Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
I like Southgate as a man and respect him as a person. Unfortunately, as a manager and a strategist, I’m not so convinced and suspect he seems like the proverbial ‘breath of fresh air’ only because of what we’ve had to put up with for decades now...with Robson and Venables being the rare exceptions imo.

His managerial experience was spectacularly limited before he was given the England job and, imo, his dreadful use of substitutes on Saturday evening, when loyalty seemed to win over logic and strategy, was another example of his limitations.

So...nice guy with decent values who was undoubtedly unlucky against France, but if the most talented squad we’ve had for years is actually going to succeed he may sadly have to be replaced imo. Then again...by who...I’ve no idea.
As attack is the best form of defence, why don't we start with a keeper and 2 defenders, just in case. In front of them we play Sterling, Foden, Rashford, Saka, Grealish, Bellingham, Mount and Kane.

Goals galore... at both ends.

If you think the 2 defenders sounds a bit short in numbers, look at most sides these days. Regardless of the system played, in possession there's a keeper, 2 CHs and everybody else is further forward. It's just that my front 8 are all players who go forwards.