Yep. We're better off not winning the group.
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Yep. We're better off not winning the group.
Never underestimate the Swedes!
he’ll rise his foot to the occasion before savagely bringing it down onto an opponents limb or head
It's a sign of what will come later in the tournament and that's why it's wrong. All well and good if he wants to be cautious about using players coming back from injury before the knockout phase so will use a completely different team after the group.. but is he really that overconfident about topping the group? That's a reckless risk and really not what I think he is doing. Plus players not getting match rhythm etc. This is genuinely who he believes is his best 11 of fit players right now. And it's fecking shocking. It'd be a failure of epic proportions to not get out of the group so no it doesn't matter if he finishes 1st or 2nd with shit lineups, it's after the group that matters and if he uses this, he won't make it far past the group stage.
In Ro16 and then France or Portugal in the Quarter Final. You play them in the Ro16 or quarter final. Either way it's unavoidable.
Expecting more tumescent crap. Very odd lineup.
What is the team? I have tried finding it, but can't.
The leak was correct
No Utd players starting. Shame.
Sancho not even in the 23. Southgate really don't rate the Bundesliga hahaha.
That lineup is mad.
That lineup is mad.
If the leaked team is correct then Gareth obviously has his reasons but to have no Grealish in the side and Trippier at left back, if rumours are to be believed, would be madness, in my opinion.
Also, you look at Rice and Phillips and just think how JWP was left at home. Few strange decisions but hoping we can get off to a good start, regardless of team selection.
Edit:
Looks like leaked team was correct.
Also, you look at Rice and Phillips and just think how JWP was left at home. Few strange decisions but hoping we can get off to a good start, regardless of team selection.
Edit:
Looks like leaked team was correct.
Doesn't make any sense to leave Shaw and chilwell out....sigh. And am not even English.
Chilwell and Sancho don't make the bench. Southgate is a joke.
Not true at all. If you top the group, you're on the same side as big names who are in bad form or going through troubles like Spain, Netherlands, and 2nd and 3rd in the group of death, likely Germany and Portugal. If you get 2nd, you'll be in the same side as France, Italy, Belgium. Yeah you play Portugal at the Ro16 but if you fluke a win in Wembley against them, then you'd be favourites to make the final. In the other bracket you'd be favourites to get past Poland or Sweden but then very low odds to get past France or Italy or Belgium.
The feck is that lineup?
And no Sancho on the bench??
And no Sancho on the bench??
I'd love to know what Chilwell and Shaw said to each other after that team got announced.
How can Trippier bench a natural (superb) LB in Shaw? Watch him play a blinder now though!
That team.Supporting Croatia became easier
As expected, Southgate is going to get this all wrong.
We have 2 of the best left backs in the world, so he plays a right back there...
We have 2 of the best left backs in the world, so he plays a right back there...
He's setting himself for a fall. If we lose today, both the England fans and the media will be all over him for going with this side, and he'll only have himself to blame.
Oh well, let's see how it goes.
Trippier at LB is madness.
No Sancho on bench? What the fecking feck? This is already a shambles. Haha.
Pickford, Mings, Stones.... what could go wrong at the back? #THELIONSROAR
Southgate is an idiot. Probably the easiest but biggest part of being a good international manager is just picking your best players in a lineup that makes sense... and he leaves some of his best performers on the bench or out of the squad altogether! Saka ahead of Sancho? fecking madness. Shaw behind Trippier. Grealish on the bench.
England managers being fecking idiots in big tournaments is undefeated. Happens every time.
First time ever in his career?
It's actually mad to think how Sterling is starting when nearly every winger you have was better than him this season.
Including ones that are sat at home. Hope he has a stinker
Including ones that are sat at home. Hope he has a stinker
nah, he played some LB against Austria last week, sooo ... loads of experience there
I don’t actually know. But Shaw and Chilwell sitting out is bizarre.
Well fair play, he's gone for what he believes is right but he will face serious questions if this doesn't work.
Fancy taking 2 in form left backs and playing neither of them because Trippier starts?? Seriously Shaw and Chillwell must be pissed off.
Grealish not starting will be the biggest question, how he doesn't start ahead of shitty Sterling is a mystery.
At least Sancho's price won't be going up/other clubs coming in for him
you know what that means
Announce Sancho at kickoff!
Even 3rd is better than 1st though. Could probably lose today and against Scotland but still go through with a win against Czech...
At Carrington signing his contract
No. He played there last week. How often he’s played there, I don’t know.
Vomit lineup.
My word what is Southgate playing at?