Grealish offers England something no other player can offer.
carries the ball with ease and draws fouls in dangerous areas or finds a dangerous pass.
Surely you dont just pick every attacking midfielder we have just because they are all on form, you have to have some balance.Pretty much every journalist I've heard this week seems to think Sterling will start over Grealish. I can see Southgates thinking that we'll have less threat over the top with Grealish and Foden playing but Sterling has been awful for months now.
What happened to picking players on form?
Surely you dont just pick every attacking midfielder we have just because they are all on form, you have to have some balance.
I guess we kind of agree thenYeah of course you do, I didn't say you don't need balance. Infact I actually said I can see the thinking that we might need some pace over the top.
Sterling isn't the only player with pace though is he?
It's the teesside way, pessimism always comes before optimism, it's what you get when you follow the Boro..Has he picked it yet?
How can Southgate be getting called out before picking or playing the first match?
Isn't that jumping the gun?
I agree with this, not sure what people see him in. Decent shot stopper that’s about itI think Pickford is the weak link. A terrible keeper.
Too many changes doesnt appear to know his starting x11. 5 at the bsck against Croatia I think he will play for a point....dangerous at the sweaties will be bang up for beating us on 18th. They have half the crowd at Wembley and a decent starting x11.Jude Bellingham looked sublime for Dortmund in Europe.
He is only 17.
I think Southgate is out of his depth.
I thought the Scots had 2500 tickets.Too many changes doesnt appear to know his starting x11. 5 at the bsck against Croatia I think he will play for a point....dangerous at the sweaties will be bang up for beating us on 18th. They have half the crowd at Wembley and a decent starting x11.
There's a lot to choose between Shaw and Chilwell for me, I'd pick Chilwell every time.Really like that side other walker (I think he always has a clanger in his locker) and would pick Reece James
Nothing to choose between Shaw and chillwell
Agree though, white took his chance and deserves to play ahead of the wooden ; mings and coady
Southgate and his assistant are just not suited to the role
It’s too big for him
Worry is we limp to the round of 16 and are deemed unlucky when we go out and the FA are taken in by Southgates eloquent explanation of his failure and keep him for Quatar and more failure
Has he picked it yet?
How can Southgate be getting called out before picking or playing the first match?
Isn't that jumping the gun?
Bloody hellI think I'd like to go on record now as saying, if we should win this tournament, it will be despite Southgate, not because of him.
It will not be because he has consistently given youth a chance over more experienced players during his tenure, thus producing a squad rich in international experience while retaining its youth.
It will not be because he has fostered the best team spirit in the England camp in at least 25 years.
it will not be due to his eloquent but passionate leadership of the England camp.
He will clearly have been the beneficiary of outrageous good fortune; the blunderer who happened to be in the right place at the right time. I know this because he lost a cup match against Cardiff 13 years ago.
I see what you are doing there.....I think I'd like to go on record now as saying, if we should win this tournament, it will be despite Southgate, not because of him.
It will not be because he has consistently given youth a chance over more experienced players during his tenure, thus producing a squad rich in international experience while retaining its youth.
It will not be because he has fostered the best team spirit in the England camp in at least 25 years.
it will not be due to his eloquent but passionate leadership of the England camp.
He will clearly have been the beneficiary of outrageous good fortune; the blunderer who happened to be in the right place at the right time. I know this because he lost a cup match against Cardiff 13 years ago.
Careful. You will be accused of having an agenda posting things like this.If he starts Sterling it just proves Southgate hadn't got the balls to be an international manager, picking players on reputation alone.
If he starts Sterling it just proves Southgate hadn't got the balls to be an international manager, picking players on reputation alone.