Anyways .., Breaking News ! Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in ‘advanced talks’ to join Gareth Southgate's England staff Just need a tactical coach plus a midfield coach and we’re good to go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Rice is one player not 11. If he was the keeper the centerback the midfielder the striker all rolled into one you would have a point. Some players step up their game when they play with better players like maguire does with England. Like Rice does with England. There's a reason a host of top clubs want him. At 24 he's still got room to grow. Kante didn't come of age till he was around 26/27.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64988328 Southgate whinging when he continually overlooks the likes of tomori trent sancho etc
Even when teams from f La Liga and Serie A paid significantly more than English teams, English players still rarely played abroad.
Jude Bellingham's form seems to have fallen off a cliff. No goals or assists since Christmas. I know his team are playing well but he looks like he's not contributing
Quite a few Dortmund fans were calling for him to be rested for the most recent match, he has warmed up with loads of strapping on one knee recently with the manager hinting at him having had some trouble for a few weeks. Apparently he played well last match, just didn’t get any g/a
Really cannot countenance kalvin Phillips being in this squad, he's even behind Rico lewis as a midfielder these days. I get we have limited options but Phillips has ultimately had one good season at the top level, and that is 2 years ago at this point. The whole thing speaks to one of my biggest fears with Southgate staying on, the squad and team needs a refresh. Not an overhaul, just refining certain areas, being proactive about who were going to need at the next tournament, people who might be useful options. A common issue with managers particularly international is getting stuck in comfort zones and I fear were seeing it, were still heavily reliant on the 2021 we have made precious little changes to the squad. Except the world cup didn't warrant that, it was average, we should not be satisfied with what they achieved (nor particularly angry at them).
I don’t agree with Southgate picking Phillips but I’m willing to grudgingly accept that he wants to go with players he knows during this international window. It is two of the most challenging games in qualifying. Does anyone think he won’t give opportunities in June for the qualifiers against Malta and Macedonia? Worry is that then the likes of Colwill and Gibbs-White will be wanted for the U21 finals.
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Hope Southgate plays Rashford Kane and Saka. Because that front 3 must be close to the must in form front 3 in the world.