How England MUST Setup To Fix Their Problems. 

I’ve been watching Slovakia , Slovenia , Georgia , Albania etc and they all seem to be able to play some decent joined up football and they have a coherent system and plan. They play triangles , quick sharp passes , keep the ball well , press with intelligence. How the hell are England in this mess ? It’s unbelievable that these smaller nations can figure stuff out and Southgate and his team can’t.

The England Camp have kept saying, for a few tournaments, ‘this is tournament football’. I’ve thought about what this means in terms of tactics and mentality. I now understand that it just means ‘playing shit’.

This is a brilliant video, basically Trent can do it all, but not if you play like this, same with Foden, Sakah, Rice and Kane, the problem is what everyone has known for the last 8 years, the coach

I think any discussion about TAA, Foden, Kane, Trippier or any individual player means very little until we have some sense of what Southgate actually wants the team to look like. Are we meant to be a low or mid block? Pressing or passive? Possession based or direct? Do we progress through the middle or down the wings? Even if the football is boring or ineffective we should at least know what we're trying to do.

As a German, I think England should definitely stick with Southgate 😁😁

"If he dies on this horse" Top tier Samism that.

Adam Wharton a left footed accurate passer of the ball. Who can tackle. Spain & Germany would have played him by now. the squad is brilliant and needs to be utilised. Mainoo, Gordon, Palmer, Toney?

Kane: “there are no easy games in international football”. Well yeah, when the team keeps committing unforced errors and giving the ball away while playing with no intensity and coordinated press, there are no easy games at this level!

Southgate is me in Fifa career mode tryna fit all his best players on the pitch regardless of formation

Play Trent right back (at least against Slovenia and teams where the opposition winger is not a major threat) with Bellingham and Rice holding with Foden in the AM position, Gordon left and Saka right, then ideally Kane if he is willing to mix his runs and do a bit of pressing, but Watkins is also an option. Trent would be on the ball in a comfortable area that he is used to with the ball down the channel to Saka, across to Gorden or inside to a Bellingham or Foden. Obviously the defensive pace of Kyle walker is great but on the ball he is usually a dead end. So when England should have the majority of the possession play Trent.

As an argentinian, it's insane how you've stuck with this man at the helm for so long. A manager that's never won a difficult match, just coasted through the easy ones. A manager that changes up a whole front line at 70 minutes (something I'm not against in principle if you're not doing well) with 3 runners, and 5 minutes earlier took off the only long pass specialist in the team (TAA) in favor of a man who is very good imo, but can't make a 5mts pass, much less a long one (Gallagher). You have so much talent to exploit, such a good team to go far and even win tournaments, but you're stuck with an absolute donkey becuse (he knit the team together)

Like your suggestions. Would add in 4-2-3-1 you could just push up Stones into the right side controller role in specific (triggered) phase of play and have Walker tuck into a RCB role; in other phases, Walker overlaps and Rice has to hold (with Stones still behind). Allows Bellingham to get forward. Get Trent out of the side, Foden into the CAM where he’s fantastic, and a proper left wing (like Gordon) to keep width. Watkins/Kane based on match situation (Kane early and Watkins late).

I feel like the team is really missing a tyrick Mitchell type LB

We can all say it as much as we like. It will never change. Gareth will never changed. Wasting your breathe and nothing new since 6 years ago. It's the same thing. Every. Time.

Comparing Trent to Kroos feels a bit ridiculous. One is a converted RB with almost no experience in the position and the other one is one of the best CMs in the world. It's very strange that we're trying to accommodate Trent really, even at his best the kind of passes he does are quite unlikely to lead to goals with the forwards we have.

Right i want to make it clear im a big HK fan and a Spurs fan for over 40 years, but this is all on Kane for me, He is the Captain and should be leading by example, also any press is led by the centre forward, If your captain and centre forward cant be arsed to press, then why will the others? Now i dont think we should drop Kane but i do think we need a striker in front of him, Kane has a vision for a killer threading pass that nobody else except maybe trent does. I just think 2 up top is the way forward

We either play 5 back yes or you have to get a runner in behind and play Gordon with foden in cam, Jude cm. Spot on as always

Big problem when you have a team of superstars, everyone's ego clashes and it just becomes a car crash. Every team needs a level minded James Milner style player. Yes, I said that.

