You guys should be more critical of Southgate Rio. I don't understand why the English media has such a soft-touch approach to the England manager. He is inept at this level, and he gets caught out every time. Having skilled players does not mean that you'll win. They need to be playing to system that suits them, and that is the manager's job.
Access mate, they want access as pundits so tow the line. I'll say it for him... Southgate is a pub vibes manager, championship level, should have been fired after that pathetic second half bottle job mentality against Italy 3 years ago. We're going to crash out... just a matter of time!
It's because Southgate has done something no England manager has been able to do for nearly 30 years: he's created an environment where the players actually look forward to playing for their country. We shouldn't be too quick to forget that. I agree with the scrutiny of his tactical decision making though. If anything he should stay in the FA as a head of dept, but England now need a Nagelsmann or another more confident modern manager to guide the team forward.
I think that’s the problem. Pundits ain’t keeping it real for years. It takes foreign pundits to say the truth, because they have no biased takes because they’re putting football before friendships. There’s to much of a boys club mentality in this country, hence why Southgate got appointed for the job. On what merit is he qualified to manage the best players of this country?… none Remember, England have won nothing since 1966… it tells you something is seriously wrong
It’s just like epl. They’ll rip the international players but protect the English. Now it’s euros and they protect Southgate and English players (foden “we have to fit him in”).
The mainstream media were calling for Ten Hag to be sacked after he won the FA cup but still back Southgate, It just shows how spineless and clueless they are
I completely put the blame on Shitegate. Selection stank and tactics stank. Has midfielders/forwards who want ball to feet, come short and don't run in behind, playing counter attack & long ball. Has defenders can progess the ball, playing hoof ball. Players who mainly play mid block ot high line, all in thier own half. If you don't wanna change your style to suit the players you have, then dont send the players home that actually can play your system🤦🏿♂️
Bizarre comment seeing as England tried to play it out from the back most of the time. No, the real problem is that Southgate is trying to play too many attacking players just because on paper they're high quality players, but the team was missing a solid defensive midfielder. Phillips used to do this well; neither Rice nor TAA can do it. So the pipeline from defence through midfield to attack was faltering every time. The people who say that Southgate is too negative, defensive etc. have it completely backwards: the problem is that he's listening too much to people who insist that Foden, Bellingham and Rice must all play in the side. He should go back to what he did in previous tournaments: not listen to any of the moron pundits, and put out the team HE thinks will work best.
It’s all deja vu for me (German) - when Hansi Flick played 3 different starting line ups in the 3 different group stage games of Qatar cos he didn’t know what his best squad was(!) up until the tournament. That’s not the time for too many experiments. You should have figured that out by the first match. Besides Gareth isn’t on his own either, he’s got an entire staff. If those guys can’t figure out how to make these brilliant players a proper team they need to be replaced. Also Hansi Flick preferred his ex Bayern “mates” over the ones that were the best performers in the leagues that year. You need someone in charge with a different idea of modern football plus who knows success!
So many problems. Rice was one of our worst players, tbf. But maybe carrying Trent in midfield has given him PTSD. But Rice isn't good enough under pressure to play out from the back. Manioo could do that. The Trent experiment has failed. And time has been wasted on it, only one more game left to find a working system.
It’s a real tough one, we’ve been saying for years the same things about Gareth, on that part I don’t see any growth tactically, he’s not a great tactician and game management is off. Im not sure there is a plan out of position tbh. In terms of just lineup changes, the most sensible thing to do to keep your stars on the pitch is move Bellingham to the box to box 8 and Foden to the 10. Get Gordon in at Left Wing and get him and Saka trying to get in behind. Get Palmer on for either Foden or Saka as a sub not Bowen. The Kane problem was the same at the World Cup too, brilliant finisher but is as slow as a horse cart and walks about a lot and cant press effectively and doesnt suit our style of play really, but as you say he only needs one chance to score. But I do think Gareth needs to get into him a bit and say your the leader & captain of this team, put in that effort and lead by example. Thought Watkins looked bright after coming on but it’s probably because he actually tried to get in behind. Mainoo good little player but I genuinely think Wharton is the perfect partner for Rice and is an exceptional talent, far better midfielder already than TAA in that position so cant really understand this ‘experiment’ with Trent which all feels a bit Hollywood - but to include a new CM we have to leave out either Jude or Foden, wont happen.
