Don’t get how a manager can’t tell that his midfield isn’t balanced yet everyone els watching it can. A balanced midfield makes everything work a lot better
Day 7 | Slovenia vs Serbia | Denmark vs England | Spain vs Italy
- Thread starter SilentWitness
- Start date
There’s something not quite right in midfield. No shit Rio.
Balance goes out of the window when it concerns England
It doesn't matter how good the players are, if you have one of these no-tactic coaches you won't win. Southgate, you have to be more than a politician.
Then you've just got to expect more of the same I suppose, hope any early energy we do have can lead to a goal, because if it doesn't and they start to press again, its only going to go one way.
Out of all the things wrong with England in this match, Harry Kane is at the bottom of that list.
I'm surprised he's been so reserved. Never seen such a lack of charisma though.RTE have James McClean doing pundit on the England game
Half of me kinda wants this team to crash out thanks to Southgate’s tactics to we can be rid of him once and for all.
Do they agree with Ten Hag, now then?
He never does, are we sure he knows it’s allowed?
He’ll make like for like (positionally) changes after 70 minutes and that’s it.
Why it took so long for people to see this god only knows. I saw it in our friendly game against Belgium.
Yeah I've long said the combo should either be
Gordon/Kane/Saka
or
Foden/Watkins/Saka
Having Kane/Foden/Saka/Jude/Trippier/Walker all wanting the ball played to their feet is why England can never get out of their half after sitting deep. It's fecking idiotic, and is only compounded by TAA being a lost dog in midfield and Rice being unable to make a forward pass
Might be a foul, but that's weak from TAA.
That's what happens when you play a RB in CM.
That's not a foul. Trent got lucky
There’s a lot more pressing problems about this team than Kane. They hammered him…and Southgate. Zero mention of the others. It’s crazy.
Don’t. Wait for Hag to sign the contract.
I wouldnt be surprised if Southgate sees this as a good result, going into the last game where England will be favourites to win.
What a shit midfield balance
Foden and Trent being shoe horned in because fans/media don’t want to see big names benched… you love to see it.
Rasmus aint it. I'm sorry people.
I know this means he'll score.
I know this means he'll score.
So, so poor from Højlund there. Looking for a fight when it's not necessary.
Not the biggest. Midfield needs fixing and Kane would then be fine
Him coming back into the midfield is a massive issue. It unbalances the whole side.
Rice, Bellingham, Foden is as good a trio as any in the tournament, but you don’t see half of what they do because you have a centre forward and a right back stepping on their toes in the middle of the field.
The whole point of having that right back in the midfield, is to use his wand of a right foot for deliveries over the top. But with Foden named at LW but playing centrally, and Kane back in his own half, there are feck all outlets for Trent to look for.
Alexander Arnold is dogshit in midfield.
Mainoo has to come on
Kane is practically a midfielder though. Have you watched the game ?
Dammit Hjulmand. Had to be in this match
Shades of Pirlo there by trent.
Yeah, Kane is probably dropping too deep but he is getting absolutely no service again other than that goal.
The lack of movement is also unreal.
Yeah this is just awful
England will win but this is terrible.
Denmark this is one hell of a chance to win today please don’t feck it up
Kane has become a much worse overall player in the last few years.
Southgate has no tactical awareness.
Best passer in the world
Southgate is a stubborn buffoon. This Trent experiment being trialled in an international tournament is mind boggling. It's like he heard all the complaints he was too boring and defensive with his team selection and thought "watch this guy's". Prat
Bellingham is in full on bitching mode today.