Southgate and Switzerland

comment by Robbing Hoody - I want to play by my own rules and if I can’t I’ll sue you (U6374)
posted 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
I’d drop Foden and Saka tbh.

I’d quite like to see Eze come in on the left, although would be happy with Gordon, and Palmer on the right.

Hopefully Shaw is close to some kind of fitness by the next game, but Trippier needs to be dropped regardless.
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Wouldn’t be surprised if Southgate does that. It won’t change much though, the worrying thing so far is he hasn’t spotted what the biggest issue is, which is Bellinghams positioning in the ten role.

comment by Brian Gittins (U1449)
posted 13 hours, 28 minutes ago
Gordon was in great form on the left for his club coming into this tournament, Southgate brought him on once in the88th minute

Bloke is clueless
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Yep, as has been said by others, he’s basically Stevie Clarke but with far better players … stubborn and defensive to the bitter end. Scotland’s final must-win game, and he brought on his first winger of the whole tournament in the 89th min.

comment by Admiral Ozil is my new favourite Star Wars character (U10178)
posted 14 hours, 50 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 2 minutes ago
If he’s going to start Saka it should be at Lb, he’s struggled all tournament.

Playing all of Foden, Palmer and Bellingham gives us no width though.

Toney looked great when he came on, I think Bellingham and Foden would benefit from him starting, leaving Kane to come on fresh if we need a goal. I know it won’t happen mind.
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Why is it just Saka that's struggled? What about Kane, Foden, Bellingham. Palmer hardly pulled up any trees when he came on and that's not really a criticism of him when there are so many players not putting in performances then you have to look at the clueless bloke on the touchline.
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Think I maybe wrong, as all Arsenal fans are always right but didn't Kane score the winner yesterday?

Maybe it hit Saka's backside and went in

Wants to have a pop at anyone, then yeah wise move have it on the one guy who can get the winners, other than Jude

comment by Robbing Hoody - I want to play by my own rules and if I can’t I’ll sue you (U6374)
posted 3 hours, 39 minutes ago
I’d drop Foden and Saka tbh.

I’d quite like to see Eze come in on the left, although would be happy with Gordon, and Palmer on the right.

Hopefully Shaw is close to some kind of fitness by the next game, but Trippier needs to be dropped regardless.
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pretty much a better solution

I thought Eze and Toney did superbly for us, and belied all that starting lineup Southgate opted for.

I just want to see the opposition facing their own goal a bit more, and I feel Eze is the one with the best tools to do that. It’d benefit Kane and Bellingham more too imo.

I want Palmer in simply because Sala looks done, and I would be against Saka starting at LB if Shaw isn’t fit.

he's not dropping Foden


this is the one game where he might tweak something tbf and go to a back 5 to match like he did against Germany at the last euros, especially with one of his starting CBs out. but that'll probably just mean rejigging the current personnel, moving Saka to lwb and Trippier to rwb

comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 1 minute ago
he's not dropping Foden


this is the one game where he might tweak something tbf and go to a back 5 to match like he did against Germany at the last euros, especially with one of his starting CBs out. but that'll probably just mean rejigging the current personnel, moving Saka to lwb and Trippier to rwb
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If we do that, and I’d be for doing it, then I feel Trent has to come in at RWB.

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - I want to play by my own rules and if I can’t I’ll sue you (U6374)
posted 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
I’d drop Foden and Saka tbh.

I’d quite like to see Eze come in on the left, although would be happy with Gordon, and Palmer on the right.

Hopefully Shaw is close to some kind of fitness by the next game, but Trippier needs to be dropped regardless.
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Wouldn’t be surprised if Southgate does that. It won’t change much though, the worrying thing so far is he hasn’t spotted what the biggest issue is, which is Bellinghams positioning in the ten role.

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the biggest issue is that we have nothing coming down our left hand side because we have a right footed left back and Foden runs around picking up the ball wherever he feels like

I could not believe he didn't try Gordon when we were crying out for some width on the left all game. Southgate is an absolute clown but he is possibly the luckiest clown ever.

comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - I want to play by my own rules and if I can’t I’ll sue you (U6374)
posted 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
I’d drop Foden and Saka tbh.

I’d quite like to see Eze come in on the left, although would be happy with Gordon, and Palmer on the right.

Hopefully Shaw is close to some kind of fitness by the next game, but Trippier needs to be dropped regardless.
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Wouldn’t be surprised if Southgate does that. It won’t change much though, the worrying thing so far is he hasn’t spotted what the biggest issue is, which is Bellinghams positioning in the ten role.

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the biggest issue is that we have nothing coming down our left hand side because we have a right footed left back and Foden runs around picking up the ball wherever he feels like
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No, that’s the second biggest issue which is also being made worse due to the first. That’s why when he changes the front three or who’s at left back, when he keeps the midfield as it is we still don’t create anything.

Theres no link.