Until we've tried a team with the best attacking RB at RB, the best #8 at #8, the best #10 at #10, and the best LW actually on the pitch, I'm hesitant to blame anyone but the manager... especially when his substitutions have also made the team look even worse in both games.
Its not what we think or would do (because it has zero effect on the team) its what Southgate does, as stubborn as he is, he's not listening to critics etc he will forever try to win a tournament with a single early goal!! There is no method to his madness that bears logic.....the Mans gone way past his Expiry Date...plain an Simple.
Great stuff Rio. Your concern is clear! We have to drop Trent, move Foden into 10 role, Bellingham as an 8, and play a wide man like Gordon on the left. As you say, we can't have everyone coming for the ball centrally. The average position maps for Denmark scream out this issue.
I think you've made some great points. One thing you didn't mention was our totally lethargy - we seemed to have no energy. I like your team idea of Foden, Bellingham and Rice in midfield. However I hope we see Wharton - I think he could be a game changer for us with his calmness and progressive passing. Thanks for the great video
Nothing won since 1966 remember that… ask yourself why? I personally believe the FA or whatever body in charge of selecting managers is the issue. Southgate has shown us his card since the beginning, he’s never been great tactically or had great game man management. He got done by Mancini and aging Italian side on national tv in front of millions, the FA rewards him with a contract extension.. I think the sooner we make the appointees of managers accountable, the more pressure they will have to make better decisions in the future.
Couldn't of said it any better myself, the last 2 comps 1 we should have won and the other we should have at least been in the final, no tactics or style for some of the best up and coming English players we ever had
He needs to go 4 3 3 with the players we have and inject pace in the team. Give Watkins and Gordon a try as they are both direct with a lot of pace Rice Bellingham. Foden Saka. Watkins Gordon
Rio, totally agree with all you said mate!! Well, until you said you think we can still win it, but we can still hope. Wharton needs to be played. Kane needs to press and lead by example.
It's the Manager not the players. This has been an ongoing issue for many many many many many many years. Give them a manager who has a good footballing philosophy like your Pep's and your Klopp's and everything changes.
Everything you say makes perfect sense, the big worry is why do Southgate and his sidekick not see any of this or if they do see it, they just won't change anything? We did really well in the World Cup 2018 playing three at the back, this squad is crying out for that because we have no left back. My suggestion would be this: Pickford Walker Stones Guehi Saka Gallagher Rice Bellingham Gordon Kane Foden
Out of balance,square pegs in round holes,Including injured players in the squad,where does it end.This debacle is not suddenly going to come right Rio.Looks like game over to me before it begins having seen the opposition.Bob Hope and No Hope springs to mind...Your valid point regarding preparation of this team is a bullseye.Gonna take a miracle...
Is this the same Rio Ferdinand who said this of Croatia in the WC semi-final in 2018?: “I think we can blow these away,” Ferdinand had written. “My prediction would be a 3-0 victory for England. Get excited because I think we are going to win the World Cup .”
Why has no one mentioned that we’ve played with 2 wingers in all the qualifying games and then when it comes to the euros we play with no left winger. Everyone’s turned on Kane because Foden can’t stay in position, mental.
It was hugely revealing that southgate openly said that they didn’t know what to do against two teams that have played fluidly with a back three. Keeping the ball more than them would have helped in any situation and would have been a good foundation!
The fact that u play Trent means you need runners, however Foden didn't make the pitch wide at anypoint. After the Sub u could see Jude was able to play a bit, and nearly played Watkins in. The moment Foden seemed to dazzle, Jude was waiting for the pass that could have been a goal or two,and also the ball to Saka, Jude was free. Something doesn't seem right.
Been saying it from the first half of the Serbia game. Southgate made two mistakes. 1 starting Trent alongside Rice 2 Foden out on the left Put Bellingham alongside Rice, Foden in the middle behind Kane and Gordan out wide on the left. Oh and give Palmer minutes
Finally Rio something tangible about England that needs to be addressed questions I've been asking for yrs now and it's probably a tournament to late as we won't win nothing with this guy. Regarding the team I'd move Saka to the left as he's proven at Arsenal he can score with his right and he's also played there, bring Palmer in drop Trent and put Foden in the 10. On the other hand you could go 352 Stones, Guehi, Walker same midfield as above Saka and Bowen wingbacks Kane and probably Watkins for his pace but I prefer Tony over Watkins.
