-3-1 if Bellingham is the number 10. Sounds mad but we need to put system before players, no more square pegs in round holes. He’ll have an impact off the bench but just like Scholes years ago we don’t see the best of him for England. Gordon left and Wharton as a proper DM alongside Rice should fix the 4-2-3-1
I'm inclined to agree, and more than happy to be proven wrong
i see parallels to france's NT. ENG needs something Deschamps work to bring this big egos under control. surely the team has the potential to be on the absolute top for years. but i doubt southgate can achieve this. anyway, i'm excited if he proves me wrong
Ego's are the least problematic thing about this team
Thogden in 2021: 'IT'S COMING HOME, IT'S COMING HOME, IT'S COMING HOME''
Done, solved it. Play Conte's 3-4-3 from Chelsea. Do away with inverting wingers, and have overlapping wing backs getting to the byline and putting in crosses and cutbacks for Bellingham, Kane and Foden.
.................Pickford
Walker.....Stones ....Gomez
Trent...Gallag...Rice......Saka
.........Foden..........Jude
....................Kane
If we had a decent manager, it would work...... end of. Because we have a tactically poor, pragmatic manager, he has absolutely no idea how to correctly utilise forward players. What makes this worse is that we have no Jack Grealish in the squad this time, he might not have had a great season but he has the quality to make things happen from the left hand side.
Personally wouldn't describe a manager who's dropped half the experienced senior players for a bunch of exciting teenagers as pragmatic!
When i say this please know that I am an arsenal fan, Southgate should put Saka at LB, it basically fixes every problem mentioned in this video, and if you watch the arsenal , you know he basically plays wingback for us anyway on the right. It's such a straightforward solution and no one seems to be mentioning it.
This new look England forward line lacks goals at international level. With Maguire out, Saka has the second most England goals with 11. Foden has 4, Luke Shaw is in fourth place with 3...
Can't be shoving one of our best goal threats out to play the graveyard shift at left back, in my opinion.
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@@Football434 I would put faith in a front 4 of Foden Kane Palmer and Bellingham to score plenty. With Saka holding width for Foden, Foden can drift central, Saka is creatively excellent and defensively persistent, so he can provide crossing and defend, (basically playing as Robertson used to for LFC before he burned out) then have a more solid back 3 and maybe don't play Walker (he's had a bad season anyway), Palmer is used to playing unsupported on the right at Chelsea anyway, Bellingham retains his best position. Pick a partner for Rice and i think its sorted. No getting around that rice's partner will be a youth player unfortunately.
I’d play trippier at left back.
Centreback is a disaster. And equally bad is Walker at Right back. He is not international quality anymore.
Bellingham has to sit deep alongside Declan rice.
Only saving grace for England is their unlimited attacking options. I’d play Foden as the 10, and either Gordon or Bowen will provide the outlet on the left wing, with Saka as the right winger.
Whatever it is, Gareth Southgate has made a mare out of this selection and if England fail to win the euro, he definitely has to go or else England face squandering another golden generation yet again .
If the selection is the problem, then who's your pick for centre back or centre midfield who wasn't picked?
@@Football434 none. There’s no fixing this. England is fubared and you’ve correctly pointed out that they are one injury away from a crucial player and their entire tournament comes to an end.
And we haven’t also factored in the tactically inept Southgate.
As good as the generational talents currently playing for England, there are way better teams at the euros with better quality youngsters. That’s a fact. It’s going to take a miracle to see England win something.
Just in time for me to cook dinner
Great listening to you rather than the same old overpaid pundits on the t.v.
"Not enough character in this team, no leaders! Put a tackle in!"
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So KennyS stopped flicking the AWP and started flicking through football channels.
Two players that should have been taken to Germany: Jaydon Danns and Jarell Quansa. And yes, I am a Livverpool fan, but an objective one.
Foden is bad on the wing with England. Cole Palmer would be better there if Southgate want Bellingham as his most offensive player in midfield.
