If anyone had ever a thought that Southgate knew what he was doing, surely that's evaporated by now. That tactics board in the England dressing room must be still in its wrapper.
Individuals but not a team. No plan. No togetherness.
The team that wins the euros is almost inevitably the team that bonds best, find their best system and digs in to get the results in the knockout rounds.
There are players on that squad obviously not of international quality. There are players in that squad who are obviously not team players. That's on Southgate. When the doors shut and they set up euro camp, it should be them against us, siege mentality. Not squirming out of defeats against Iceland and impotent tournament performances with niceties, it was hard out there and well dones all round. It should be get with it or get benched.
Kane, stay up front otherwise we go with a second striker and you play quarterback
Bellingham, you're not going to win anything your own so look up occasionally.
Rice, find a purpose in the team FFS
Trent, the experiment didn't work so let's all stop pretending he can play centre midfield
Know what I'd do? I got lambasted on here for suggesting it a few months back, but I'd drop Kane. Make him hungry to score, not to play sweeper.
I'd probably even think about a back three, with stones being that second midfielder alongside rice. Play Arnold right wingback, Gordon left. Have the ability to go wide or through the middle, and fcuk defending because it ain't happening this tournament.
----------------------------Pickford---------------------------------
---------------Walker---------------------Guehi-----------------
---Arnold--------Stones---------Rice---------Gordon----
--Palmer-------------Bellingham----------Foden---------
----------------------------Watkins---------------------------------
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