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Well it's based mainly on the fact that that is where he has played for the last 10 years barring last season.i really don't understand those that think he can or should play there.
Well it's based mainly on the fact that that is where he has played for the last 10 years barring last season.i really don't understand those that think he can or should play there.
Starting to believe his own hype I think.Bellingham is a really selfish player. When he was moved back into midfield he offered absolutely nothing positionally
yeah, dele alli also played there for most of his early career ... and then he didn't ... and for good reason.Well it's based mainly on the fact that that is where he has played for the last 10 years barring last season.
Think Rico Lewis and Tyrese Hall (hopefully) will be there too.Archie Gray in that England midfield by 2026. He is a proper midfield player. Rice is a converted centre half who can run about a bit. Give him the ball when marked he’s clueless .
The criticism of Southgate is that when we play a team who appear better than us, we lose. Harsh but true.
We lose because the other team always have a better midfield than us.
Wharton, Kobbie and Gray sounds ok to me.
The two ties versus Belgium showed Southgate's level up.I think Netherlands are the closest Southgate's England have come to defeating an evenly-matched opponent. I think it's probably Southgate's best win in tournament football. The win versus Germany in 2021 was emotive and inspiring, but it was an average German team. Nonetheless those two ties stand out as the two top-tier teams England have defeated in tournament football during the last four tournaments.
They have come up short versus virtually every other evenly matched or better opponent they have faced (i.e Croatia, Italy, France and Spain). This is why his record of finals and semi-finals needs to be contextualised: because had his team met better teams earlier in the tournaments, they would probably have gone out earlier, like they did at the last World Cup.
The one thing Southgate's reign has shown is how important a role luck plays. I think it's fairly unlikely England would have progressed beyond the QF if they happened to be on Spain's side of the draw. The fact they avoided all of the major favourites before the final was mainly luck.
Angel Gomes is another who looked promising for England @ U17 & U21 levels, believe he’s now playing for Lille in France.Think Rico Lewis and Tyrese Hall (hopefully) will be there too.
I can just see England v Argentina at the next World Cup with Poch as our manager . No chance. Lee Carsley gets it. Has won an international trophy. He played for Ireland but is a brummie.Southgate cannot be the manager for the next tournament.
I wish him well, but we've hit our peak under him.
Although, I don't think there's a clear successor either.
Poch or Potter for me.
That pass map for England is outrageous![]()
Does that mean that nobody actually passed it to Kane? I'm not sure that's accurate (although it wasn't far off).It’s absolutely fucking disgusting. But, it goes to show what we’ve said from the start, Southgate has coached no patterns of play or attacking build up in this squad. He’s pissed this team away. I don’t even think Sean Dyche would produce a pass map like that with these players.
I wasn't sure if I was being overly critical and harsh on him but Bellingham has looked a different player this tournament, than he has previously for England.Starting to believe his own hype I think.
I remember atleast one pass from Bellingham to Kane which set up a blocked shot from the edge of the box so I'm a little confused by the pass map, it looks shocking though lol.Does that mean that nobody actually passed it to Kane? I'm not sure that's accurate (although it wasn't far off).
Does that mean that nobody actually passed it to Kane? I'm not sure that's accurate (although it wasn't far off).
Nope, not at all, or hardly ever, difficult for him to be involved in the game.He didn’t really get the ball did he. Even the long balls from Pickford he didn’t win.
I wonder if stuff went on behind the scenes that we don't know about and Bellingham was upset about whatever it was.I wasn't sure if I was being overly critical and harsh on him but Bellingham has looked a different player this tournament, than he has previously for England.
I said a few games ago that he looked like a bit of a diva out there and that opinion has been reinforced as the tournament went on.
Really does seem to be believing his own hype and just expecting things to happen for him, rather than working hard to make things happen.
Kane and Rice stood out as being very poor but Bellingham probably rates as the biggest disappointment for me.
He sure doesI wonder if stuff went on behind the scenes that we don't know about and Bellingham was upset about whatever it was.
Either way I just hope Southgate realises it's time for a change.
No coincidence that our best squads in recent years have come about from players who were coached by Poch, Klopp and Pep. Remember when we had 6 Spurs players in the England Squad in 2018?I keep seeing this in articles, manager with player development experience etc.
It doesn't sit right for me, playing internation first team football isnt to develop players but just getting them firing on all cylinders, clubs do the development surely?
Agree and I'm sure we will see that again soon e ough, the younger England teams are littered with sours playersNo coincidence that our best squads in recent years have come about from players who were coached by Poch, Klopp and Pep. Remember when we had 6 Spurs players in the England Squad in 2018?