England Squad - Euro 2024

[BlueHammer85]

He's a terrified imbecile. He will go safety first at the expense of creativity and then shore up his 'safety first' with another layer of safety. Despite Johnny and Kyle at the heart of defence and Phil (if he starts) pulling the strings the rest of the starters are those he thinks can 'do a job'! They can do a job - mowing the grass, painting the lines, stickin' the corner flags in!

TAA, Foden, Bellingham, Saka - just lack so much creativity lol

 

[Tbilisi]

QF, Semi Final and a Final in the last 3 tournaments. yep, really sends players home early.

The QF will do me.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

TAA, Foden, Bellingham, Saka - just lack so much creativity lol

They can create, but they need more room to make things happen.

The fact our fullbacks or wide forwards don’t create width means that the middle is over-congested and nothing can be created.

 

[BlueHammer85]

They can create, but they need more room to make things happen.

The fact our fullbacks or wide forwards don’t create width means that the middle is over-congested and nothing can be created.

Walker can bomb forward at times and hopefully does the overlap job - it’s a shame the left side we lack that, Shaw can often get forward attacking wise when he’s fit.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Walker can bomb forward at times and hopefully does the overlap job - it’s a shame the left side we lack that, Shaw can often get forward attacking wise when he’s fit.

Walker isn’t an overlapping fullback. He tries occasionally.

TAA would be better used at RB in group games and Walker in games against better teams.

If we don’t hold the width, we’ll struggle to break teams down.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

TAA, Foden, Bellingham, Saka - just lack so much creativity lol

Foden on the wing, the failed full back in midfield and Jack sitting at home is a bundle of creativity he has jettisoned at the expense of keeping it safe!

 

[BlueHammer85]

Foden on the wing, the failed full back in midfield and Jack sitting at home is a bundle of creativity he has jettisoned at the expense of keeping it safe!

Foden is class whatever posistion he plays. Bellingham can’t play out wide so has the central posistion. Whats the whinging about.

 

[VOOMER]

You automatically assume that player A does that well for his club so he'll do it well for England. Doesn't work like that. Building a winning team is based on a common style of play. With understanding of the playing patterns of their team mates.
Lobbing 11 great players in their position doesn't mean jack shit if you don't have that understanding.
Southgate is a long ball man. That's his default setting. He's a hoof it forward and take no risks type.
He's playing players who work on the risk and reward style mostly these days, but when the pressure is on he will have them go long.
They will be OK against most lower teams, but any team with a pass and move mentality will play around us. And when that happens the whole plan rests on the right hoof foot of Pickford and Dunk.

P.s. your response to my irrelevant clichés is so riddled with clichés I'm not even going to pull them out. Too much work involved.

Good day, sir!

Bit of a cliche there.

 

[VOOMER]

So is everyone saying waistcoat used to hide behind the sofa when Dr Who was on?

 

[burning blue soul]

Bit of a cliche there.

One here, as well :)