Steve Down South Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Criminal to leave Grealish on bench - don’t think Southgate is up to the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Pickford doing the ‘Joe Hart laugh’ when he’s done something ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheOwl Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Fine with 5 at the back but having 2dm’s in front is just criminal - need 2 players in there who can link play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, fudge27 said: Tbf this ref has been pretty throw, but another meh performance from England. Why or why do managers start so well then allllllllways call into the same old traps and become more and more defensive as time goes on. Mystifying I swear before and just after the World Cup we were playing really good stuff and exciting attacking side. What the fizz has happened? It won’t happen but I’d get shut of Southgate. A failed club manager who got the gig for being a yes man and then got us to the semis on the back of the easiest run of games possible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Literally seen nothing that merits that Kalvin Phillips to be an England starter over the last few games he's played. What a boring system, two defensive midfielders with a back 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Let's not forget that's a back 5 with two DMs against an average side like Denmark. Could understand it a bit more if it was against one of the big boys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheOwl Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Skyline said: Let's not forget that's a back 5 with two DMs against an average side like Denmark. Could understand it a bit more if it was against one of the big boys. yep, especially when you’re then relying on Mount to be that creative player - never going to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, JoshTheOwl said: Fine with 5 at the back but having 2dm’s in front is just criminal - need 2 players in there who can link play. I could understand us being defensive against Belgium but had hoped for a bit more attacking ambition and midfield creativity today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobbinTheDonkey Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Scared football. Scared to lose. We are weak in defence, so we invite teams onto us by having 8 defensive players, then wonder why we struggle.. We went down to 10 men and really didn't miss the man because we already had enough at the back. Southgate got lucky in the World Cup but we also took Spain apart, for a half, playing 4-3-3. If you have to play players to protect other players, then the protected player shouldn't be playing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl18 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Leaving Grealish out was pathetic, clearly doesn’t like him so why call him up? Probably the best English wide man so far this season and, comfortable centrally too. Plays last week and gets MOM in his first England game then, left to rot on the bench. He makes things happen, draws players out. Baffling that Southgate refuses to use him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 English football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Southgate is way too negative. 3 man defence with 2 holding mids is so negative. We don't have enough technical players to play this possession game. Bar Grealish, no one is going to thread a ball through or make something happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl18 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, JoshTheOwl said: yep, especially when you’re then relying on Mount to be that creative player - never going to work. Mount is one of the positives to come out of this break. Good movement, tends to have an end product. He’s not a winger though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just now, edinburghowl said: English football You have our back up RB getting regularly called up for you... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, DobbinTheDonkey said: Scared football. Scared to lose. We are weak in defence, so we invite teams onto us by having 8 defensive players, then wonder why we struggle.. We went down to 10 men and really didn't miss the man because we already had enough at the back. Southgate got lucky in the World Cup but we also took Spain apart, for a half, playing 4-3-3. If you have to play players to protect other players, then the protected player shouldn't be playing. Absolutely, Redknapp now talking about playing Rice in a back 3 so we are more comfortable on the ball at the back - how about not playing players out of position and playing to our strengths, which at the moment are the attacking options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNChance Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Reece James gets a red after the full time whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, edinburghowl said: English football Scotland are nothing if not consistent, 3 games, 3 shots on goal against 3 football super powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl18 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looking at the Maguire situation again, yes the touch is poor but, if he doesn’t make the tackle afterward Dolberg is 1V1 with Coady. If he goes through and scores, Maguire would then get crucified for not making the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheOwl Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just now, hirstyboywonder said: Absolutely, Redknapp now talking about playing Rice in a back 3 so we are more comfortable on the ball at the back - how about not playing players out of position and playing to our strengths, which at the moment are the attacking options. yep was just about to say, age old saying of ‘attack best form of defence’ Our attacking options far outweigh our defensive, let’s put the focus on some more expansive football. Admittedly Sancho did naff all when he came on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, 0wl18 said: Mount is one of the positives to come out of this break. Good movement, tends to have an end product. He’s not a winger though. Mount is a decent player but not sure where he fits in best. As you say, he's not a winger but if playing him as a creative midfielder I'd rather go with Foden or Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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