Don’t understand why in the prep games, he was playing 4-3-3 and started that way for about 20 minutes against Serbia and everyone looked good, only to switch to a 4-2-3-1. I don’t get it. It is harmful more than it is beneficial to so many of the players. It’s completely made Trent the fall guy because he’s out of his depth there, he can’t get forward and create and his weaknesses are more exposed there. I’ve never seen him look more timid than he did last night, like he was terrified of making a mistake. After watching how awful the Serbia game was, how did Southgate think I’ll play the exact same 11 in that same set up. Play the same 11 but change the system. Clearly the 4-2-3-1 doesn’t work with the personnel on the pitch. The average position of the team for the 15 minutes after the goal was disgusting. I’ve never seen anything more shameful. All of them were camped out in and around the box except Saka. Who was just waiting for a pass. Southgate is a massive problem. He says they haven’t replaced Phillips - well either play Wharton or better yet, be a better manager that can get the best out of your players by playing a system where you don’t need a Phillips. Or I don’t know….. play your warm up games in that system so the players can get used to it. I expect Trent to be dropped for Gallagher and I expect them to not be much better unless he switches the system around because he’s got them playing trash football atm. He needs to go after this tournament, even if he wins it (which LOL) At least they’ll all be available for pre season with their clubs at this rate.

How to fix england: Fired Southgate. I don't it happen during tournaments but after. Maybe

I hate saying this cus im a newcastle fan but eddie howe is perfect for england. He isnt scared of dropping the big players if they don't perform and he plays a better formation. It's similar but he plays a 433 but he only has 1 defensive mid not 2

Simple. Get rice and Bellingham in the middle to dictate the game. Trent at right back. Bring on walker second half to bomb forward with fresh legs from the right with Paul konchesky on the left to feed Heskey & any Carrol up front.

Brilliant James...🤣deffo need an overhaul. Gordon rocks. Gareth's set-up with TAA in midfield didn't work in the friendlies - no idea why he persisted with this same set up for another TWO games...scary really. Hope to God that he makes some decent changes for the last group game. I'd like Wharton with Rice and either Foden or Bellingham dropped and Gordon in. Subs of Palmer and Bellingham/Foden, Gomez, Mainoo? I liked your last team selection with a back three too...👍

It's not just Southgate, it's the entire coaching staff too. Wtf are they thinking? Too much time looking at laptops, not enough time talking with the players and having THEM work out their best partners on pitch. We have a talented bunch of individuals, just not a team (like with Sven, Fabio etc).

Good, fair analysis, though it remains to be seen whether Southgate can actually organise a press, including letting the back four step up and squeeze the space. The players can do it. But can the coach?

In Wharton we trust. The missing link?

I agree with your XI, as do probably most people. I get the argument against it, that Bellingham being a forward-minded player might empty midfield to get forward, and should be given the license to do so, but that instability it would create would be attenuated by the fact our two full-backs are very conservative. Trippier would actually be better suited to playing more narrow to cover for Bellingham's forward movements than he is running up and down the left wing.

Its not Southgate but Ben White mate Steve Holland who is the coach, the tactician, the person who works on the pitch with the players so why is'nt anyone pointing the finger at him???

I feel like if Kane plays, Bellignham has to be under him so he can go beyond and they can rotate. If it's watkins up front though, you can play Foden in 10 to be the playmaker and have Bellingham back. Foden and Kane would get in each others way a little bit too much, but it would still be much better than it is now! Good video

I personally think the players from the main favourites (England, France, Portugal) have played so many games during the season that they are very tired .. that's why the pressing and the up tempo is missing

