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

[Mr Kobayashi]

no iasue him playing Saka out on the right, but foden should also be in for that bag of cement mount.
grealish on the left

Maguire over White is laughable

White hasn't been playing regularly at centre back either.

 

[Beanhead]

If Southgate leaves Foden on the bench this World Cup he is looking for the sack. Foden starts for any national side on the planet. If Southgate can’t make that work.. he can’t do his job (we all know this to be the case though unfortunately).

 

[NeilMcnabTwoFooted]

Pickford
White Stones Dier Trippier
Rice
Bellingham Foden
Saka Grealish
Kane

 

[NeilMcnabTwoFooted]

If Southgate leaves Foden on the bench this World Cup he is looking for the sack. Foden starts for any national side on the planet. If Southgate can’t make that work.. he can’t do his job (we all know this to be the case though unfortunately).

spot on beanhead, Southgate’s a balloon, got no tactical nous, if he can’t find a way for the most naturally gifted englishman in Foden to play then he needs to do one, if we had a decent manager we’d of won the euros and at least to the last world cup final, if he put as much time & effort into our approach in big matches than he does in political correctness then he’d half half a clue, but he’s a bobbins manager out of his depth sadly.

 

[Beanhead]

spot on beanhead, Southgate’s a balloon, got no tactical nous, if he can’t find a way for the most naturally gifted englishman in Foden to play then he needs to do one, if we had a decent manager we’d of won the euros and at least to the last world cup final, if he put as much time & effort into our approach in big matches than he does in political correctness then he’d half half a clue, but he’s a bobbins manager out of his depth sadly.

Yep, he’s a clown, won the lottery, he is to international football what “little ole” was to club football… and we all laughed plenty at that.

 

[ninjamonkey]

From our point of view foden sitting on the bench is fine by me but it's an utter disgrace as a footballing decision if that happens. You simply have to build the team around a midfield of rice sitting and Bellingham and foden as the 8s. That's the core and the real talent in this squad, everyone else, Including an aging Kane should accommodate that midfield.

I kind of want him to bench foden and for us to bore our way to a 0-0, we don't deserve to do well the second the FA took the cowards decision to keep southgate on after the euros, A potter or Howe or just anybody whose best managerial accomplishment to date isn't failing at Boro would have us looking like the team to beat here with the squad we have.

 

[thanatos]

Cannot understand how Foden is left off for Mount, let alone Sterling. It’s like Southgate wants to not start the best XI. Not sure why he’s never rated Foden.. he is the best player in the squad not named Kane!

 

[super_city_si]

Cannot understand how Foden is left off for Mount, let alone Sterling. It’s like Southgate wants to not start the best XI. Not sure why he’s never rated Foden.. he is the best player in the squad not named Kane!

Southgate is still picking players based on what they did in 2018. Sterling has been abysmal this season. Foden wont start which is completely expected from the waistcoat wanker.

 

[urban genie]

White hasn't been playing regularly at centre back either.

neither has stones, but both have been playing regulary and in good from

play white at rb then and rruppier lb partnering stones with deir or coadey

maguire is shite and should be last choice on form, ability and match fitness

 

[burning blue soul]

I've not got off notch 1 on the expectation levels. Can't see this changing until the City boys are on the plane back to blighty in 2 weeks time.

Shame about the social side of the world Cup ruining the footy, but I'm not been feeling a world Cup football vibe for 20 years now.