England Senior National Team General Discussion Thread

West Ham were pants before the World Cup too, Rice still had a strong tournament.
End of story.

 

The point was that a captain can and should influence the team not just the manager

 

Rice took the captaincy at the start of this season … how were they doing before he took the reins ?

 

Ooopps

 

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


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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.

 

He was 24 when he joined Leicester. Although when he turned 23, he was still paying in Ligue 2.

 

Ah ok

 

Mount withdraws. Surely maddison has a chance now

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64988328

Southgate whinging when he continually overlooks the likes of tomori trent sancho etc

 

Nothing there to fear

 

What has happened to immobile?

 

Even when teams from f La Liga and Serie A paid significantly more than English teams, English players still rarely played abroad.

 

Hamstring injury.

 

So he really is immobile.

 

Chiesa's back. Don't know how he is playing at the moment, but he is their x-factor.

 

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).

 

Hope Southgate plays Rashford Kane and Saka. Because that front 3 must be close to the must in form front 3 in the world.

 

A great balance in that front 3. Saka is more creative and Rashford is more explosive.

 

Potentially best front 3 in Europe right now