But again having that fear of playing Bellingham as a cm alongside a 10 is rather cowardly for a big nation especially since you know that Bellingham is more than capable to do his defensive work ( still did it even playing as attacking support for Real this season ).
Could easily make the argument playing La Liga player of the season and UCL winner Bellingham as close to goal as possible, and not shackling him back next to Rice, is actually the brave move - not the other way around
@@Football434 You could effectively but it doesn't change the fact that he would consequently take the place of a potential supllementary purely offensive threat like Foden or Palmer.
What everybody can agree upon is that his mentality, his profile and most especially clutchiness will prove very crucial for England's title dreams.
Jude and Phil to rotate the cam and lw positions
Can see it happening. Gives both players a go in the middle, but also halves the amount of true influence both will have. Unsure if it's a net positive to just backing one of them and letting them do their thing for 90 minutes. We'll see.
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I always said John Lundstrum should have been selected to be the sitting midfielder.
Welcome Ryan Yates
Correct use of 'whom' brilliant.
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bro saw the problems that southgate couldnt
I just think younger dudes don't get how important a busy footballer allowed to run riot can change shit.. We need a Gazza esq type player. Foden is kinda similar
So we're all boobs no butt
Saying Portugal also have LB issues because of Nuno Mendes when he wouldn't even start Cancelo and Dalot just walk in.Portugal literally don't have problems in any position
You've named two right-footed right backs who have both looked suspect defensively for their clubs this season. Especially Dalot at LB for Utd - it's no shock all the rumours are claiming that position is the #1 priority in the transfer market for them this summer.
Having said that, the Portugal squad is incredible and I think they make the final, and have a good chance of winning the whole thing.
Anyone that says Foden doesnt have pace and cant run in behind, doesnt watch him play enough. Without Haaland in the team, Foden was doing that all the time and scored alot of his lesser highlight worthy goals doing this.
When Bellingham played with Haaland, he wasn't making lots of runs in behind either 😂😂.
Bellingham and Foden can both make runs in behind off Kane. The idea Bellingham has to play 10 to do this is nonsense. He could do this from an 8 position.
Foden can hit space in behind but is he as good as Bellingham at it? Unsure. Also, even if he does, he's not as strong of a finisher off the left.
When Bellingham played with Haaland he didnt crash space in behind because 1) that's what Haaland does himself and 2) he was playing deeper in midfield for Dortmund.
I agree he can still do it from the #8, but he'll do it less frequently due to ground that needs to be covered. Also hasn't done it for a whole season since he's been at Madrid. Also I have some doubts about how secure he is in possession.
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@@Football434 Who exactly is the alternative elite level player, that keeps possession, who England can play in the 8 role?? Neither Mainoo or Gallagher look after the ball. TAA and Wharton are much better, but neither have done it in midfield at elite level.
Bellingham doesn't have to make those runs in behind as much for England. Kane will play as a 9 for large chunks of the match.
Next season, when Mbappe or Vini Jr are playing more as 9 running in behind, Bellingham isnt going to be doing as much for Real Madrid.
Do England then not play Bellingham because he isn't running in behind as much for Madrid??
Its makes no sense to say Bellingham cant play 8, because he isn't Kroos or Modric at keeping possession, when England doesn't have Kroos or Modric 😂😂.
It makes far more sense, to have Bellingham and Foden in hybrid 8/10 roles, than to have Foden play left and Bellingham play 10, only for them to end up playing hybrid 8/10 roles. Eze off the left, with Bellingham/Foden hybrid 8/10's is more effective and balanced.
So England has only one left wing player? The RW CAM position is Stacked....you can't go wrong.....but is hard.... to me Bellimgham should play as a number 8 with Rice..... Gordon....Phoden...Saka... kane up front....
Palmer Coming from the bench....
Foden has to play the 10!! He has twice the chance creation numbers of bellingham. If haaland and alvarez hadnt underperformed their xg he would have more assists. Bellingham has played box to box midfield his entire professional life and is world class at it. But he is not a 10 at all, when he doesn’t score he does typical midfield duties, hes not a creative player more a guy who just holds up play, and does regular stuff. no remarkable in the 10. He has that box crashing quality regardless of where he plays, think ilkay gundogan.
