England Squad - Euro 2024

[Gorton_Tubster]

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That's so good you should say it twice

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

but English coaching and management is still a million miles away from its foreign counterparts.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, assistant coach for England, team mate with Southgate during their Middlesburg days.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

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Splat!

 

[Tbilisi]

If it was won by the team who has the biggest wanker as a manager then I would be confident.

England out in Quarters is the best they will do.

The one good thing about having waistcoat in charge is that our lads will be home early at least.

 

[Malcontent]

I've just realised that Connor fucking Gallgher is going to Germany, and Grealish stays at home.
Waistcoat is a fucking imbecile.

I wonder if that was why some of the senior players went to Southgate to try to talk some sense into him. Gallagher runs around a lot, makes a few snide fouls and gives the impression that he is working hard. I don’t think he is the answer.

 

[ninjamonkey]

We don't have many good defenders so you would restrict our attackers by adding defenders worse than what we have, genius. In a squad 3 strikers is not overkill.

The friendly proved what exactly? Err nowt.

We don't have many defenders full stop. There's 8 defenders for 4 positions. 1 has been injured since February and isn't yet fit and 1 breaks down in a strong breeze. It looks like we will start the tournament with 6 availablr defenders for 4 positions. We have 3 fit strikers for one solitary position and the main one doesnt get subbed.

It doesn't take a genius to do some very simple maths.

The fact we had to throw on a defender who isn't in the squad in thr friendly because we had nobody else proves how light on numbers we are. I don't understand what you're struggling to grasp here tbh, It's simple numbers

 

[hilts]

We don't have many defenders full stop. There's 8 defenders for 4 positions. 1 has been injured since February and isn't yet fit and 1 breaks down in a strong breeze. It looks like we will start the tournament with 6 availablr defenders for 4 positions. We have 3 fit strikers for one solitary position and the main one doesnt get subbed.

It doesn't take a genius to do some very simple maths.

The fact we had to throw on a defender who isn't in the squad in thr friendly because we had nobody else proves how light on numbers we are. I don't understand what you're struggling to grasp here tbh, It's simple numbers

Here is simple math for you:-

Take the total number of players allowed in a squad

Take away the striker that will start upfront, Take away the striker that will cover if that striker is injured or suspended, Take away away a striker that may need to come on if we need all out attack towards the end of a game.


Now once you have taken away the massive number of 3, that's right 3 from the squad number see what number you have left.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Rice, Bellingham, Foden as a 3 seems an absolute no-brainer to me and a natural fit for all 3 of them. Rice as the sitting, Foden as the more advanced of the other 2 central midfielders and Bellingham as the more 'box to box'. Rooney nailed the point on the Overlap episode that was out yesterday. Of course, midfield positions can all be fluid and Bellingham and Phil can naturally interchange when they strike up a chemistry. People get so hung-up in their rigid thinking that a designated 'number 10' will spend the entire game in those 30 yards of the pitch.

Maybe I've been spoilt being educated by Pep's football over recent years, but it infuriates me when other teams fans come out with their naff, cautious opinions about how 2 defensive midfielders is crucial for England, when a progressive, positive approach is actually what will unlock the potential of these talented England attacking players. That goes for the clueless manager too.

The idea of shunting Phil out to the left wing to accommodate 'Trent' into a central midfield role is utterly ludicrous. Especially when Phil's dominance this year has come from the middle of the pitch, or failing that, off the right where he can cut in and shoot (and score) on his left peg. The left-wing role will nullify his most dangerous threats from this season.

It's a no brainer to most of us but unfortunately not to Southgate.
It should have been

Saka Foden Rice Bellingham Grealish

christ knows what we're going to get

 

[BerkshireBlue]

It's a no brainer to most of us but unfortunately not to Southgate.
It should have been

Saka Foden Rice Bellingham Grealish

christ knows what we're going to get

Palmer for Bellingham would have been a very good second option (possibly even to start) as then you've got a city and Arsenal mentality all across the midfield

 

[supercity88]

Here is simple math for you:-

Take the total number of players allowed in a squad

Take away the striker that will start upfront, Take away the striker that will cover if that striker is injured or suspended, Take away away a striker that may need to come on if we need all out attack towards the end of a game.


Now once you have taken away the massive number of 3, that's right 3 from the squad number see what number you have left.

You don't need another defender. We've got TAA who can play in defence. He's got plenty of options if others aren't fit. It's likely he'll look to play a consistent back 4 through the tournament so the rest are just cover ultimately. You're better have more attacking options where you need to produce a different threat. If Shaw doesn't get fit and Stones gets injured you still have options to form a back 4 with subs available.