England v Switzerland - Sat 6th July, 17:00 | Euro 2024 Quarter-Final

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 17:00 (BST). Coverage starts at 16:00 on BBC1. Being played in Dusseldorf.




Might as well stick this up now as there are already rumours that Southgate is going to match Switzerland and go with a back 3 in this one.

I'd go with:
--------------Pickford
-------Walker---Stones---Konsa
TAA-----Wharton---Rice----Saka
-------Foden---Kane---Gordon

Southgate will pick:
--------------Pickford
-------Walker---Stones---Konsa
TAA-----Mainoo---Rice----Saka
-------Foden----Bellingham
-----------------Kane

Xhaka is having an MRI scan, he could miss this one.

 

[SebastianBlue]

What boring and ultimately futile change will Southgate make for this?

My guess: he brings in Eze to play left back and Bowen to play false 9, with Kane at 8, and Rice on the wing.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Can’t wait for Waistcoats new up and at ‘em, all guns blazing , fuck ‘em all approach .

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

I'm sure Southgate will surprise us all with his rash, devil-may-care, attack-attack-attack team selection. Calm down, Gareth - we can't go in all guns blazing.

 

[KearsleyBlue]

Done and dusted. Home time

 

[dickie davies]

Why on earth, with the talent in the England squad, would the coach try to match up to Switzerland's formation?

 

[come-on-barney]

Drop Rice, offers absolutely nothing, and is one of the biggest issues. What does he really add? Plus Saka has offered nothing at all. Stop the hoofing the ball down field from the keeper!

 

[Crooked_rain]

If he is going 3 at the back, that could mean Saka at left wing back, he's been there before, plus him being left footed adds the balance and width.

Then you can have Bellingham and Foden both playing inside behind Kane

Then your 2 midfielders, Rice and probably Mainoo.

It makes a bit of sense, as long as Saka goes out to the left.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Why on earth, with the talent in the England squad, would the coach try to match up to Switzerland's formation?

It could get both Foden and Bellingham in the 10 position.

 

[Dubai Blue]

You'd have thought the time to experiment with a more open, attacking approach would have been against the utter shite we've just played in the last 4 games!