villa4europe Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, MCU said: If Grealish had been playing alongside Sterling at Man City last season there would be no doubt who would be starting. Will know for sure come 1pm but I read somewhere else yesterday that Sterling would be starting. To be fair foden was starting alongside sterling and I'm not convinced he'll get the nod either... This isnt a grealish or man City agenda, it is a tactical choice Its just not the tactics we should be playing, we're better than that if we want to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I can see the argument for having one of Rashford or Sterling for their pace. I do think you could push Mount further back into the middle with rice and make room for Foden, Grealish and Rashford/Sterling in behind Kane but Southgate is Southgate so he’s never going to do that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 minute ago, tom_avfc said: I can see the argument for having one of Rashford or Sterling for their pace. I do think you could push Mount further back into the middle with rice and make room for Foden, Grealish and Rashford/Sterling in behind Kane but Southgate is Southgate so he’s never going to do that. What good is pace when we don't pass forwards and you can't trap a bag of cement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Just now, villa4europe said: To be fair foden was starting alongside sterling and I'm not convinced he'll get the nod either... This isnt a grealish or man City agenda, it is a tactical choice Its just not the tactics we should be playing, we're better than that if we want to be The journo predicted the front 4 of Foden, Sterling, Mount and Kane. You touched on it yesterday with how Belgium and Italy played good tactics. People seem to think we need to play Sterling or Rashford for pace. What a load of old nonsense… if that’s the case why didn’t Gabby get more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Southgate has convinced himself he needs to think outside of the box and not pick the side that’s staring him in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Projected England team vs Croatia: Pickford Walker Stones Mings Trippier Phillips Rice Mount Sterling Kane Foden 5 subs allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 9 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: interesting (from: https://twitter.com/primevideosport/status/1403630652860243969) In the clip, he says Grealish and Kane should be 'untouchable' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Just now, MCU said: The journo predicted the front 4 of Foden, Sterling, Mount and Kane. You touched on it yesterday with how Belgium and Italy played good tactics. People seem to think we need to play Sterling or Rashford for pace. What a load of old nonsense… if that’s the case why didn’t Gabby get more games. I'd be ok with that front 4 of I'm honest depending on the shape and how far up he pushes mount More worried about attacking intent and if its 2 in the middle with 3 off kane or 3+2 Would rather we sorted our shape out first then added grealish... Shit negative tactics and the whole team could look poor, Jack included 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) I actually think Grealish should start from purely tactical reasons. The Croatians are technically and possession wise very very good. I'd argue better than England, so by having Grealish in there I think it's easier to maintain possession more than you would otherwise. Will check the post match thread here tonight with interest. Edited June 13, 2021 by KenjiOgiwara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted June 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 13, 2021 Grealish off the bench to stake his claim. TBH I expected this from Southgate. Trippier are LB is madness tho when we have 2 very capable left backs in the squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Even Mourinho on talk shite said Grealish has got to start with Foden. If we fail in this tournament, I and many others will not hold back on the judgement of Southgate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Just now, villan-scott said: Grealish off the bench to stake his claim. TBH I expected this from Southgate. Trippier are LB is madness tho when we have 2 very capable left backs in the squad. Just trying to justify the ‘versatility’ of having extra right backs in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 So once again the tactic is to play it safe and have Sterling and Kane fall down as much as possible in the box? Croatia are well past their prime by now. England should have enough about them to win regardless of formation and selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Cabbage time for Southgate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I actually think Grealish should start from purely tactical reasons. The Croatians are technically and possession wise very very good. I'd argue better than England, so by having Grealish in there I think it's easier to maintain possession more than you would otherwise. Will check the post match thread here tonight with interest. 100% agree But expect Croatia to have around 55% possession or more if Southgate goes with sterling and tries the pacey winger stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Sterling to start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 25 minutes ago, Genie said: Southgate has convinced himself he needs to think outside of the box and not pick the side that’s staring him in the face. the GUardiola effect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 It will be enjoyable watching Harry Kane shadowing Mason Mount when he should be getting on the end of his passes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Personally I don't get this idea that England need vast amounts of pace in the team. If anything in the games played, not one team has played with a high line to allow runners in behind the back line. If anything teams are going to sit and creativity and guile are the primary requirements for forward lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I was really excited for the game today, now I’m expecting the same tired and boring Safegateball. The man has a real opportunity to attack this tournament with a young and vibrant team. It’s what we all want, the team that Jose picked is pretty much what everyone I know wants to see. Assuming the mooted team is correct, I wonder how Shaw and Chilwell feel today? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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