Euro 2024

Smallman1

Kane, Saka, Foden and Bellingham up top.

With the likes of Cole Palmer coming off the Dame Judi.

It’s coming home lads!

nicksneddon

Bellingham has said his preferred position is a number 8, so play him there and build round him

alistair

nicksneddon yup, Bellingham at 8, Foden at 10.

SM001

alistair Yep. If I see Foden playing on the left i’ll join in the anti Southgate brigade.

Saka is pretty much nailed on the right.

nicksneddon

The left is a but problematic, who do we have? Grealish and Eze? Its not world beating but its not bad either

I just don’t want to see players played out of position, unfortunately Southgate has got more than a whiff of the Moyes about him

alistair

nicksneddon I do like Anthony Gordon on the left. Quick, busy, a nuisance and an eye for a goal when he cuts in.

ehitach2

nicksneddon

I think a lot of managers suffer from what Gary Neville described was acutely going on with him when his Valencia got tonked 7-0 by Barcelona. They just would never admit for obvious reasons.

Moyes springs to mind as he used to talk about ‘finding’ the winning formula. Like it was something he might stumble across, sooner rather than later.

Anyway, Neville said in the Barca game that they’d set up in a way he wasn’t expecting and changed it as well. He realised he had no idea as a manager what was going on in the match or what he could do to stop it. Admittedly, it was Barca. I get that impression from Southgate to some degree.

nicksneddon

yes forgot about him, you’re absolutely correct – hes the best of the lot

ScottBailey

I’d like to see: -

Pickford
Walker Stones Shaw
Rice Gallacher
Saka Foden Bellingham Gordon
Kane

ScottBailey

ScottBailey I’d like to see: -

Pickford
Walker Stones Shaw
Rice Gallacher
Saka Foden Bellingham Gordon
Kane

Telling ya, this would stop Kane dropping back and going missing. It’d also stop the wide players coming inside and keep the width going forward, also stopping Walker getting forward (see miss). Does he not watch what Guardiola does with Foden?!

Even though Shitegate said all his players are available, Shaw is obviously not ready to kick a ball, so why is he even there? Guehi looked alright last night so could deputise Shaw in my formation.

This is coach Bailey signing off.

C_J

As a proud Scotsman I would absolutely love to see England go all the way this year. The amount of ability they have in their squad is phenomenal and second to none. Let’s hope they can do themselves justice and take the attention away from the shockingly disgraceful talent vacuum otherwise known as the Scotland men’s football team.

If they were to go out on penalties in heartbreaking fashion yet again…. well, that would be an absolute tragedy.

mono-stereo

C_J this is great trolling.

nicksneddon

I just don’t want him to fanny about with 2 DMFs just go for it, Rice is capable of protecting the defence in his own

ScottBailey

nicksneddon I’d rather one more in midfield than a 4th defender. Rice is capable of dropping back alongside Stones when defending is needed, but I’d rather have the attacking players stay further forward. Then either of Rice or Gallacher can also get forward and the other stay when overloading the mid’ going forward.

4 at the back implies Maguire who is an absolute liability. There’s enough pace in the three I suggested staying back. No need for Walker and Shaw to get forward in that formation. Would rather have Gordon and Saka crossing balls than Walker and Shaw.

SM001

nicksneddon Therein lies the problem. England are seriously week in Defence atm. It would take more than Declan Rice to that protection job.

C_J

Pickford
Walker Stones McGuire Shaw
Rice Trent
Bellingham
Kane Watkins

RichM

How about we replace Southgate with Henderson? That’s surely going to bring it home???

Along_the_Wire

RichM replace him with someone that simply learns from previous mistakes

RichM

Along_the_Wire he can be player manager if that helps sweeten the deal?

nicksneddon

What ever happens at the euros, the FA should just throw whatever it costs to get Pep and give him 2 years to prepare for the WC. We have a great opportunity to win a major trophy in the next decade or so – I just want to see one in my lifetime ffs

C_J

Attack is the best form of defence

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