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Discussion in 'General Football' started by Faithful Bantam, Jun 11, 2022.

  1. Frank Castle

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    I missed Friday's game but foook me this England team are poor. I think we'll struggle to top our World cup group on current form.

    The only player who looks World class is Jude Bellingham. And how Harry Maguire continues to be one of the first names on the team sheet I will never know.
     
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    70min of utter bilge, then Maguire spiced the game up with his usual calamities.

    When we were forced to attack we can look good which begs the question, why do we try defend as a strength when we are far more talented in attack.

    We'll be lucky to progress though the round of 16 at the WC.
     
  3. Stafford Bantam

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    England need to find another decent keeper as well. I hear Southampton let one go in the summer, to some League Two side, that would be an improvement on the Pope.
     
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    I give you Harry Maguire
     
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    Maguire will go to the WC because Southgate is just cluelesss :( and don’t give me he did this he did that ...... a decent coach would have had at least one major honour out of this tournament but due to his negative tactics we ain’t .............. be amazed if this lot get into the quarters
     
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    Ramsdale should be no.2. Arguably he could be no.1 given both Pickford and Pope always seem to have a mistake in them.
     
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    Complete over reaction as usual. England will be absolutely fine come the world cup and depending on the draw should go deep again.

    Tournament football is difficult at best to predict but we'll be down as in the top half a dozen teams again and I believe it's fully justified.

    There are clearly problems at the back though. Chillwell, if he can play enough over the next month and get somewhere near fit can resolve one of those issues, so there's only Centre back and the issue of playing 2 or 3 in there that's up for debate.

    Going forward we've an embarrassment of riches and everyone in the world would like to cherry pick some of our best players for their squads.

    I'm completely happy with where the team is going into the world cup and poor results in what are essentially glorified friendlies doesn't change a thing.
     
  8. Sergio Pinto III

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    Our squad aint the problem. Southgate is.
     
  9. NorthernMonkey

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    If we reach the last 4 again I believe he's doing a great job.

    I know everyone wants us to win something but people have to get real. We've won ONE major competition in our whole history and even that was on home turf.

    We just aren't a great tournament nation and that won't change overnight.
     
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    With three truly world class players in the team (only one of which played for WHU)
     
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    Can we please have Foden and Grealish playing in the same manner they do for Man City with Kane through the middle please rather than the safety first attitude we see under Southgate and the insistence to keep on with Sterling.

    If Pep sees Sterling as surplus to requirements at Man City and is happy to move him on, shouldn't that tell Southgate all he needs to know. Then again he keeps starting Maguire who can't even get in the Man Utd team so don't bother answering that.
     
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    To be fair to pep sterling's replacement is doing quite well at the moment
     
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    I'm not sure that Haaland is Sterling's replacement. Haaland is just the striker that they played last year without. And they still scored 100 goals then.
     
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    Grealish is probably the Sterling replacement I'd say although the shape has changed now they have Haaland so it's difficult to find a direct comparison.
     
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    Grealish and Foden playing alongside Kane is what Pep was clearly planning last year before he was knocked back and realised he could just wait a year and get Haaland for the long term instead. I'm sure Kane could benefit from the same formation.

    Instead you know we will put out a shitshow of a formation and Maguire will start come the time we play Iran.
     
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    I’ve got no problem Maguire starting v Iran, giving our other centre backs more resting time for more demanding games, particularly Wales. Stones for one will benefit (if he’s selected). As much as a liability Maguire can be, surely Iran won’t trip him up.
     

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