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Tummyowl last won the day on May 25 2020
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Long suffering Sheffield Wednesday fan, long term Football Manager addict.
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Shocking performance for 90 minutes, and then a moment of brilliance from a player who’s only had 45 minutes of decent football so far this tournament. Kane who has had less minutes of decent football scored to win, and dig Southgate out of a huge, giant, gaping hole he dug himself into. A much, much, much needed improvement next match. Thought Rice/Mainoo/Centre backs did ok.
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Honestly, done with Southgate and I think England should be after the tournament. Kane is not working up top on his own. Foden is not working from the left, having no natural left back is not working. I would have preferred to have Trent at right back but that's mainly due to a personal dislike of Walker (and his rehabilitation with the press) than his ability. I fundamentally do not understand a lot of the decisions Southgate has made (Squad/selection/tactics) and that he continues to make.
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Why play a midfielder in midfield when you have an ‘experienced’ right back in Trent? Why play a left back? You have another ‘experienced’ right back for that position too. Why play a striker? You can play the uber ‘experienced’ Kane as a deep lying playmaker. Why play a left winger? Shoehorn an in form central attacking midfielder there, because the other central attacking midfielder has to play central, so they can both occupy that space and leave a huge void on the left. For what it’s worth, I thought Saka did ok tonight, and though the central defensive pair did ok.
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I’d rather have an actual midfielder alongside Rice in midfield. Mainoo or Wharton please. I don’t rate Gallagher much, think he’s there for ‘energy’. Still just cannot get my head around England playing 5 defenders, a holding midfielder against Denmark. Plus, Kane who spent most of the game trying to play in midfield. Foden and Bellingham both trying to play in the central role.
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England were very poor. Honourable mentions to Kane who I thought was dreadful. Have never understood the Southgate love, he’s spectacularly average. The squad feels unbalanced. Midfield set up is all wrong, Trent is not a midfielder. Foden is not a left winger. Shame there is not an English left back to offer something on the left. Defence doesn’t feel too bad except no attacking threat from either full back. Southgate just strikes me as going out set up to not lose, rather than win, and leave that attacking stuff to attacking players (Saka, Kane, Bellingham, Foden), without any thought of build up or approach. Oh well. Currently enjoying the Spain V Italy match.