Hi Rio, great podcast keep up the good work. My change would be changing the winger. If you look at Kane he has always played alongside runners whether that was Son at tottenham or Sane at bayern my change would be bring Gordon on the left bring Foden central and bellingham alongside Rice.
Another frustrating thing is he didn't make changes after the first game. Now we have one game to get it right before we are in the knockout stages. Mainoo and Wharton could do a job but we are cutting it thin now. Gordon and palmer haven't got on the pitch. Imo Gordon on the left, trent moves to cm and foden to the centre. There's a strong argument to drop Kane for Watkins if you want to press and win the ball high but it's a big call. At least he should get 30 minutes.
Absolutely agree! Experimentation should have been done way in advance instead of playing the same people all the time. Also how can we not have a Kalvin Phillips replacement? Football is the national sport and there are small army’s of aspiring footballers out there! Either the system is broken or the management is!
All the attempts on goal came from Phil Foden from the right side, taking of Saka and moving Foden there and having Anthony Gordon on the left since Trippier wasn't a treat there was not a bad idea i think
Yeah they are stars at their clubs, but what role do they play in their teams? Which ones are stars at their club for being the player who controls the game in the middle, dictates the pace, keeps the ball ticking over and therefore defending with the ball and keeping possession? Mainoo is the nearest to this mould. Maybe the reason they excel at their clubs is because they have players around them that complete a well balanced team. Yeah it is great and an asset to have players who can create wonder moments but if you can’t control games by keeping possession we are always going to have hairy moments as soon as the opposition turns it up a notch, luckily the opposition only seem to turn it up once they have conceded and are chasing the game. The best way England should play if they don’t have the players to control the game, is counter attacking football with a fast front three.
Cole Palmer is one of the stand out players in the little games we played in the lead up to the Euros. Cole Palmer pretty much when he left City to go to Chelsea single handedly made Chelsea not have their most embarrassing season in history because that's what was about to happen. 33 appearances Chelsea with 22 goals... How can a player like that not even get a chance to impact the game at 60 minutes when both games went flat? We need a formation change i feel. Midfield is too loaded for the ball always to go backwards and because the midfield is so stacked and on top of each other, Kane comes into the midfield so when midfield get the ball, there is nobody to get the ball to in an offensive position. Feel like we need 2 up top, to do what Watkins didn when he came on, made runs in behind stretching the defence. He came on and we got our first corner within 2 minutes. If we don't see some drastic changes against Slovenia then Gareth should just leave.
The GASLIGHTING by pundits and the media is disgusting. Southgate and the FA keeping a cautious and tactically inept guy in charge of our world class team needs calling out. This SPINELESS manager has learnt NOTHING from his time as a ‘coach’.
I would go with 5-3-2 formation. GK: Pickford LCB: Guehi SW (Libero): Stone RCB: Walker LWB: Saka RWB: Trippier/Trent MLC: Bellingham MRC: Rice AMR (Inverted): Foden/Palmer CF: Kane ST (Drift Wide): Watkins/Toney
England is like an overweight boxer with a lame left hand, swaggering around thinking he can knock anyone out. We land a heavy punch and then try and dance to the final round. We are not using our left hand side very well. Foden can play wide left because he has done it but if he needs to be told to stay out wide then, tell him. Alternatively, there are specialists who bring more to the left side. (Gordon comes to mind) but having Trippier at left back does not work because he is so right footed he is unable to be effective. It seems we are waiting for a player or 2 to be fit and playing with Stones injured as well. Overall the players are giving their all but they are confused and not organised. Foden was doing a high press on the right hand side of the pitch at one point and Declan Rice got turned round and did not know who to mark for trying to mark everyone. If there is a simple system they know trust and can play to then they will be a real force. But i think it might be too late for that.
All I learned from last night's game is that every other team in the tournament will now believe they can beat us, or worse, that they should beat us. Hope your optimism pans out Rio!!
