There's a good chance Henderson will be well short of match fitness for the Euros anyway, I'm not sure I'd be starting him, only 8 games of the season left and he's not back from injury yet.
No Rashford, Sancho, Hendo, Arsenal kids? Can Mount do it in the middle in a two? I’d love and hate to be England manager atm.I agree. My midfield and forward line would be
Rice
Mount
Foden
Grealish
Sterling
Kane
No Rashford, Sancho, Hendo, Arsenal kids? Can Mount do it in the middle in a two? I’d love and hate to be England manager atm.
Edit: Jesse “goal machine” Lingard? Bellingham!
Too many players, sure am forgetting a few
See this is why I think we have to play TAA. Five defenders is enough.Genuinely think if we get the blend of the two defensive midfielders right then we are very close to a side that can win Euros.
However if we go with the safe option of 2 holding midfielders then we will see the same problem that we used to see with Karanka's team where you have six sitting deep and four up top who are isolated.
I just wish we had someone like an Iniesta or a Pirlo who could sit in next to Rice but also had the ability to bring the ball out or pick an offensive pass rather than just a sideways or backwards pass. The front four can't do it on their own. They need one of the two holding midfielders to be more adventurous. Could Foden play that role? Not seen enough of him but I'm sure something in the back of my mind had him starting out as a CM.
Unfortunately having seen Rice and Phillips next to each other against Albania it looks like Southgate's mind is made up that they have to be two sitting midfielders.
I agree. Without wanting to get too carried away I think we have enough quality in the squad that we should be setting up in a way that makes the opposition worry about us rather than the other way round.See this is why I think we have to play TAA. Five defenders is enough.
For sure we can win it. It’s a home Euros in all but name, I keep forgetting that.
Frankly that is rubbish. Why do Man City do ok when they play Rodri and Fernandinho together, or Chelsea play Jorginho and Kovacic, or Leicester play Tielemens and Ndidi, or Man Utd play Fred and McTominay? Those teams often play only 4 out and out attacking players in the tougher games and seem to be doing ok for it.We all know deep down that we will lose to the first decent team with a dynamic midfield that we play, playing 2 holding players doesn't work as the 4 forwards don't get enough ball so we get pinned back and broken down.
One of rice or Henderson along with mount or lingard as the other 'holder' for me. That gives us a chance to break on the half turn from midfield.
Soz Gareth,Frankly that is rubbish. Why do Man City do ok when they play Rodri and Fernandinho together, or Chelsea play Jorginho and Kovacic, or Leicester play Tielemens and Ndidi, or Man Utd play Fred and McTominay? Those teams often play only 4 out and out attacking players in the tougher games and seem to be doing ok for it.
Anyway, Henderson is far more than a defensive midfielder and his experience of big games will be vital if we are going to win the Euros. Some people don't like it - even mistakenly describing any possession football as tiki taka - but the simple fact is if we keep giving the ball back to the likes of France, we are going to get turned over. Therefore we need to be able to keep the ball as well as creating chances. I personally think 4-2-3-1 is our best chance of doing both.