Trent in midfield clearly isn’t working, therefore he should move Rice to a single pivot 6 and play Foden and Bellingham as 10’s/8’s. Both of them could interchange and take turns attacking and defending. You saw in the Denmark game how Foden was clearly fed up of not being able to effect the game on the LW, so he dropped really deep and central and demanded the ball, when he got the ball he carried in past half of their team multiple times and was a lot more effective. If you want to be more safe you could try and play Adam Wharton next to Rice as a double Pivot, you would probably have to sacrifice Foden for a half but it would make the midfield more balanced and we would control the game better. You could then use Foden as an effective sub in the second half. Trent isn’t working in that position, and there is no clear replacement so why not try Wharton? You then play someone like Anthony Gordon on the LW to stretch the play. He adds pace and directness and gives the players something to aim for. Trent could also come on and effect the game from RB if needed. Also make the use of Cole Palmer if one of the attacking players isn’t performing. Same goes for Kane with Watkins and Toney. Southgate has options he just needs to use them and make the changes fast.

please show this video to every england fan. just makes sense

More fantasy football playing an imaginary game in the head of an apparently more sober and thoughtful pundit. This does not address teams that love the counter-press like Austria and the physically domination of England. The glaring weakness at LB and the targeting by teams of Trippier, while unable to support the LW. The lack of height or physical power both offensively and defensively. The lack of endurance. The willingness for a number of teams to play grinding, destructive football. The mental frailties caused by playing two crushingly physical games , the ability of deep lying playmakers like Kroos to pop a ball down the channels and do what Germany did to Scotland in the first 10 minutes before applying the killing blow. It's as though English football hasn't learnt any lessons since 1970-that its great teams with a tried and tested pattern of play win the big games, not 'Plan B' (or is it C now) so beloved by the British media class and fandom. Well done James, you've out Southgate Southgate and the likes of Andrich, Kante, Rhordi, are never going to thrive in any of the set ups presented by this ill thought out panic presentation. When an entire nation can't pick a starting 11 without descending into farce, when apparently Rashford and Grelish lack of work rate isn't an issue and should be playing, when chucking kids with little or no experience is the key and a 34 year old German manager plays with three formations dependant on game state, then your way out of your depth.

I like your team selection, my concern is Trippier, I'm not a fan of Shaw but he would undoubtedly be a better option. We need someone there with a left foot, would Guehi be a possibility and bring in Konsa? I'd be brave, drop Kane for Watkins.

On the bright side we’ve really made a lot countries happy with our performances

My issue is this James, Southgate has one game to implement the tactics that we all believe will suit our players!, is that enough time given many of the other teams have been drilling their formations for months?

I could be wrong, but I think I remember you were waxing lyrical about Southgate a couple of months ago and how he'd be a good fit for the United job. 😂 Dude is absolutely incompetent and is showing it yet again.

elsewhere, it was pointed out that Southgate was a defender... that is his first reflex, stay safe, calm down (84+ minutes, Gareth is calming his team! jack%ss). If James can rightly see all these failures, weaknesses and confusion, why can't Southgate and his dedicated staff? Palmer would've seen Foden or Saka; get Kane off, he doesn't/can't meet the demands of the needs of THIS team. Kane is such an intelligent passer, when the doesn't have to do much else, but his legs are not up to running much, or often.

Trent is not a central midfielder. Doesnt know where to stand. Hes also not got the right set up to work as like a quarter back role. No runners for him. Pointless therefore playing him. The fact southgate cant see this shows hes not good enough. The phillips comment shows why he doesnt have a clue what hes doing.

Southgate says the press wasn't good enough but I'm telling you now. Them playing deep is exactly what Southgate has instructed them to do

Trent Left Back and Inverting if you REALLY want to fit him in with Jude next to Rice but at the same time we need to fix the Egos of players like Jude and Foden who want to do things themselves

