England wasting one of the most talented squads ever assembled on Southgate

[ancoats]

Still to be determined.

It could be the biggest problem for England and any future successes

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

Women have won the euros but he cant , they also lost in world cup final though , he is a boring manager , he has left raz out despite him playing well but he continues to stick with henderson, baffling

You can't compare the Women's Euros to the Men's.

He isn't a boring manager, I think he's done the basics very well, and I don't think many of his predecessors in the last 50 years have anywhere like his record. He plays players who haven't let him down and that he trusts. I'd rather he did that than picking players for a few games on form. We have tried that in the past and it rarely works.

If nothing else, Sterling and Henderson play in different positions and Sterling is up against a lot of top class players.

 

[kaz7]

You can't compare the Women's Euros to the Men's.

He isn't a boring manager, I think he's done the basics very well, and I don't think many of his predecessors in the last 50 years have anywhere like his record. He plays players who haven't let him down and that he trusts. I'd rather he did that than picking players for a few games on form. We have tried that in the past and it rarely works.

If nothing else, Sterling and Henderson play in different positions and Sterling is up against a lot of top class players.

Of course you can compare ,the women have to beat the same number of teams , all in the same standard throughout , same as the men in the mens game , the women have put the men to shame , first trophy since 1966, but the fa love having a puppet leading the men so it will never change

Raz is on form so no reason he should not even be in the squad

 

[super_city_si]

As well as Southgate has done, I don’t think he has the tactical nous to change things mid-match, if the team is struggling, as Bobby did in the last Euros final, or as Pep has done many times over the last seven seasons.

He has one way of playing. Utmost pragmatism. If it isnt working then we're screwed. Against good teams it typically results in us sitting on the edge of our 18 and Pickford just hoofing it aimlessly forward over and over again.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You can't compare the Women's Euros to the Men's.

He isn't a boring manager, I think he's done the basics very well, and I don't think many of his predecessors in the last 50 years have anywhere like his record. He plays players who haven't let him down and that he trusts. I'd rather he did that than picking players for a few games on form. We have tried that in the past and it rarely works.

If nothing else, Sterling and Henderson play in different positions and Sterling is up against a lot of top class players.

Madness comparing them!

Cant believe it took the women’s hockey team until 2016 to win a gold medal.

The men’s team won it in 1988…

I think Sterling has been quietly retired from international football, unless we get a fair few injuries.

 

[super_city_si]

Don’t disagree with most of that. The missing bits are mental rather than technical. If Kane was Spanish, they’d win a lot of trophies.

The Rice/Phillips axis is our weakest part of the side. Pep would bench Phillips and play a more attacking 6/8. Our options there aren’t great though.

I need to watch more of Bellingham to see how he works defensively. He’s almost a false 9 for Madrid at the moment and a roaming 10 for England.

And to be honest he looks great in the position. I dont think he's as effective further back. Which begs the question who? I dont think we have that player, a Bernardo/Gundo type who can play the full transition from 6 to 8 when required and tie together the midfield and attacking units.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

And to be honest he looks great in the position. I dont think he's as effective further back. Which begs the question who? I dont think we have that player, a Bernardo/Gundo type who can play the full transition from 6 to 8 when required and tie together the midfield and attacking units.

Mount was being groomed for that position, but he seems to have hit his ceiling and regressed a bit from that.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Of course you can compare ,the women have to beat the same number of teams , all in the same standard throughout , same as the men in the mens game , the women have put the men to shame , first trophy since 1966, but the fa love having a puppet leading the men so it will never change

haha! top wumming

 

[kaz7]

haha! top wumming

Facts, thought after your europa league win you would aspire to more than rimming waistcoat and the fa

 

[super_city_si]

Mount was being groomed for that position, but he seems to have hit his ceiling and regressed a bit from that.

Foden has the skillset too but similarly he isn't really consistent enough or resilient enough yet. But its a roadmap position for him

 

[Vienna_70]

And to be honest he looks great in the position. I dont think he's as effective further back. Which begs the question who? I dont think we have that player, a Bernardo/Gundo type who can play the full transition from 6 to 8 when required and tie together the midfield and attacking units.

I can see Rico becoming a Gundog-type player, but obviously, his lack of experience is going to count against him for a year or two yet.

 

[Vienna_70]

Mount was being groomed for that position, but he seems to have hit his ceiling and regressed a bit from that.

Nothing to do with the club he joined in the summer, of course.

 

[super_city_si]

I can see Rico becoming a Gundog-type player, but obviously, his lack of experience is going to count against him for a year or two yet.

Good shout.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Facts, thought after your europa league win you would aspire to more than rimming waistcoat and the fa

West Ham ladies have never won a European title. The men have put them to shame.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Nothing to do with the club he joined in the summer, of course.

Weirdly, it seems to have started when he had his wisdom teeth out. He was crap for Chelsea after that.

Joining that lot over the road won’t help his development though. They’ve not coached anyone for a decade.

 

[Bluemoon2393]

Sadly, Southgate loves his safe and boring style of football but he does get results. It's when we play France and Belgium where he struggles to beat them.

We have the Euros to try and win. Then playing Nations League in League B, likely playing Kazakhstan when we should be playing Spain but because of the very poor performances against Hungary we got relegated when we should never have been relegated from League A.

Then after we try to qualify for the World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico. Then the Euros at home.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

More bizarre squad choices by the waistcoat. Sterling has found a bit of form recently in a dreadful chelsea side, But Rashford who has been appalling this season gets the nod ahead of him and Nkeitia. Obviously Henderson is in the squad aswell as he is the future of our midfield.

 

[BlueHammer85]

More bizarre squad choices by the waistcoat. Sterling has found a bit of form recently in a dreadful chelsea side, But Rashford who has been appalling this season gets the nod ahead of him and Nkeitia. Obviously Henderson is in the squad aswell as he is the future of our midfield.

You can't keep having totally new teams/squad based on current PL form, will lose the harmony/cohesion this England squad have. you need a balance of experienced England players and form players.

 

[the blue panther]

Might see a spine of - Pickford, Maguire, Henderson/Phillips, Watkins. Not sure about the opposition but it'd strike fear into me.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

More bizarre squad choices by the waistcoat. Sterling has found a bit of form recently in a dreadful chelsea side, But Rashford who has been appalling this season gets the nod ahead of him and Nkeitia.

A.Gordon / C.Palmer --> M.Gashfoot
N.Pope --> Mr Grimsdale

Zero left-backs in the squad.