BlueMoonAcrossThePond
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On the ESPN broadcast the speculation was that Southgate did not trust Grealish on defense.
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Jack Grealish
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Sterling was a constant threat all night and Southgate wanted his pace to drive us up the pitch and to remain a threat on the counter it was always gonna be one of foden or grealish.I assumed when GS subbed him off it was because he was injured, was that not the case?
Otherwise, he should have taken off the obviously knackered Sterling who played over 100 minutes, instead of Jack who played 30.
I hope that's not true, and just speculation.On the ESPN broadcast the speculation was that Southgate did not trust Grealish on defense.
Would expect Grealish to do defensive duties when subbed on the 70th minute.
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Sterling was a constant threat all night and Southgate wanted his pace to drive us up the pitch and to remain a threat on the counter it was always gonna be one of foden or grealish.
I can only imagine the furore on here if he'd subbed Phil :-)
Sterling was a constant threat all night and Southgate wanted his pace to drive us up the pitch and to remain a threat on the counter it was always gonna be one of foden or grealish.
Well fair enough I guess, Sterling was so knackered at the end though, so it wasn't about defensive duties but more about Sterling's threat.
Yeah once he decided to with a back 5 made sense to leave sterling on just for his pace and his dribbling . Sterling himself I’m sure wanted to stay on as well he was brilliantWell fair enough I guess, Sterling was so knackered at the end though, so it wasn't about defensive duties but more about Sterling's threat.
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The speculation took me off-guard. Still, a substitute player, being substituted... is very unusual... absent injury (not apparent and hence the speculation)... or absent suitability for the upcoming strategy (hence the speculation that Grealish isn't trusted on defense).I hope that's not true, and just speculation.
Would expect Grealish to do defensive duties when subbed on the 70th minute.
If your changing to a back 5 one of the 4 forward players has to be sacrificed.The speculation took me off-guard. Still, a substitute player, being substituted... is very unusual... absent injury (not apparent and hence the speculation)... or absent suitability for the upcoming strategy (hence the speculation that Grealish isn't trusted on defense).
kane was never going off as the captain, Sterling due his performance was never going off which left foden or grealish. There really was nothing in the sub other than he wanted to go with a new system.
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Well fair enough I guess, Sterling was so knackered at the end though, so it wasn't about defensive duties but more about Sterling's threat.
Also, Sterling's probably the fittest guy in the entire squad.
Oh I"m not doubting his fitness.Also, Sterling's probably the fittest guy in the entire squad.
But at the end he looked dead on his feet from all his sprints. I can't be the only one to notice that.
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