This team needs ripping up and stating again. Southgate has chosen players for two separate philosophies. You can't have players like foden, Kane, Bellingham dropping deep when Trent is obviously in to make those passes behind. And the fact that Southgate brings him off 15 minutes before players who actually get in behind and stretch a defence defies logic. The whole team has been poor across the two games and Ironically the player pundits (who obviously dont do their own research) are down on because hes replacing Maguire has been England's best player across the two games. Southgate needs to change up his defensive structure. There were multiple moments when Trent was the only player in the midfield because Ruce had to drop into the back line to cover a run into the space vacated when Guehu was pulled out wide. The idea of having a rest 442 defence is to have a good pressing structure on the defenders. But with a Lazy Kane and a Bellingham who only shows his "energy" offensively, it doesn't work. And when they do end up pressing, the two sole midfielders are too concered about the space 5 yards in front of our centre back to join the pressing structure. Either the whole team needs to press or get Bellingham to drop into the midfield defensively to make a 5 or 3. Southgate has two options in the next match. Stick with the game plan of the last two games of knicking a goal and hoping to hold together the rest of the 90. Or he needs to change. He can either drop Trent and either Foden or Bellingham, as apart from moments, all of them have been subpar, for Gallagher and Eze who will give energy defensively and can work well with 1-or-2 touch football. Or he drops Bellingham deeper, creating a 433 and play Gordon, Watkins instead of Foden/Bellingham and Kane. To stretch the backline and to allow Trent to play the balls he's claerly put in the team to play. I would also in both these scenarios play Gomez at left back, in the small cameos he made in the warm up games he made more supportive runs for his left winger and (dont fact check me on this) more passes with his left foot. Trippier seems allergic to using his left foot to even make a 6 yard pass. Gomez has experience playing at left back for Liverpool and can use his left foot for more than just standing on.

Sack GS right now, he obviously doesn’t know what he’s doing and has proved it over and over. Just let the players pick the team and tactics for the rest of the tournament. It can’t be any worse. They are obviously being constrained or bemused by Gone Southbrain’s choices and instructions. If you’re afraid to do that at least ban him from giving any press conferences. He’s even more disillusioned than Ten Haag. I mean if the dilemma is truly missing Phillips, TAA is not the answer.

Would love to see Trent play with Watkins and Gordon more, he can’t play those incredible passes if everyone’s standing like traffic cones. He’s too lethal to not have on the pitch but he needs his teammates to make the runs!

I think England should also try and put players on that have played together consistently at club level, for example, Palmer Foden Walker Stones were all on Man City. Why wouldn't you play those players that more than likely already have a good understanding of each other's game? And then build the rest of the team from there.

I wish sum1 would do a poll and go thru every prem league manager and ask would you rather hav "pep, pochettino, dyche" as england manager.... Hmmm wonder where southgate would finish in that poll.

If Trent is our Kroos and Rice our Andrich, Trent will want to drop into that right side rather than the left. Stones central, Guéhi slightly left, with Rice in the middle. We don't see that though and it also wouldn't be as effective because of our full-backs. Kimmich is great on the ball and can deliver fantastic crosses. Mittelstadt provides the width on the left and also bombs forward, putting in crosses. Walker can charge forward, but that's not really his game anymore. His crossing isn't the best and really we need his recovery pace in defence. Trippier can hold his position out wide, but he can't do what Mittelstadt does because he isn't left footed. I think we need to make this team about getting Bellingham & Foden in the half spaces. Our full-backs aren't amazing going forward, especially with Shaw out, so don't ask them to do that. Try Gordon and Saka, who both will stay wide and also run beyond Kane. We could even have Stones stepping forward into midfield alongside Rice, with Walker and Guéhi covering. Or even get Trippier tucking inside if needed. Germany have been attacking with pretty much 6 players. Spain have the front 4, plus either Fabian Ruiz or Cucurella, or sometimes both pushing forward in support. The difference with Spain is their wingers have pace and stay wide before cutting in. Whereas Foden is looking to come inside when we have the ball. The balance just isn't there when we attack and we aren't being aggressive enough out of possession.

As a Welsh man ….. I can’t help but laugh 😂 “footballs coming home” my arse 🎉😂😂

Real question, which manager in the prem would Southgate replace?

Great vid but you're asking the impossible. Southgate is so limited & tactically unaware it's literally impossible for him to fix this. He simply hasn't got the ability to do it. The sooner he goes the better.

Start by getting a proper manager?

I cant understand why we dont play with two proper wingers, putting in lots of crosses for Kane and Bellingham, as this has brought success in the past. I would start Gordon on the left, and leave Foden on the bench, or play him instead of Trent.

