England Senior Team General Discussion Thread

In terms of depth this is the best England squad in my lifetime (30 odd years). The golden generation of Becks, Lampard, Gerrard et al was a stronger first team but had pretty awful backup.

The good thing about the current squad is the first 11 is kept on their toes knowing there is real quality waiting in the wings if they don't perform.

 

Would still prefer a ball playing midfielder instead of Hendo or Rice but overall quite happy with that considering our options at the moment. Think it will look better with Grealish & Mount playing with freedom and roaming behind Kane.

 

Foden or Winks over Rice or Henderson and it would be a decent lineup. Think the three at the back needs to be phased out but given it's Belgium away it's probably right to stick with it for now.

 

Would be the case if we had a competent midfield but with two plodder in midfield we won't be controlling the game against Belgium's dynamic midfield 3. Therefore our best chance will be on the counter attack.. except he has benched our pacy wingers. Fed up of Southgate's shit

 

There is absolutely zero chance 3 at the back is going anywhere before the Euro's

 

Prefer to see grealish and sancho alongside kane with foden in midfield with Henderson. Absolutely zero chance. Southgate always seems more concerned with the opposition than our own strengths

 

Granted off course another ball playing midfielder would be a benefit but I think you will end up seeing Mount and Grealish dropping into the midfield if it looks like being over run as they won’t be deployed as wingers in this game which for me is a big plus unlike when we say have Sterling and Rashford playing. Just gets to congested and messy in wide areas with the wing backs there also imo.

 

That Belgium side looks class. I'm worried for us.

 

Front 3 are world class. I wouldn’t say tielemans or witsel are out of this world. Defensively they aren't fantastic

 

Bit concerning Sterlings injured for England again.

 

Just wish we had some pace like sancho sterling rashford. Vertonghan and audiwereld are in their 30s and not the quickest.

 

Tielemans has been brilliant this season for Leicester.

 

Water carriers not ball carriers unfortunately

 

This is going to be a boring game, which we can't lose.

 

As long as we don't lose heavily i will be happy. We have half a team missing. Belgium are at full strength (bar hazard). I will take a good performance and a 1-0 defeat

 

I meant that

 

The issue will be to reach him. Henderson and rice usually struggle to turn under pressure. The good thing is that Grealish learned to make the most of the times the ball reaches him these last years at Villa.

 

I wish they wouldn’t have the cameras so close when the guys are singing to the anthems..

What’s the point ??

 

Hardly full strength if one of their two amazing players is missing ..

 

So de bruyne isn't amazing? Would rather have him than hazard

 

Fair point ... I just think Hazard is crucial to them.