Manc in London
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I agree England are playing below potential, but I think the missing link is a creative mid for the build-up, like Kroos or Gundo. Grealish is too far upfront and Rice/Henderson/Philips lack creative quality. You'll need a new Gazza ;)
Indeed, central midfield is the issue. Symptomatic of the slow transition from defence to attack. Southgate tried to fix it by having Kane, Sterling and Grealish come deep to pick up the ball. That worked occasionally but I think we would have more balance if we had just one DM. Preferably, Henderson but he is not 100% fit, alongside Mount and Grealish in those types of games. Maybe Phillips instead of Henderson due to fitness.
As they said on TV post game, we could well end up playing 352 in the next game due to the quality of opposition.