The players in front of Trent are a bigger problem than Trent himself, Kane with Foden/Trippier on the left is never going to see many switched passes or balls in behind, but Kane scored a tap in off 2 deflections and apparently that validates his selection

@19:34 Nice to Maddison proving his worth as he can’t do it for England lol

Rice, Bellingham, Foden can never happen because Southgate can't fathom a midfield like that, he just wants Kalvin Phillips back. Southgate is a war criminal, Gallagher will start next game

Great content jimmy boy! Worth the subscription… keep it coming

In possession we were flat, slow and predictable. Pickford goes long too often even when there's options - either he's told to do that, or just doesn't have the ability. It also doesn't help when we have no left-footed defender. We don't need Rice & Trent standing on the centre-backs toes or with their back to play. Why not play a 4-3-3 like they do at City, Arsenal and Liverpool. Have Rice in the middle, then Bellingham & Foden offering angles either side. Both are comfortable receiving the ball, on the half turn, and can drive up the pitch. Then we can have Gordon & Saka keeping the width, making runs in behind, with Rice, Walker and Trippier offering support from deep. And if we have the opposition pegged back, Walker or Trippier/Shaw could make an overlapping run. Germany have Andrich & Kroos in midfield, but they don't play flat like England. Kroos drops to make a back 3, Andrich stays central and the full-backs get wide and join the attack. But we don't have the personnel to do that. When Shaw is fit, we could play him LB, Trent RB, Rice drops in next to Stones and Guéhi with Wharton/Mainoo central. Or even play almost a back 5, with Walker, Stones, Guéhi and Rice the block that sits, Shaw & Trent as wing-backs and a front 4 of Bellingham, Foden, Saka and Kane. Just like Germany's Gundogan, Musiala, Wirtz and Havertz.

You and so many wanted Trent in midfield

Ever thought about getting the coaching badges?

Southgate looks baffled by the squad he chose! He played players out of position and then looked baffled by why they were there in the first place! Southgate looks baffled from the sideline, relying on his players to get him and them out of trouble without any input, leadership, or tactics from himself! Southgate even looked baffled by the formation he chose! If you look up the word Baffled in the dictionary you will, more than likely, see a picture of Gareth Southgate. #SackSouthgate #SouthgateOut

stop deep throating Southgate and admit the only solUtion is sacking him, he won't change the team and even if he did we will still play like shit, it's coachin issue and the sitting back if u go 1-0 has been going on fo 8 years he's not gonna suddenly change it. SACK HIM NOW

who can replace Trippier, with a left foot out there? no threat with crosses from that flank at all.

If Kane is starting play 4-3-3 he doesn’t need a 10 Cus he’ll drop deep, Gordon on the left so he and Saka can make runs in behind, Downside Kane can’t press so we’ll always end up deep Trent naturally you just play him RB with runners up top to utilise his strengths and if you play him in midfield Kane can’t start you need Watkins as the extra but also we’d have a better press Jude/Foden bench one the other is a super sub, great luxury to have, or again if you want both Kane would have to be dropped, would need to be 4-3-3, Gomez left back allow stones to step into midfield which will free up one of Foden or Jude

why would you build the team around Trent he is not at the same level as his compatriots. Southgate is failing to utilize a system that takes advantage of his compatriots. you have one of the best strikers in the world in Kane and he gets no service. England has looked competent at the beginning of games but as soon as they score they start defending without any pressure on the ball. If you compare sprains defending of the lead vs England's you see the problems with Southgate's system.

Jim, fuckin class as always, deserve way more credit but all i can say is keep making great content cos every single wee slug loves it

Bellingham in a two with rice. Play foden at 10, then Gordon or Watkins on the left, they’re the only 2 players who can play on the left that will make runs in behind and stretch the defence

Looking forward to seeing us line up 5 4 1 next game

What I take from this vid is the same as my thoughts as a Newcastle fan, I can’t see any solution that doesn’t involve playing Gordon 😂

i think the players we've been playing are perfect but there are certain problems that need to be fixed

Kobbie Maino should start. Engand should play the same style they played against Belgium in the second half.

