Saw a comment yesterday and basically, the best manager in the world, all time some may argue, plays Foden week in week out for the majority of the season yet, some charlatan who wasn’t even good enough for Middlesbrough doesn’t even bring him on let alone start him, tells you everything you need to know about how utterly clueless that yes man gobshite isSouthgate is not starting (or bringing on, in yesterday’s case) the player in the England squad with the highest goal contributions in their domestic league this season, and who has the second highest goal total in their domestic league this season (behind Kane). And who has played False 9 many, many times, which is very similar to CAM/CM.
His excuses are nonsense.
Can only assume Phil is on the naughty step for some reason, because surely not even waistcoat could be this stupid (and self-destructive) otherwise.
So we need to keep Kane in the side for opposition set pieces….. fuck me we might as well play another centre half then.Thought Kane did ok and was crucial for at the back when USA had a corner or set piece Saka did ok to the one player that stuck the team out was Sterling! That should of been the first sub at half time take Sterling of for Foden!
Bottom line Southgate has his favourites and that team last night was all his favourite and once Walker is fit he be in to! Then Trippier will be left back!
If player knows the manager doesn’t believe in him it will effect the player and why we see a different Foden in the England side he tries to hard to impress this clown manager who will not start him in any important game! Foden probably get a start against Wales or an 30mins..
Germany were in turmoil before the tournament and leading up to that game. They were recognised even in their own country as one of the poorest german teams for a generation or more.This is it. Nailed on.
Despite how impressive it looks on paper to reach a semi and a final, Southgate's only really achieved one impressive knockout result (Germany 2-0). Otherwise it's been stodgy football that works up to a point but gets undone by the first organised team they come across, and that's exactly what will happen in 2022.
They need someone more ambitious, more in tune with just how technically gifted this squad is. Grealish is sat on the bench while the midfield struggles to move through the thirds, Foden is sat on the bench while Sterling loses the ball in the final third yet again. England play it nicely but they're shit at recycling the ball.
If this isn't Southgate's last tournament this era will be looked back on as a huge missed opportunity.
Don’t worry, once the group is over with there will be another centre half …So we need to keep Kane in the side for opposition set pieces….. fuck me we might as well play another centre half then.
That’s why he scored so many own goals, he was constantly under pressureSlabhead MOTM puts me in mind of Richard Dunne, great for us when we were shit, stood out in games for desperate last ditch defending.
And constantly not dealing with it.That’s why he scored so many own goals, he was constantly under pressure