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They could be rotated.

 

For sure. But Southgate won't drop Foden.

 

Bellingham was a little bit too much in 'superman' mode last night, trying to solve all problems himself I thought, have to remember he is only 20...expected more from Declan Rice

 

Cant see why you can't play one pivot and two eights. Certainly against the likes of serbia. Bellingham is good defensively too so you could let him go box to box a bit

 

Whilst that is true, I'd much prefer a player do that than go missing.

 

Foden frustrates the hell out of me and many others. The guy oozes class but it's just not happening for him with England. And it's not like he hasn't got class players around him that can help get the best out of him on the international stage. It's got to be all mental; a confidence thing with him.

 

How much is down to position? I dunno. I know sometimes he's out there for city but usually more central as one of two 8s. In fact i bet almost every guy in that team is used to playing with a defacto 'front 5' not front 4. Southgate's a negative creep

 

Pep gets a tune out of him on the weekly. Sometimes twice a week . Southgate has him kicking the ball over next doors fence. He simply should not be dealing with the ball in his own box with no outlet.

 

I hear that the U.S. sent Ukraine 50 billion in relief because they lost to Romania today.

 

They could send £100billion.

There is NO CURE for butterfingers.

 

You'll get 3/1 on Belgium right now.

 

4/1 Belgium win.

 

Lukaku can't buy a break.

 

The second one was fuckin rough.

 

No matter what anybody says about England there'll never be bigger underachievers than Belgium.

 

It's hard to say that we know for sure that the ball would have broken the way it did if it hadn't been handled..

For me, the defender never complained, before or after, and that's what swings it for me.

 

Anyone who thinks I'm a cynical git needs to read this....

Euro 2024 Daily | Everything was going nicely at Euro 2024. Then the grown men arrived

 

It's the correct answer. Southgate is simply too conservative. The correct answer is the key Rice sit in front of the back 4 and play both of them. In int. fitba, you have to play to your strengths and build a team around what you have, not in accordance with whatever tactics and system you wish you had players for.

MTF

 

France 0 0 Austria.

There's got to be a 0-0 out there.

Miserly fucking bookies....

 

French Foreign Legion.....

 

First time in a long time I can pick out Griezmann from a distance....

 

Austria not afraid here at all.

 

Self inflicted.....France grinding, should be behind, get two lucky breaks and score. Austria did that to themselves.

 

Wober just sounds like the name of a player who get an OG in a big game.

 

Yeah unfortunately it's a name that suggests misfortune.

"What's your name, soldier?"

"PRIVATE GOOBER WOBER,SIR"
....

 

Unless you're playing Mbappe or something & you really need walker id just play TAA at right back and let him support Rice as the second pivot playing out from the back. 3-2-4-1 playing out, drop into 4-4-2 without ball with Bellingham leading the press. Pretty much the way all these guys do it at club level right now, more or less? Albeit they have better ball playing goalies than pickford joining the 3 in those teams

 

How the fuck did the turtle miss that one??

 

.....he's not as infallible as they say he is?

 

Barging into guys. Bit of the Gerrard's there.