England v Iran - Mon 21st Nov, 13:00 | Group B | World Cup 2022

[Withnail]

How on earth can Slabhead start when he has hardly played this season, not surprised with Southgate in charge. The guy is clueless and I can't see us progressing to the latter stages of the tournament.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

How does Mount and Sterling ever get a start?

 

[SCEtoAUX]

If Southgate had any real ability we'd have been in the last World Cup final. He had one job, stop Modric running the show and guess what, Modric ran the show.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

How does Mount and Sterling ever get a start?

If you were to pick the 11 on their club form it would be

Ramsdale
Trippier
White
Stones
Shaw
Rice
Bellingham
Madison(if fit)
Foden
Kane
Saka

But Southgate would never ever pick up hat side

 

[waspish]

Look at all Southgate’s favourites of the ball they work hard on the ball they a bunch of individuals who do what they want! Mount will have 3/4 shots Sterling will run down blind alleys Saka will run at dribble have shot! Foden last game for England was the only player trying to link the the team with his passing and movement! Southgate will start him Against wales our hardest game hopefully he will show Southgate what he can do! Problem with Southgate is he hasn’t given foden a run of games ever it 1 game here one game there take him of at 60mins! Maybe if he had faith in him he’d start him and make him the main man!

 

[hihosilva]

Not the team i would pick but i reckon Southgate will go for this:

Pickford
Trippier Stones Maguire Shaw
Henderson Rice
Mount
Saka Kane Sterling


My team would be
Pickford
Trippier Stones Maguire Shaw
Rice
Bellingham Mount
Saka Kane Foden

 

[Crooked_rain]

Southgate did the same in the euros played Saka against the shit teams played foden against the better teams! Any player playing against Iran should be taking Iran apart and if England win 5-0 will Southgate keep the same team next game?

How many teams take Iran apart?

Spain and Portugal didn’t. Uruguay just lost to them 1-0

They have only conceded 3 goals in a game once since 2015, in competition or friendlies. They’re not easy to score past, let alone take apart.

I don’t know why people think England should walk through Iran. These games aren’t straight forward. Remember finalists Argentina in 2014? Only beat Iran 1-0 via an injury time world class strike by Messi.

I’ll be impressed if England put 3 past them.

 

[Protein Junkie]

HTF is Slabhead in the starting line up ? He cant even get a start in a shite Rag team.

 

[Crooked_rain]

I’d have that team to! For that to happen Kane would have to have an injury that puts him out of the World Cup! Southgate will start Kane every game even if he is shit for 2 games

To be fair, Kane is having a great season and has a really good amount of goals by a usual seasons standards. 12 league goals by this stage is usually some going.

Don’t get it twisted, Kane is quality, he’s just living in Haaland’s shadow because Haaland is a pure one-off.

 

[KS55]

If picked on present form and merrit

Ramsdale
Stones--coadey--white--trippier
rice
maddison--foden/bellingham
saka--kane--grealish

but southgate will pick his favourites
so more likely

pickford
tripper
stones
slab
greggs
rice
bellingham
mount
saka
kane
sterling

Put Foden in for Mount and Sothgates team doesn’t look too bad. Not what I would pick tho’.