I really don't get the clamour for Gordon to start, he ain't all that .
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He didn't win PFA player of the year due to his performances at LW. Either play him in his natural position or drop him.
His best performances came through the middle.
Currently you have Bellingham staying in the middle, Kane dropping into that same position and Foden drifting into that position too. That's a problem.
Palmer in 15 minutes played better than any of our forwards have in their last 3 starts. But he still persists with it. Jokegate
I'd bench Saka and move Foden to the Right, play Gordon and ask Bellingham to occupy more of the left side of the pitch and focus on making runs while Kqne drops to playmake. but what do I know?
Well, at least the back 4 is doing OK...i guess.
I don't think it's particularly about Gordon, but just that a faster pacier outlet on the left would do better than Fosen there esp with a right footed LB
I thought Foden was the best of the 4 front players who started the last game. He wasn’t great, but he had more about him than Bellingham, Saka or Kane.
Having no left hand side is an issue. Foden and Bellingham (and Kane) are playing in the same areas more centrally and Trippier isn’t a left back - so there is a whole area of the field the opposition don’t have to worry about.
Having no left hand side is an issue. Foden and Bellingham (and Kane) are playing in the same areas more centrally and Trippier isn’t a left back - so there is a whole area of the field the opposition don’t have to worry about.
Time to shine Kobbieee
He’s such a coward of a manager.
Foden's been the only positive going forward for England despite being played out of position, it's Saka & Bellingham that are setting the team back IMO. Kane will score you goals if you feed him....
Foden's done pretty good despite playing out of position IMO, maybe Bellingham will kick on now the knockout stage has begun, same for Saka but I doubt it, he looks proper lightweight at international level
Ye he needs to only play one of Foden or Bellingham. No point trying to force them in the same team that doesn’t work. I’d much rather Gordon out on the left as he’s direct like Saka. Love wingers that run at full backs and cause them problems.
Which is the issue playing Foden on the left.
Is Alexi Lalas on Fox just to piss people off? I know he’s a dick but putting England 9th behind the likes of Turkey.
Southgate lowering squad morale by constantly picking players who are not earning their spot. Even when you get on and perform, he will still pick his favourites.
Awful, awful manager.
Awful, awful manager.
Uts either dropping Bellingham back next to Rice and Foden central, or drop Foden and play an actual winger.
If Shaw makes it back before England go out, then I don't have the same issue and feel fine with Foden starting on the left.
If Shaw makes it back before England go out, then I don't have the same issue and feel fine with Foden starting on the left.
Should have just played Bellingham and Rice with Gordon on the left. Ideal time to play it and apply pressure.
C'monnnn, Kobbie. Show them how it's done!
ITV going a bit overboard with the Mainoo hype.
One change. Never mind the front four who look horrendous together. If this has more than one goal I’ll be amazed.
Which is hugely unfair to Rodri who not only has to be actually be the best player on the team last season (He was), and not only must be a defensive and press resistant monster, he must also match Foden (an attacking player) in offense production just to even stand a chance against Foden.
The scales are unfairly tipped towards forwards.
Crazy that left side is still going.
Feel for players like Eze who are really good but are behind in the cue because we have Bellingham and Foden. They should have started the last group game. In tournaments if your already through then the sub players just get chances
That has been English media in general. It annoys me greatly.
Thought Luke shaw would be fit by now. Can’t be bothered watching trippier on the left again. Doesn’t link up well with Foden. Surely theirs more than 1 English LB?
Should be enough and thats it. Still, poor selection and once again there will be spaces from central midfield. He needs to bench some of so called stars when reality is that they are not.
That woman sat there with the Red Bull shirt 
As a non English person I don’t think the selected first eleven is even the decisive issue. This seems to be much more about how the team is set up. A forward line of Foden, Saka, Bellingham and Kane should be absolutely devastating and should be able to complement each other quite well.
I see Southgate still has not found his balls. He really is abysmal.
Hype them up, put them down.
Cannot stand mark pougatch. ABU rat
Can I put money on England winning with a -1 handicap or are you going to feck it up?
Constant need for a saviour rather than looking at team cohesion. So indicative of England’s problems in tournaments.
I’m not worried about Mainoo hype the same way I’d usually be about a young United player and your batshit media over there.
The lad just eats hype. Every time a bigger challenge gets put in front of him, he finds a way to outdo it more emphatically.
The lad just eats hype. Every time a bigger challenge gets put in front of him, he finds a way to outdo it more emphatically.
How many unforced errors passing the ball to the opposition?
Mainoo will significantly improve England’s midfield play so good on Southgate fur that, but why is he freezing out Palmer? I despise Chelsea so I’m no homer for the chavs but Palmer unlocks everything that’s locked up for England. Clear as day.
Hope Mainoo does well but Southgate is still such a coward to keep playing Foden on the left.
Also the decision to bring Shaw is a bit of a mockery considering we are now in the last 16 and he still isn't ready to play.
Also the decision to bring Shaw is a bit of a mockery considering we are now in the last 16 and he still isn't ready to play.
Throw to pitch-side to find out about how the warm up has gone. They don't mention the warm up at all and just talk generically about team selection.
Why?
Why?
The man's a tool.
Will we finally get an upset today?