COLE PALMER. man i cant believe people aint mentioning it enough. he's the top G/A in the premier league ffs, he's versatile, good at dribbling, good finisher, one of the most composed attackers ive seen for his age, amazing passer, crosser, long shots, tap ins, headers, left foot, right foot, set pieces, curl, power, mentality, clutch, sprint speed, football IQ, like what more does he need to do
When England won the world cup their best striker (Greaves) never got a game. Maybe dropping Kane for Watkins to enable better pressing from the front might be the key to changing our fortunes in this one.
For me, play a back three of Guehi, Stones and Walker, drop trippier and play Trent in the right of a middle five, Gordon on the left, with foden just ahead of rice and Bellingham, Kane and toney up top
Kane works best when he’s got rapid wingers either side of him to play off. Get Gordon on the left wing and that’s sorted… when Kane’s looking leggy and we need more pace - then it’s time to put Watkins on
It's unbelievable to think that everyone is saying the same thing, drop Trent have Phil number 10 and Jude number 8 and have Gordon out on the wing to stretch the game and Gareth seems to be the only person who cannot see that. Also why haven't we got a genuine left back cover ? other than Luke Shaw, So because we have Kyle as the designated right back does that mean that Trippier because he misses out on that spot we need to play him on the other side, I think the problem is Gareth has a buddy system(favourite players etc) To go far in this comp we need him to be literally ruthless like Jose is and stop trying to put square pegs in round holes!!! He needs to fix things yesterday...
Southgate did not play starting 11 every game in qualifiers. England in the international friendlies + qualifiers did not play these player consistently nor in this system. Trent played 1 game in midfield before the Euro's. Bellingham hardly played 10 for England in general. Saka missed few call ups because of injuries. Stones has been rested at times at CB. Guehi has hardly played at CB. Trippier was not being played LB in the qualifiers. Southgate was playing Chilwell, Konsa, Gomez, Colwill there. England was playing Mainoo in midfield in qualifiers + friendlies along with Henderson, Gallagher. Southgate also rested Kane a bunch of times in qualifiers, gave Watkins, Toney fair opportunities which they haven't taken. Southgate the last year and half was busy trying players out rather then build a team that had chemistry that was ready for the Euro's like teams like Denmark have.
This reminds me of the Scholes, Lampard, Gerard era….Rice, Jude, Foden, one of them needs to be dropped; look at the squad and decide whats the best alternative option.
The team is weak. The fans, the leadership, the players, the pundits and the opposition KNOWS THIS. The problem is that everyone expects them to win the tournament despite the huge well-known weaknesses. They need love right now. That's the only thing that will help them forge forward. Too much criticism will just make them return home even sooner and a few of them, I bet, will just retire from international competition like Messi did after 2014. It's too much pressure. It's like they are expected to just walk-over the opposition simply because they have Bellingham and Foden in the team. English fans just expect too much. Maybe it's because the EPL is the best league in the world although it has not produced any international team success since 1966. It's crazy.
I don’t think it’s that at all. I think the fans want to see some exciting football. The players are super talented and all have flaire. The problem is the manager, the FA and the pundits that have defended him for years. England fans hope to win but don’t expect to. If England go out playing amazing football most fans will be happy. There’s no cohesion at all with this coach, it’s slow, boring and there is no clear structure or style.
Than you Rio Something you alluded to in your breakdown, a conversation with Cesc re: relationships. It's TRUE Trippier could play behind A Gordon A.Gordon and Foden in front of K Walker with the option to drift. Wharton or Mainoo need to start as does Cole Palmer Personal opinion Monochrome to start ne xt game along with palmer
Sir Alf Ramsey had to make a huge decision when he dropped Jimmy Greaves for Geoff Hurst but it was for the benefit of the team and I think Southgate has to do the same with Kane. Plus bring Foden to 10, Jude alongside Declan and Eze or Gordon on the left. Shaw will also be a huge benefit with an overlap.
🗣️ RIOOOOO! Walker Stones Guéhi Trent Bellingham Foden Rice Shaw Watkins Kane Or Bellingham for Mainoo or Foden for Palmer or Gordon for Shaw or Watkins for Toney…. The list for changes/squad depth is unreal, surely why we are favourites in this tournament. Personally think with a solid foundation & perfect balance and most importantly the Courage to play high. We can win this tournament. USE THE BENCH TO OUR ADVANTAGE. Get my killers/match winners on fresh around 60/70 Positive Mind Set. 🏴
Rio , This has gotta be one of the best England squads I've seen in years i.e players to choose from and the melt can't even find a decent system!, .... Cole Palmer hasnt even even mentioned either !