England have creativity all over the squad, even Kane himself is one of the most creative playmakers in the team. England lack physical profiles higher up the pitch. 'Just holds up play' is underselling a hugely important attribute.
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what is your actual 11 tho?
Kane
Eze/Gordon - Bellingham - Saka
Rice - Mainoo
Shaw/Gomez - Geuhi - Stones - Walker
Pickford
Something like that. I'm aware it's a bit mental that i've dropped Foden...
@@Football434I don’t think it’s mental. I would pick this exact squad and I’m one in favor of dropping Foden FOR THE TEAM
Rice
Trent- Bellingham
I think this will happen
Out in the quarter finals.
Yeah, Germany will be.
Mainoo has to start.
HAS TO
He did. Against Iceland. How did that work out?
Good trying to smell out the England crash out for the best odds bet defeat. AI says they crash out in the quarter finals. Actually a good chance they won't get out of the group? 😊 Premiership ruined football I don't care about the England team anymore. Neatherlands will beat France in the final according to AI.
Big mistake not bringing tyrick mitchell
His profile makes sense, but I'm not sure he's actually that good...
@@Football434 I tend to agree but he has played a more attacking role under Glasner so can provide some width. Nowhere near as good as a fit Shaw but probably a better option than Trippier
its coming home.. this time
Fair point, well made
It's not that great a squad - people getting carried away with themselves
Not sure any of them would make it in the 2000s team
Saka for LB 😂
Doesn't matter what players England have got. With Southgate in charge we have no chance of winning the euro's whatsoever.
Boring
@@Football434 Boring? Well, yes, that latest performance against Iceland could be described as such. Southgate really shone there didn't he?
England, England, England are going to choke on the chicken. Too much hype is going to be the downfall. They aren't going to win all 3 group games and the pressure will be too much. A very young team perhaps next euro they will reach full potential.
You don't need to win all your group games, talking of which Argentina lost their first group game at the last WC.. To Saudi Arabia!
Not a single team won all 3 group games at World Cup 2022!
I think this tournament will be a disaster for England ,again
Again? A disaster would be failing to reach the quarter-finals
@@jm-np4mu No, this time a disaster would be anything else than reaching the semi-final.
Reaching it would still be a failure but an honorable failure.
In truth, they all know they have to reach that final and go try to win it finally.
England are gonna win Ezeily.
It's coming home
im seriously concerned over foden at left wing I think it's a complete waste of him, id drop Saka but Soutgate doesnt have the minerals to do that. Gordan - Kane - Foden is the best attack. You have the prems best player in one of his best positions, you have pace on the left hand side and someone who can actually beat players and cross along with aireal threat of Bellingham. Its perfect but he won't do it as Saka is one of his favs. MF is fine with Gallagher - Bellihngham -Rice that's a top MF, with defence no clue how good Guehi is so that possible worry, this is Southgate's own fault for leaving Tomori and Smalling at home. If Shaw is actually fit from G2 its a decent backline if hes not theres a massive hole on the left.
And they only won one major International tournament by a non-existent ghost goal. There are published papers using various modern tech to prove this.
Yeah, if you ignore Geoff Hurst smashing in the fourth
So they should have won 3-2 instead of 4-2 then
Your comment is simultaneously ridiculous and pointless!
Great analysis?! Anyone has an opinion... I say solutions not problems though
Happy to hear some
Way to kill the buzz…
It's still coming home, dw
So negative
It's coming home anyway, dont worry
@@Football434 i hope so lol can we do it?
Yeah definitely, but the squad isn't some perfect masterpiece that simply can't lose - as is the sentiment i've seen from some in the lead up to the tournament. England, more than anything, really just need a bit of luck in a big game to help them over the line. Trent to inexplicitly smash one in from 25 yards vs France or England to actually win a penalty shootout.
Super negative bro