2022 World Cup Discussion

Just listened to Gary Neville.

Foden is a generational player who would play in Brazil Argentina or any other team. He cannot understand how he is 5th choice wide player for Garth Southgate. And that Southgate says he cannot play as a 10 or in midfield.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
How dare the BBC show a women’s match when a ceremony was on.

Lineker will have been advised what to say.

Neville is nothing to do with this conversation.

Imagine being worked up about not seeing an opening ceremony you can still watch.

Madness.
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Oh stop it. The BBC can show what they want, when they want. But they can't tell me they couldn't re-programme with 3 months notice if they had wanted to. They chose not to show it and that's fine. Just bloody say it.

You seem to think that anyone discussing this is raging about missing the OC. I have never watched one to my recollection and I didn't watch this one either over here. It's the paper-thin and ever-changing justifications that get on my wick. Which is where Neville comes into the discussion.
 
It seems personal from Southgate. There are no reports of an injury to Foden. You have to therefore assume that Foden is fit. Foden and Grealish were good from the bench against Iran. Rashford too, to be fair. Grealish had another good game when he came on against USA (Rashford less so).

You could name a number of starters who have underperformed, so you might expect there to to be a few changes for the Wales game.

My worry though, is that Southgate will continue to pick his favourites, but this mentality will not win the World Cup.

Mount has done very little in two games now. In fact, he has made plenty of mistakes. Surely, he can't continue to be a starter based on his reputation.

Trippier hasn't impressed and maybe should be replaced by Walker.

Maguire has been quite good really. He won lots of headers against USA, and without him, they would have had many more scoring opportunities. Could be carnage if he faces Mbappe though.

Rice does a job breaking up opposition play. If he moves clubs, I hope it's to Liverpool, because he seems to lack creativity.

Saka shows alarming lack of technical ability, and I've not seen him beat a man yet. He has scored though, so maybe persist.

Sterling hasn't done anything of note.

I think I would be looking to play Foden, Grealish, Rashford and / or Wilson, for Sterling, Mount, Saka. Walker for Trippier.
 
asahartford1 said:
Just listened to Gary Neville.

Foden is a generational player who would play in Brazil Argentina or any other team. He cannot understand how he is 5th choice wide player for Garth Southgate. And that Southgate says he cannot play as a 10 or in midfield.
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Just watched the same & he is absolutely spot on, him and Carragher have pretty much said the same thing, and just listened to the waistcoat & can’t believe he’s actually said (as an excuse) Phil doesn’t play in the midfield 3 for his club! Wtf has that got to do with anything? Does Kyle Walker play right side in a 3 ? Does Rashford play RW ? Is Kane a midfielder ? Fact of the matter is we played 4-2-3-1 last night and Foden is a better number 10 than anyone else in the squad, he’s also quoted Rashfords pace, Jacks ball carrying and Mounts work rate (in mitigation) having watched Phil close up for a number of years I can honestly say he carries all three of those characteristics, I’m not sure the other three do
 
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