You are so right about Ghuehi. He's been England's best player, but he's a centre back. When your centre back is your best player, you know you're in trouble.
I agree with you Rio! Southgate should play Foden as number 10, Jude number 8, and Gordon as left wing. However, the talks about taking Kane off the team is just crazy. He’s the best forward in the world and shouldn’t be touched.
Rio, you talked really good. My opinion, over many years we have had great players, but we have never had a team that make the fans go wild with excitement. Could it be the team is not disiplined enough, alcohol, eating right? I dont know the answer to this, all I know the Germans are not better than us, but, they always get it right when the tournaments come. Like I said, you talked good Rio, but it does not matter what team plays, we are not good enough, but I honestly hope I am wrong because I love England and I want us to be world class and have the success like the Germans have had. Perhaps we must eat Sauer Kraut like the Germans do. LOL
Kobbie has played well all season in a crap utd side ! He has to play alongside rice and bellingham (a little further forward ) cole palmer as a false nine alongside saka and Gordon. Kane substitute.
Wharton needs to go next to rice so rice can play the position he plays for Arsenal… it’s crazy that anyone ever thought Arnold could play in the middle
Tbf it’s a catch 22 when you want there to be a bond between Foden and Jude as well as a team that understands each other and then to say that in friendlies he should experiment
Teamwise interaction, the players are good in their respective teams, where they're supported by mates who know them well! Interaction has to be trained! Swift hard 15m passes, no softies, let the ball work. 1-2 touches. Test Gordon & Palmer! Btw, no worries, Iceland ain't around.
I think we should play 3-4-2-1. Put foden and Bellingham as the two 10's, TAA at right wing back where he can do what he does best from the position he does it best, put Mainoo or Wharton next to Rice, Saka at left wing back, Guehi, Stones and Walker as the back three. If Kane is not fit enough to press or won't stay high up the pitch play Watkins or Toney. We lack control of midfield. This way we'd have two in front of the defense, both capable of receiving the ball in tight spaces and playing out, you'd have the best player in la liga and the best player in the premier legue playing in a position very similar to the one that made them the best player in the league, you'd have Trent's passing/crossing range coming form a position where he could use it effectively, you'd have pace, experience and ball playing ability in defence. It might stop Pickford lumping it too...
We need to play Walker in goal and put Pickford in the midfield alongside Rice for his distribution. Southgate won't do this however - he is too conservative.
I would do exactly as you said, moving Foden into #10, Gordon LW and Jude #8, but for this next game I would bench Jude and Kane and start Wharton and Watkins. I’d also put Trent as RB for creativity and so he can make amends for his torrid time the other day for this game. Bring on Kane and Jude at 70+.
Hey Rio, big fan mate. Good channel and also good common-sense from you sir. For me this is all about Palmer. Just start him and watch him create the danger into the box and the rest will follow.
I would switch to a back three and deploy Saka as a left wing-back and TAA on the right to have pace on both flanks and more balanced in terms of attacking threat. Mainoo to act as a deep-lying playmaker as it would help England with playing through first line of pressure (something they struggled with against Denmark). Kane needs to stop dropping deep and hug the defensive line instead to become more of a poacher or target man (or rotate position with Bellingham to make runs in behind). Line-up: Pickford Walker Stones Guehi TAA Mainoo Rice Saka Foden Bellingham Kane
Rio, everything you discussed should have been done in friendlies, not experimenting in the tournament. We should know about all these players, from being played in the friendlies last several years, but they never got played. Southgate kept playing the same guys in friendlies, never allowing others to fit in or test themselves. No Euro or World Cup has been won with a mediocre manager. We won't win because tactical awareness, adaptability, and brave decisions are required to overcome the fine-line margins in the big games.
@@Youafool500isn't Kane's fault. Dont you remember when Tuchel joined Bayern last season at the end and almost lost the title even though Bayern were already top. If Dortmund didn't bottle it on the last day they would've been champions. Nagelsmann was doing well in the UCL then Tuchel came and they got bullied (doesn't help that Upamecano made mistakes ). The warning signs were there, Tuchel is the problem for Bayern. England is Southgate but I understand what you're saying. It's not Southgate that told Kane to miss the penalty against France in the world cup, but Southgate should've started Rashford. Why did he take out Saka when he was the only player France were struggling with ?
