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Andy Thompson
Southgate didn't bring any fit left-footed left backs. He refuses to play Gomes and Gordon. Ergo, England have no left side whatsoever, making England as dangerous as a one-armed boxer.
Therefore everyone is criticising the PERFORMANCES and structure etc, which is not the same thing as saying Foden is crap, Bellingham is crap, Kane is crap.
The reason people are criticising is precisely because the players are really good, they have just been set up to fail by the useless Southgate.
Couple that with Southgate not seeing the problem and not using subs, of course the media and pundits are going to criticise. But note they are not saying the players are bad, they are saying the structure and style is making us play really poorly.
If Southgate really won't drop someone to fit Gordon in, I can see why he wants to try 3 at the back, as it changes the dynamic a bit. In theory Foden and Bellingham will be around Kane but in practice they will probably all stand on each other's toes, whilst everyone else just looks bemused, and the 3 centre backs leave it to one another to mark one forward... then we revert back to 442 at half time.
Therefore everyone is criticising the PERFORMANCES and structure etc, which is not the same thing as saying Foden is crap, Bellingham is crap, Kane is crap.
The reason people are criticising is precisely because the players are really good, they have just been set up to fail by the useless Southgate.
Couple that with Southgate not seeing the problem and not using subs, of course the media and pundits are going to criticise. But note they are not saying the players are bad, they are saying the structure and style is making us play really poorly.
If Southgate really won't drop someone to fit Gordon in, I can see why he wants to try 3 at the back, as it changes the dynamic a bit. In theory Foden and Bellingham will be around Kane but in practice they will probably all stand on each other's toes, whilst everyone else just looks bemused, and the 3 centre backs leave it to one another to mark one forward... then we revert back to 442 at half time.
