Exactly my point
Get in, absolute garbage second half. I can't remember a single shot in the second half.
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As annoyed as I am with the second half , it's a great start to the qualifiers
Well done, but some questions remain re: tactics, when ahead and comfortable.
All out attack. That is what a top team does or some sort of oppressive control...Well done, but some questions remain re: tactics, when ahead and comfortable.
Really? Foden, and James came on along with Trippier. Rashford wasn't even available.Sat way too deep. Changes should've come earlier.
Although, when you look at the bench it has a bit of city about it. Decent first XI, not a lot behind it.
He was so good, when we got it to him his hold up play under pressure was incredible. He ooozes class. Still annoys the fuck out of me for no particular reasonI think Kane was different gravy tonight, our best striker and defender.10/10
I do think he is at the point where he needs a strike partner, a Rashford playing off him would be absolutely lethalI think Kane was different gravy tonight, our best striker and defender.10/10
Same old story - everyone means about Southgate for not making enough subs, or for not bringing on their favourite AM, or for not magically having more than one competent CB with a British passport, or for not managing the game properly. And then England win.
Same old cliches - his game management was fine tonight, hence us winning the game.I don't know what you/ everyone thinks but at international level in game management and motivational skills are what you need to succeed, specifically at a top nation like England. For all the control we had in the first half we never looked like scoring
I just don't think we have that in Southgate, we probably have a generational pool of talent to pick from which will ultimately go to waste.
There is when you only have one vaguely decent CB in the country. But with our total lack of CM options until very recently we didn’t have much of a choice.I personally think there isn't much wrong with a back 3/5 provided you have 3 in the middle for what it's worth.
We have plenty in CDM CM CAMThere is when you only have one vaguely decent CB in the country. But with our total lack of CM options until very recently we didn’t have much of a choice.
Until the last World Cup our only option at CM/CDM with more than a handful of caps was Jordan Henderson (when he wasn’t injured that is).We have plenty in CDM CM CAM
centre back is sort of an issue I guess
I take your point, established CMs have been in short supply, but now you could argue we have squad wise a perfect blend.Until the last World Cup our only option at CM/CDM with more than a handful of caps was Jordan Henderson (when he wasn’t injured that is).
CAM sure, take your pick.
So what you're saying is that he was playing too many forwards and should have gone more defensive sooner? Classic Gareth.Southgate's game management was pretty shite tonight. He sat back and watched us get overrun in midfield and did nothing.
Winning and shite game management are not mutually exclusive.
Foden's not a CM, he's a really good attacking midfielder in a team with a plethora of them. Maybe a Spanish manager would play him deeper but his club manager uhhhh (checks notes) Pep Guardiola doesn't seem to want to.I take your point, established CMs have been in short supply, but now you could argue we have squad wise a perfect blend.
In the past I think personally players like foden could play there (cm) and others, in Spain this would be his defacto position and he'd be louded as great over here we stick him out wide.
Doesn't mean he can't, he has literally everything to play CM in Englands setup.Foden's not a CM, he's a really good attacking midfielder in a team with a plethora of them. Maybe a Spanish manager would play him deeper but his club manager uhhhh (checks notes) Pep Guardiola doesn't seem to want to.
Doesn't mean he can't, he has literally everything to play CM in Englands setup.
Pep Guardiola doesn’t even believe Foden has the discipline to play CAM yet. Let alone deeper.
This isn’t fantasy football.
We won a game away in Italy, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since before most people on this forum was born. A team ranked 8th in world. Addressing a key criticism of Southgate was his record against top 10/20 ranked teams.
We’re moving in the right direction, for sure.
Pep Guardiola doesn’t even believe Foden has the discipline to play CAM yet. Let alone deeper.
This isn’t fantasy football.
We won a game away in Italy, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since before most people on this forum was born. A team ranked 8th in world. Addressing a key criticism of Southgate was his record against top 10/20 ranked teams.
We’re moving in the right direction, for sure.
Do we really need a goalkeeper?If you asked England fans who he should have picked last night you'd have ended up with something like this:
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You may laugh, but that team cleans up on FPL every week - do you not want us to win or something?If you asked England fans who he should have picked last night you'd have ended up with something like this:
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In reality, Italy are a poor side these days.Pep Guardiola doesn’t even believe Foden has the discipline to play CAM yet. Let alone deeper.
This isn’t fantasy football.
We won a game away in Italy, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since before most people on this forum was born. A team ranked 8th in world. Addressing a key criticism of Southgate was his record against top 10/20 ranked teams.
We’re moving in the right direction, for sure.
No, he needed to bring on fresh legs in the midfield. You can change things without changing the system or tactics.So what you're saying is that he was playing too many forwards and should have gone more defensive sooner? Classic Gareth.
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