Ingerland.........and Dier.

[Balanbam00]

Great minds think alike ,don't we Alto! I am also not convinced about Southgate.In the world cup against Columbia he played a back row of 5 players, then before them 3 and in attack 2,thats too defensive for me! Even a clearence from defence will not find your attacking players? If the ball is passed to those 3 middle players before the last line of defense,they can not, will not find any attacking players unmarked, and so they send the ball back into the line of 5 defenders,who then pass it sideways back and forth!Very negative style and boring.
In this game against the Czechs, again after 20 mins I was thinking boring England again! Most of the play was played in our defense in the first half. If Southgate did not have Sterling? What then? Remember the Czechs nearly had 2 goals in the first half!!! How should a team play football to entertain the crowd ,or to pack the defense so at least the other team does not score goals?? Again thats negative and a very boring style of play.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I like Southgate for his humility and ability to gel a squad and his trust in a player's form and willingness to go with youth rather than stick with the old guard.

An opening 5-0 home win and three points can't be all that bad can it chaps?