mikeyp102 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Southgate is trying to play some football and fair play too him for that. I think we lack an attacking edge though (similar to villa at times). If teams sit back against us like Iceland did, then I struggle to see where goals will come. I also think against a good side the back three will be torn apart. The likes of Germany Brazil and Spain playing their full strength sides will open up so much space. Italy had chances last night and they aren’t even that good Edited March 28, 2018 by mikeyp102 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Southgate is trying to play some football and fair play too him for that. I think we lack an attacking edge though (similar to fills at times). If teams sit back against us like Iceland did, then I struggle to see where goals will come. I also think against a good side the back three will be torn apart. The likes of Germany Brazil and Spain playing their full strength sides will open up so much space. Italy had chances last night and they aren’t even that good Yup I agree. If Italy would have been a bit more ruthless then it could've been a different story. Not sure Dier is the best choice for DM but not sure who else can fit in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2018 5 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: I also think against a good side the back three will be torn apart. The likes of Germany Brazil and Spain playing their full strength sides will open up so much space. Italy had chances last night and they aren’t even that good It's a shame Cahill is having such a poor season. I would be feel much more secure with an in form Gary Cahill in the middle of that back 3 over John Stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I did rather enjoy that. England are a threat and fun to watch. Its a shame Russia's twattishness will probably ruin this world cup because we have a decent team here and Southgate is doing the best he knows how. I still reckon we are going to lose badly against the first good team we come up against but we should have some good games against the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 6 hours ago, omariqy said: Yup I agree. If Italy would have been a bit more ruthless then it could've been a different story. Not sure Dier is the best choice for DM but not sure who else can fit in there? Agreed on Dier, think Henderson will get nod even though that doesn’t really fill me with confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I'm really starting to warm to Southgate. We were actually genuinely quite good in that one. Didn't deserve to concede - and I think that penalty was a bit of a joke, barely any referee in the world would have given that - but we actually have a plan and his idea with Walker is smart. He's getting the best out of a pretty average bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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