Who should make England’s final squad?

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Gareth Southgate’s provisional squad is out! So, who would we drop for the final 26? Marcus and Luke discuss that on today’s Lions Watch.
Plus, a listener asks perhaps the biggest question heading into the tournament: how can England get the best out of Phil Foden? Marcus explains why playing Foden and Bellingham together isn’t another Frank Lampard-Steven Gerrard problem. And do we find ourselves agreeing with Paul Merson?!
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@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

I really don’t understand the obsession with Bellingham having to start further forward. That’s not his position and he has less of an influence on the game there, he goes through large parts of games being relatively anonymous. Madrid did it out of necessity, not out of choice.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

Won La Liga and will play in the UCL final next week, playing in an advanced position though.

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

@@user-zs2ug8no1c Because Madrid don’t have a striker, we have Kane so we don’t need him to do what he does for Madrid.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

@ConorF727 He has played in that position for club and country.

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

@@user-zs2ug8no1c Yes, and he’s not as good there. Actually watch games instead of just looking at stats.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

@ConorF727 Winning La Liga and playing UCL is "not as good". Think most teams would take that.

@halfeatengamer3400 2 месяца назад

I think playing Foden on the right and moving Saka to the left gives better defensive cover to what I assume will be Joe Gomez, and also puts Foden in his most played position and allows him to cut in and hit those deadly curling shots that he has near enough perfected.

@DoFi12 2 месяца назад

Saka broke into the Arsenal side playing LW. He’s more than capable, I’d bet he’d look just as good.

@conorf1995 2 месяца назад

I agree with the emphasis on wanting both Foden and Belligham to be high and central, and thought it was intereesting you didn't see a way to stay defensively solid doing so. I suggest looking to form a 325 in possession, but defend in a 451. This means one of the 4 defenders inverting into midfield on the ball. I'd love to see Trent do this from left back, spending most of the the game in midfield with Rice. At times Stones has been the one to step into midfield at City. Gomez has from the right or left. So by making whichever 1 defender transition to midfield, you enable Bellingham and Foden as double attacking mids either side of Kane, getting between lines while your wingers keep the width. Leaving 3 on defend and 2 on support behind the front 5 is a solid rest defense too.

@gylduran9217 2 месяца назад

I think Gareth will do this, and have Trent invert to sit beside RIce

@johannesvonsaaz3987 2 месяца назад

Grealish offers elite ball retention, keeps the width for when his team are attacking and plays the pass before the assist. It's hard to quantify what makes him elite in numbers.

@Ogma3bandcamp 2 месяца назад

R.I.P. Mark E Smith - you legend!

@BohemianRaichu 2 месяца назад

I would push back against this notion that benching world class players is "madness"; Teams that do this have won trophies, Spain, Brazil, France... We need to move past this.

@JamesCM86 2 месяца назад

Right. Not every ‘world class’ player can play, especially if it imbalances the team. How many times do we need to see this not work for England

@jgunna98 2 месяца назад

@@BohemianRaichu That's not true? Alonso started and played in a double pivot for Spain alongside Busquets during the 2010 WC, the 2012 Euros and the 2014 WC. Literally was a key player for them replacing Senna after the 08 Euros

@Iron-Bridge 2 месяца назад

Exactly. They're there to execute a game plan. If they happen to be world class, that's a nice luxury to have. At basic, they need to be competent and able to fill a tactical role.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

@@JamesCM86 100%

@MatSjo 2 месяца назад

How do you guys know who the uncut players are? And doesn’t it make more sense listing who are circumcised, since they are probably fewer in most European squads?

@AdamMayes-fw1vs 2 месяца назад

Rather branthwaite over guehi in my honest opinion

@gylduran9217 2 месяца назад

Nah Guehi is far more experienced and clearly way better than him. Branthwaite's time will come.

@fatbelly27 Месяц назад

I think both stay in the squad and get minutes

@fatbelly27 Месяц назад

Jones, Quansah, Trafford may play in the friendlies but are going home with anyone injured. Madison, Grealish, Dunk also vulnerable to the drop

@fatbelly27 Месяц назад

Dropping Toney would be a mistake

@fatbelly27 Месяц назад

As would Branthwaite as a left sided defender

@WaniZame Месяц назад

Foden can do a job on the left. Not his optimal position but Bellingham has to play 10.

@leeturton9254 2 месяца назад

Reece James?...he injured?...poor form?...I'd definitely have him in my England squad

@gylduran9217 2 месяца назад

I think the midfield trio is Rice at holding mid, Bellingham in the 8 and Foden in the 10. That is what I think they will do because we have an abundance of wingers, and Foden is better centrally.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

Very attacking

@gylduran9217 2 месяца назад

@@user-zs2ug8no1c England's strength is attack, and I think they should lean into it. Trent can invert from RB to be a double pivot with Rice and have Bellingham and Foden be essentially two 10's.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

@@gylduran9217 Would have thought Kyle Walker starts at RB.

@MultiBurger1 2 месяца назад

Trent Rice Big Belly

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

@@MultiBurger1 Trent Rice and ?

@sihi5634 2 месяца назад

Midfield options for the more than likely right 8/6 role: Mainoo - a kid who’s broken into an awful united midfield and shone in a team that’s been awful and so open defensively it’s embarrassing to watch, scored a few nice goals and is very composed. Gallagher - the Chelsea captain in another team that’s underachieved and been dreadful this year, runs about a lot though. TAA - a guy that’s won everything, the most creative player we have in terms of passing, used to get 15/16 assist a season from right back. I know which one I would pick. Ultimately I think Rice is good enough to play as a lone 6, Bellingham can do what he wants, Trent will sometimes be alongside rice, sometimes move into the right channel and whip some in, that’s what I would do anyway

@troytheboy1985 2 месяца назад

gallagher played better then tAA and you need a mid that runs about alot and what if rice gets hurt you hope belling is gonna do the running?