It won't make a difference whatever changes Southgate makes. He has no tactical nous whatsoever, is far too pragmatic and his ability to affect a game is absolutely deplorable. He was the perfect guy for the job when he took over, as England were a shambles and needed that pragmatism to steady the ship. Since probably his second tournament however England have outgrown him. The players are of a far far higher quality and play day in day out with far higher quality instruction and tactics. You could visibly see the frustration in the last 2 games. There needs to be a clear philosophy of play instilled in the players way before the start of a tournament. It's abundantly clear that Gareth hasn't a clue who his best XI is. The fact he is currently experimenting with Trent in midfield during the group stages of a competition is concrete proof of this. If Trent can't get in the team that's a shame, however he shouldn't be shoe-horned in at the cost of the team's balance. The same applies to Phil Foden. Who categorically cannot play on the left wing in this system. Go back to basics by playing players in their correct positions. If he doesn't have the bottle to put Foden, Rice and Bellingham in midfield together then bench one of them. England's best and most balanced squad (that everyone and their granny are calling for) has the players playing in their established positions. Pickford in goal Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier (Shaw if fit) at the back Bellingham, Rice and Foden (Gallagher if Gareth hasn't the bottle) in midfield Saka, Kane and Gordon up top. Kane and the midfield need more willing runners, and as much as I like Eze he still wants the ball played to feet. Gordon will run all day. He could be the game changer and the player everyone is calling for yet Gareth hasn't given him a minute. Despite the fact he has looked great whenever he has played. Bottom line, we will not win this tournament and will likely not even make the semi finals. However we could at least try and salvage a bit of pride then get rid of the handbrake that is Southgate before the next tournament. England needs a coach that has a clear tactical direction that will suit our strength in forward areas. The players are good enough now to be trusted to do a job. The likes of Steve Cooper and Graham Potter would represent a decent upgrade and both have achieved moderate success at club level. Howe would be the dream candidate but will never happen unless something drastic happens at Newcastle. However finding another coach who follows a similar philosophy should be achievable.

Southgate did not set us up well to press their system. Every time the back 3 had no pressure on them. We had a block of 4 in the middle with Kane, Bellingham, Foden and Saka. But even then, Hojbjerg & Hjulmand were still able to get on the ball. Christiansen and Andersen were able to stroll forward with the ball as too often Saka & Foden just dropped back and tucked in. Walker & Trippier would wait until the wing-backs received it before pressing. We were never in their face, pressurising their first touch. Always outnumbered in our press, which was exacerbated by our muddled thinking. Kane doesn't press well, so why not just stick him on Vestergaard? We could have Foden & Saka press their wide centre-backs, with Walker & Trippier pressing their wing-backs. Trent & Bellingham pressing their double pivot, with Rice cleaning up behind. Or even have Saka & Foden cover the wing-backs, with Bellingham or Trent picking their moment to jump out to press the wide centre-backs, and Rice pushing up behind. We were way too cautious and just sat deep in our shape with everyone (including Kane) behind the ball.

Is there a reason why the Stones isn't playing CDM by himself with Rice and Foden as 8s? I'm sure Konsa could partner Guehi at CB

James, you should never be experimenting in a tournament. That should be done in friendlies. Trent should never have been near midfield in either game

4 1 2 3 add some freakin PACE up front. 1 CDM only.

Feels like southgate is going with safe bet players. Defo need to switch it up. Palmer/gordon.

“If he dies on this horse” 😂

10:00 Yes, Southgate has a role, and he picked the team, but the willingness and ability to press is very much an on-field issue. It shows poor leadership from Kane, who is supposed to be the captain, remember.

Southgate had us sitting back! We needed to keep the presser up the field. Harry kept coming back into our midfield. We needed him to stretch Denmark we should have spun behind them to push Denmark back! The fans can blame the England players as much as they want. The real culprit is Southgate. We haven't worked on the press, by the look of things. After our substitutions, Our attacking players were pressing, but our midfield wasn't. We can keep blaming everything from the pitch, players, weather, or the fans, but the real issue is Southgate. Time and time again he gets the big, and now small, decisions wrong! Because of Southgate, The squad is unbalanced, he brought/selected the wrong players, he doesn't know who and when to bring players on, and he shows a lack of tactics, What formation to use, how to set his teams up, and how to read the game. Enough is enough, It's time to sack Southgate.#SouthgateOut #SackSouthgate

James has England out there playing a 3-2-5 like it's 1909...

