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1 minute ago, Timmo said:

I can only assume James Maddison has fucked a member of Southgate’s family to not be given a chance considering how good he has been this season. 

 

He's got an injury hasn't he? Otherwise I'm certain he'd have come on in this game (instead of Grealish probably). With knockouts coming, not sure he'll get on now. He'll probably be subbed on late and be asked to take a penalty, like Sancho.

 

I doubt Rashford will start the next game despite the commentators saying 'you can't not start him now', Saka, Kane, Sterling, Mount are the favourites, which i think is fair. Rashford is still hit or miss for me, effective on the break, great he's smiling again, and pressing, and unlike a hundred others he actually timed his run perfectly, and is making runs. It's been clear Foden feels the pressure to impress in his one opportunity, Ferdinand saying he wants to see him central but under Southgate it will never happen. It's just this rotation of skilful players on the wing which i like when they are pressing like Rashford or running in on a cross like Foden. Like Grealish has seemed pretty energetic to me in his appearance. Mostly same poor decision making with hesitation from England though in the final pass i think.

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12 minutes ago, Gabe said:

Iran have just been throwing balls forward with no plan, they just don't look like creating a chance before the end.

 

They worked a couple of half chances but never anything scoreable. They we're screaming for VAR calls at the end they were never gonna get. America probably deserved it. 

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1 minute ago, Gabe said:

Iran had quite the tournament, huh? Smashed by England, smashed Wales and then just a tired performance tonight when they needed it. Entertaining though.


I shouldn’t expect they’re relishing going home after the captain was so outspoken before the England game and then the team not singing the national anthem.

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21 minutes ago, feltmonkey said:

The big advantage they will have is that the next World Cup is a 48-team tournament

 

Europe will only have three additional places, so it's not that big an advantage. It's the likes of Africa, Asia and North America that benefit the most when considering the proportional increase in participants. And New Zealand, who'll virtually walk through an open door.

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10 minutes ago, Fry Crayola said:

 

Europe will only have three additional places, so it's not that big an advantage. It's the likes of Africa, Asia and North America that benefit the most when considering the proportional increase in participants. And New Zealand, who'll virtually walk through an open door.

 

I didn't realise that. Well they'll have to build a team in the Nation's League B. If you look at the ages of the Wales squad, outside of Bale, Ramsey, and Allen they're a very young squad. Ampadu is only 22. Roden and Mepham are 25. Colwill is 20 and he could be good.

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1 hour ago, Fry Crayola said:

 

Europe will only have three additional places, so it's not that big an advantage. It's the likes of Africa, Asia and North America that benefit the most when considering the proportional increase in participants. And New Zealand, who'll virtually walk through an open door.


three additional places, so at least one of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy will make it through.

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Dunno why people think Southgate will play Maddison, we know his selection policy and he will always favour those who he’s trusted and used previously over a last minute call up he hasn’t.

 

Also this morning we should take a check like after the Euro’s and last WC first stage to realise what Southgate is achieving. 
 

We aren’t that far removed from the dire era of Hodgson, Fat Sam (thank god that only lasted 1 match) and the joyless Capello.

 

We took Eriksen’s easy qualifying and quarter final spots for granted and are in danger of doing the same with Southgate who is doing a better job. 
 

I don’t always enjoy the pragmatic tactics but I understand them, what is unarguable though is how he’s totally turned round the squad togetherness, desire to actually play for England and what fans think of them.

 

Yeah we’ve only beaten Wales & Iran, nobody saying ‘it’s coming home’ or that type of thing, but relative stress free progression through the groups shouldn’t be taken for granted after that Hodgson era.

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@Gotters well said.  Southgate’s England remind me a bit of the stereotypical Italian sides of the 90s and 00s who were a good tournament team.  It’s pragmatic football but it’s effective in a tournament situation when you’re playing twice a week. We’ve coasted through the group and while it was “boring” sometimes there should be plenty in the tank for the knockout phase.  A lot of teams who made it though will have expended a lot of physical and nervous energy in doing so and they might well pay for that next week.  

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I really admire Southgate for sticking to his guns, but I don’t always enjoy it. That first half was borderline unwatchable, but at no stage did he allow his team to get caught up in the narrative and let Wales play on their terms. He’s made the group look an absolute doddle, got loads of bodies on the pitch and ended up with a massive goal difference. To put it another way, basically any team that’s played open, expansive football in this tournament has been dismantled. He’s on the right track.

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13 minutes ago, feltmonkey said:

If we get through that, isn't England's likely quater-final opponent France?

 

Can't win the World Cup without boring at least one big team to tears before scoring a lucky deflected header from a corner.

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I think Southgate will probably stick with the same system vs Senegal, but I would expect Sterling and Saka to come back into the side as I don't think Rashford and Foden did well enough to override Southgate's obvious love for those two players. The rest of the XI will probably remain unchanged as long as Henderson's ankle is ok. It doesn't seem like Phillips is sharp enough to make much of a contribution unfortunately.

 

If England make it through and do face France, I think at that point he will probably switch to the 3-4-3 with a midfielder dropping out and Trippier coming back in at RWB.

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