@sihi5634 2 месяца назад

@@troytheboy1985 firstly, *than and secondly, no he didn’t. You can’t pick your team on the basis that a player might get injured. Ultimately it depends what you want, your tactics and the rest of the team, I don’t think there is going to be much creativity in the rest of the team, the full backs aren’t going to be bombing on and whipping on crosses, Bellingham is much more of a goal threat than a he is creative, same with Kane, foden and saka could be but you need to get the ball to them in dangerous areas, Trent would be the most creative player by a mile in that team and that’s why I’d put him in, if we play Gallagher I think we’ll be so blunt in attack.

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

So you’d play the one player who isn’t a midfielder? Madness. People vastly underestimate the difficulty of playing in midfield, it’s not just about ability on the ball, there is so much more to it than that.

@sihi5634 2 месяца назад

@@ConorF727 he is though, he plays there when Liverpool are in posssion, Gareth has also played him as a midfielder. I don’t underestimate how hard the position is, you underestimate how good Trent is. I get the concern, I think he’s the best option, part of the issue is that there are no standouts, I believe we need creativity in that role, time will tell.

@Footieheritage 2 месяца назад

Trent can't defend n would get Battered in Midfiedl against a France it would be funny to watch😂

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

Rashford should be there over Grealish. They’ve both had poor seasons but Rashford offers something different off the bench. Grealish is so uninspiring nowadays, it’s a shame to see the type of player that he has become.

@Rigg96 2 месяца назад

Gordon offers what Rashford does. Nobody offers what Grealish does.

@deanoss777 2 месяца назад

@@Rigg96exactly

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

@@Rigg96 Nobody offers what? Getting the ball and playing it backwards?

@MultiBurger1 2 месяца назад

@@Rigg96 Too right, Riggy

@ConorF727 Месяц назад

Alright lads, have you realised how clueless you all are now?

@j.s3300 2 месяца назад

Pickford Walker-Stones-Maguire-Gomez TAA-Rice Jude Saka-Kane-Foden

@DoFi12 2 месяца назад

Love that team.

@ronnyron4681 2 месяца назад

I would better call and play Livramento than Gomez as left back because Tino has better pace and skills but also a tough defender who stop Mbappe. I don't know what made Gomez rated highly by Southgate by the fact Gomez has never trusted by Klopp and rarely plays while also has yet to reach the level of him some years ago. Southgate's ability on spotting players ability and potential seems to be very bad and Southgate is calling players based on their reputation and the reputation of the club they play.

@ronnyron4681 2 месяца назад

Someone like Southgate if hired to manage PL club then that club will immediately relegated. I don't know what made the Fa think Southgate is a great manager while tactically is very bad let alone his coaching ability is not better than Sutton Utd coaching staff. And then his scouting/spotting ability is ridiculously worse than any EFL L2 Scouts.

@troytheboy1985 2 месяца назад

put the player of the year in a role he wasnt in for his club i think you might be southgate

@j.s3300 2 месяца назад

@@troytheboy1985 Foden has played one the left plenty of times and has thrived there. Saka is best on the right and Jude is Jude...teams that win require sacrifice. Not perfection

@samuelparkinson5407 2 месяца назад

The Obsession over Mainoo is insane. He's probably had a combined total of 90mins of good football all season.

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

If he starts for England you’ll be shocked at how good he is. He’s playing in a totally dysfunctional team under a manager who doesn’t know how to construct a midfield. He’s a special player.

@samuelparkinson5407 2 месяца назад

@ConorF727 might point is more around the hypocrisy over Brainthwaite and Quansah being to inexperienced yet Mainoo has probably played less than 10 full games of football. Jones or an Elliott have over 100 appearances in the league and Europe in midfield 3s but they aren't apparently sufficient for that tole.

@jgunna98 2 месяца назад

@@samuelparkinson5407 Branthwaite and Quansah are inexperienced compared to the strong partnership of Stones Maguire that we've had for the past 6 years No doubt quality players but centre back partnerships at Intl level rely on stability. Midfield however has always been a weak point for England over the last decade and Mainoo has put in a better performance for England recently than anyone else I can remember

@ConorF727 2 месяца назад

@@samuelparkinson5407It’s all relative though isn’t it, we don’t have many midfield options and we already have established centre backs. And it’s also about profiles, Elliott is a good player but are you seriously suggesting he should start in a midfield two? Because that is a terrible idea.

@Rob-cy8xc 2 месяца назад

Adam Wharton schooled him the other day. He was non existent that day.

@user-zs2ug8no1c 2 месяца назад

Honestly the sensational idea that throwing more attacking players into the starting 11, whilst disregarding a defensive structure is laughable. What other credible international team would set up like this? Pointless trying to shoehorn everyones favourite in form player into the team and hoping it works only to then blame Southgate when it doesn't. As unpopular as it sounds Southgate needs to select players in their familiar positions and utilise the squad to reduce the effects of fatigue at the end of a long season. Rice is a fantastic player but the recent matches against France (1-2) , Belgium (2-2) and Brazil (0-1) have shown that when he plays alone as a 6 England lack control and end up chasing the ball. A 2nd defensive minded midfielder to play alongside Rice would fix this problem and give the 4 attacking players more freedom. Southgate's task is to find that midfielder. It's as simple as that.

@Iron-Bridge 2 месяца назад

Agreed. A second no 6 or no 8 type midfielder who can work a double pivot with Rice would be beneficial for England.