As good as Kane is I would still like to see us go full press with Watkins for 60 mins and see what happens. Then bring on the creative players against tired defenders. I know a press can be hard to coach but all the players bar Kane play in pressing sides anyway so it has to be possible.

Be handy if we stopped walking about

Foden is a luxury England cannot afford to start games with. England don’t play City’s system: wingers hugging the touchline, constantly stretching the defence, another 10 (Alvarez/Silva) in the opposite pocket to give their CBs a headache, and the threat of a Haaland run in behind. Opposition defenders get suffocated with the number of decisions they have to make. All this gives Foden the chance to cause chaos. England don’t play this way - and that’s fine, they don’t have to. But it means making sacrifices. If it’s anyone’s team, it’s Bellingham’s. Let’s have him doing what he did all season for Madrid: crash the box and scoring goals, like against Serbia. Sit him in front of Rice and Wharton, who win headers and can move the ball quickly, and have pace on the wings either side (this obviously means Gordon). No need to panic, but the idea of playing a quarterback in midfield (Trent) with no one to make runs in behind was obviously a bad idea from the start. Fix the left side by bringing on someone quick who can get to the byline, and have a box-crashing 10. Foden can come off the bench to cause chaos. But he can’t start.

The take away from all this, bearing in mind you're so right, is that it's all Trent's fault

IMO, it has to be Kane that goes. Kane isnt a player that plays to go in behind like a Watkins or Palmer. I seriously think Palmer would be a much more successful 9 in our attack than Kane

We all know what’s gunna happen … the only thing he’ll change is probably Gallagher will play instead of Trent, and that’s about it, I absolutely 💯 agree we should have Gordon and Wharton / mainoo on! But he won’t do that, Gallagher - Trent, it will be a singular change as simple as that

This is so true. Why cant OUTgate see it?

They should put a stick instead of Southgate, and they easily win

What is everyone talking about ‘experiment’ in a major tournament this should all have already been worked out.

Get Sean Dyche to call Pickford and promise he won't get in trouble for passing out short (Jordan might want it in writing).

Southgate is obsessed, OBSESSED with the defensive double pivot! He cannot stand the thought of attack over defence! The man is a joke, and not a funny one!

😂😂the other big problem is Pickford keep kicking long balls when he has options to play short, him and southgate are scare the shit of dispossess from the back , not brave enough.

Front three should be foden watkins palmer with rice and conor and jude behind them it’s not that complicated

Holy ads Alcott

It's Foden's team and this is coming from a Birmingham city fan, we need Foden in the right areas

3-4-3. Walker, Stones, Guehi; A-A, Rice, JB, Gordon; Eze, Watkins, Foden.

Add psychology into your analysis. It differentiated you. Cheers

England are just way too central. We have 3 CMs with Kane dropping into midfield and Foden coming in field. That's 5 players all in similar spaces. Then you have Trippier who keeps playing on the inside because he can't use his weak foot. Saka is the only guy not playing centrally. This is why it's so easy to stop England.

This is what i think, Kane can't press and is unfit and hasn't played a full 90 minutes for months, Foden is ineffective, Rice is overrun in midfield because Bellingham doesn't want to track back and Alexander Arnold is out of his depth, Southgate can get the blame for playing this squad but the players have to take the blame for being unable to execute whatever game plan he gave them because there aren't good enough to do it. what needs to happen is this change formation to 4-4-2, Foden needs to be dropped or played on the right instead of Saka, Kane needs to be a 45 minute player, Alexander Arnold needs to be out of midfield and on the subs bench as a right back. On the right Walker and Foden play together for Man City, know each other, can player well together. on the left Trippier and Gordon, play together for Newcastle, know each other, can player well together. Kane is the striker furthest forward and Bellingham just behind. Starting 11 from left to right Pickford Trippier -Guehi - Stones - Walker Gordon - Rice - Mainoo (or Gallagher)- Foden Bellinghaham Kane

against good teams, such a mobile front 4 could be the key. But i gotta say, no Kane sounds and seems insane under any circumstance.