Quote Originally Posted by Guybrush View Post
He’s playing Trippier as the only left sided player

Foden is drifting into the middle, but Bellingham is there, so he’s ending up across on the right.

Trent is pointless in there… if you’re playing a defender in the midfield he should be protecting the back line, he can’t tackle… so playing him centrally exposes him, and the defenders around him.

If it’s for his passing, he’s a better crosser, so you’re then playing Saka, Trent, Walker and bloody Foden down the right

And, the biggest problem is Southgate… he doesn’t make the changes when they should be made.

Gordon on the left would give the balance.

No point in putting Foden and Bellingham on the pitch together.

Yes, they’re both great players, but if you’re planning on progressing in the tournament, then play them separately and look after them. It’s a small squad with games every three days.

But Southgate, has no urgency in the team, he doesn’t put any expectation on them.

In one hand saying, they’re young and inexperienced and are learning etc, basically giving them excuses… when he could have been playing these guys together instead of Henderson, Rashford and Maguire for the last 2 years.

And saying that winning the competition is all about mentality, and that’s what makes the difference…

He’s talking them down and giving excuses before a game is played…

He should be telling that group of players that this is their chance.

He should be out there in the media saying we’re going for this. We’ve got some of the best players in the world and they will thrive on the biggest stage…

But instead he’s telling us this is a learning curve and they need to gel.

He’s not showing that he has belief in the squad, he’s not showing any desire to win the tournament… just to not do bad in it.

Those guys should be out there trying to win games, not trying to not lose them.
Exactly, saved me typing it all out mate.

The guy's a chinless clown, utterly clueless, no tactical awareness.