Anybody watching the England game.

[howdydoo]

If Foden and Grealish turn up we'll do OK. That's if Southgate picks them.

Don't discount Bellingham getting plenty of minutes during this tournament either. Ignore his age. He's a player.

[ragingpup]

Grealish will strike immediate fear into the opposition, and has the ability to create chances against the best defences.

He won't be picked though.

[Scum-Triumphant]

Trippier and Walker are both title winners this season and have both been outstanding. Walker can cover at centre half and Trippier can cover at LB although I hope hes not needed there.

I think it depends on the opponents on whether Walker or James plays. I do like Rice but I am unsure he is ready to hold the midfield for all that attacking flair. I would play Mount a bit deeper with Foden and Grealish infront of them, with James/Walker and Chilwell/Shaw as wing backs and Kane as the focal point.

That means that ingame management can be done in real time and DCL or Sancho and Sterling can be brought on if we need a goal and we can pull the full backs in if we need to defend. It is how chelsea play under Tuchel.

I Think Grealish has the potential to be player of the tournament.

Just to add that if Mings is an international class centre half then there is hope for me yet and I'm 47 and 5"5.

We need Maguire fit alongside Stones. If not I would definitely want to see a three of Coady, Stones and Walker/White

[gm_gm]

Just to add that if Mings is an international class centre half then there is hope for me yet and I'm 47 and 5"5.

We need Maguire fit alongside Stones. If not I would definitely want to see a three of Coady, Stones and Walker/White

Exaggerating again Scum...you're never 5'5"

[Scum-Triumphant]

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[howdydoo]

I'd like to have seen both James Tarkowski and Lewis Dunk in the squad.

Maguire isn't going to play and Mings has been terrible.

[Ronners]

Doubt we'll see side I selected. Southgate he's like Warney playing happy families! Walker there's never no end product with him. Trippier can't be that good, Tottenham got rid.

FFS gru, don't you read back everything you write before posting? or do you put things like this on purpose?
2 champion winning full backs, and as for Trippier, he would have won f**k all staying at spurs, even Harry Kane wants out. UTM

[CAMiller]

It's only a short few weeks ago on this board that we couldn't understand why chieo, decided to keep on his feet against Barnsley, when he was clearly fouled in the penalty area, and even though he stayed up, he lost a bit of momentum and had to get back on balance, and to coin the Stephen Warnock phrase had he gone down "He made the most of it, but he's got every right to " score that penalty and as it stood we stay up, or would you say because chieo stayed on his feet it wasn't a foul? UTM

A foul being a foul is not the problem. The issue is the fact that we now seem to have the general acceptance in the game that because someone is fouled 'he has the right to make the most of it'. It's funny that when 'continental' players used to get fouled and then rolled over 3 or 4 times and needed 5 minutes of medical attention we were up in arms about how they were ruining the game when really 'they had the right to make the most of it'. When your leg has been broken or your cheekbone has been fractured 'you have the right to make the most of it', when you've been tripped up you have the right to a foul not to to act as if you've been shot by a sniper.

[Ronners]

A foul being a foul is not the problem. The issue is the fact that we now seem to have the general acceptance in the game that because someone is fouled 'he has the right to make the most of it'. It's funny that when 'continental' players used to get fouled and then rolled over 3 or 4 times and needed 5 minutes of medical attention we were up in arms about how they were ruining the game when really 'they had the right to make the most of it'. When your leg has been broken or your cheekbone has been fractured 'you have the right to make the most of it', when you've been tripped up you have the right to a foul not to to act as if you've been shot by a sniper.

But a foul being a foul is the problem CAM, we can talk about people rolling around to get a foul all day, but referees absolutely will NOT give a penalty, unless the player goes down. I'm not disagreeing with you regarding the cheating that's going on, but referees have to take responsibility and see a foul for what it is, but I wont hold my breath. UTM

[South Coast Miller]

My predicted side for the Croatia match (assuming all fit):
1 Pickford, 2 Walker, 3 Chilwell, 4 James, 5 Stones, 6 Maguire, 7 Sterling, 8 Henderson, 9 Kane, 10 Rice, 11 Rashford.

A bit boring but I'm sure he'll want to start with 3 centre backs and 2 overlapping full backs, as we used to call them. I think he'll play 2 holding midfield players and then Kane and Rashford are shoe-ins. That leaves one place up for grabs for the likes of Sterling, Mount, Grealish, Bellingham, Sancho and, much as some would like to see a bit of flair and unpredictability in the side, I reckon Southgate will go for the tried and tested even tho' Sterling has not had a great season and all the rest are bang in form. Walker and James can swap as necessary, not sure who he'll pick if Maguire doesn't make it.