The England Thread

[nailsy]

Personally can’t wait for Southgate to leave. He’s got a golden generation and is wasting it. Crap football to watch and doesn’t pick players on form. Maguire shouldn’t be anywhere near this team on present form. Imagine what Potter could do with this squad.

Who are these golden generation players? Foden and Kane. Who else?

 

[hutchiniho]

Saka one of the most overrated players in the EPL.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

Sterling and Saka looking crap.

 

[hutchiniho]

Who are these golden generation players? Foden and Kane. Who else?

Rice is definitely Elite level

 

[cjbyid]

Sterling & Saka are absolutely useless

 

[daveduvet]

Poor take Saka

 

[JCRD]

This is just too safe by us... how many defensive players do we need.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Big disconnect out there, looks like H can’t be arsed

 

[hutchiniho]

Pope isn't exactly selling himself as a potential number one with all these misplaced passes.

Ball at his feet has never been Pope’s strength.
Pickford significantly better in that department.
Pope much better when the ball is coming at him.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Rece James is playing well. Good player.

 

[nailsy]

I think this is a question that we are obsessed with in England but dont see it else where

The 2008 euros Spain team was built on Senna as their holding piece
The 2010 world cup winners had capdevilia
The 2014 Word cup winners had start Kramer in the final, albeit he played 32 mins after an injury, not to mention a geriatric Klose
The 2018 world cup winners had Pavard as the number 1 choice in RB playing for stuttgart with a handful of caps with Hernandez on the other side with a few and Nzonzi coming off the bench

I think you have to go for the best you have in that position. I also think Steve Holland, who does the tactics is clearly setting up england to emulate conte's 352/342 system. Sessegnon knows the system better than most

I was thinking of the mental side of the game. He doesn't seem particularly confident and admits himself that he is still learning the role. International football can be pretty daunting for young players. Saka looked a bit overwhelmed in his first cap. To be fair he got over it pretty quickly in the next couple of games.

 

[Dundalk_Spur]

Rece James is playing well. Good player.

I hope you are joking, his attitude is terrible. Trying to play out from the back and he walks away back to the ball meaning one less option for a pass

 

[hutchiniho]

This is just too safe by us... how many defensive players do we need.

Southgate has struggled for a while trying to play a back 4.
He’s almost rewound 2 years, going back to Walker as a third CB.
It does look more secure but clearly impacts us going forwards.
Pretty tells the front 3 to play up by themselves.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Personally can’t wait for Southgate to leave. He’s got a golden generation and is wasting it. Crap football to watch and doesn’t pick players on form. Maguire shouldn’t be anywhere near this team on present form. Imagine what Potter could do with this squad.

Change it substantially?

 

[ILS]

This is just too safe by us... how many defensive players do we need.

The same amount as a Conte team?

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Saka one of the most overrated players in the EPL.

One of. There's a few of them...

 

[spursfan77]

Big disconnect out there, looks like H can’t be arsed

It looks like he’s just chucked 11 players out there with zero prep or game plan. I thought we’d do well at the World Cup but I’ve a bad feeling it could be a damp squib.

 

[Frank Blank]

Has a pigeon had an abortion in James's hair?

 

[nailsy]

Rice is definitely Elite level

That's fair. We've probably got half a team who are right up there as top international players. Bellingham will probably get there as well.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

I hope you are joking, his attitude is terrible. Trying to play out from the back and he walks away back to the ball meaning one less option for a pass

Respectfully disagree. He's been first to a few balls and has tried to push forwards.

Its not very scintillating overall though. Being polite.