@@sanele4780 I’m not blaming Kane, Kane will score goals, that’s proven, what else is proven his goals have led to no trophies as of yet. He is not going to be the root cause of England winning or losing the tournament, you would see the difference in England if Pep or Juergen or even Carlo managing England and Southgate. Most of the players have a better club manger and coaches compared to Southgate and his team
I think you weren’t harsh at all- I think some pundits need to be braver about criticising Gareth Southgate. Very little from pundits on live TV saying it like it is and how bad Southgate’s managerial decisions are. No one wants to criticise Southgate on tv it seems.
This team is crying out for Wharton in the midfield. It’s all well and good having this incredible attack, but it’s futile if nobody is getting the ball into them. If we leave him out, he will go down as the next Michael Carrick. The answer to the “unsolvable” problem who gets left out of the side.
Very simple Rio. 4-3-3/ 3-4-3 play Trent right back, Walker centre back with Guehi and Gomez, then Trent can step into midfield with Rice, Bellingham and Foden in the middle. Saka,Kane and either Palmer or Gordern left forward. It' would be 3-4-3 and defensively its 4-3-3. This would allow Foden and/or Bellingham to be more free when attacking and make runs off Kane.
Definitely Bellingham as a box to box player and foden as a number 10 maybe give kane the first half to see how he gets on if not change it the second half but don't leave it till the 80 minute to change it all up. From Justin in West Midlands, England 🏴.
This what I would do. Foden play best as a number 10. I would put Foden behind Kane. Drop Bellingham beside Rice to do the box to box role and have Gorden / Eze play on the Left. The team need to press as a unit. Also if we want more body in position when England have the ball, have Stone drop beside Rice and push Bellingham up.
When Southgate mentioned Philips was missing....that was the last straw. Talking about a player who has hardly played in 2 years..and been shockingly bad. And still he refers to him as the missing piece. Wow
Either put Trent in RB or bring him in as a sub. Foden can't play LW he needs to play LM and that solves half your problems. High press and I think you need a striker who's more active to spark some energy into the press and counter attack. If you leave big name players off the staring XL you can always bring them on if you need to change the game. If I was honest I would say he needs to pick up his sacks and actually pick a team with a style not just a group of talent on the pitch.
A revolution. here goes, Back 5 Bowen, Walker, Stones, Guehi, Gordon. Rice holding in front, Bellingham and Palmer, then Foden playing off Kane. 5-1-2-1-1. Logic is pace and naturally footed players at wing back, solid back 3 means only Rice needed in front of them, Bellingham and Palmer pulling the strings and Foden playing just behind Kane who has the luxury of staying up top.
----------------- Pickford ----------------- Walker - Stones - Guehi - Saka ---------------- Wharton ------------------- --------- Rice -------- Bellingham Bowen ---- Watkins ---- Gordon Some stars left out to create a more balanced team. Try Saka at left back until Shaw is fit. We need a left footer there to give us proper width. Saka has played there for Arsenal and could do well. Bring Wharton into CDM. Rice doesn't perform well there on the ball. He plays more advanced for Arsenal. Wharton can turn defence into attack quicker. Put Bowen on RW while Shaw is injured and Saka is at LB. Closest thing we have to Saka. You can switch him with Palmer if it's not working but I would try Bowen first as he will press and stretch play. Replace Kane with Watkins. Watkins is not as good at shooting but still scores a lot of goals, he will press, and gives us another option in attack because he can run in behind. Him stretching teams will leave space for Bellingham and Rice to get chances. Gordon on the LW. Put someone there who actually wants to play there to give us some threat down that side. Have Kane, Foden and Arnold as subs. Good subs to have.
England team's biggest problem is the English media which overhypes average talents and thus create unrealistic expectations amongst their fans, this in turn exerts enormous pressure on their average team
You could the pep, Bayern or klopp system with these palyers. Having heaps of talent is tactical options to shuffle. Look at prime Spain and italy between 06 and 2012. Play one sytem, things need changing, change system mid game.
You guys should be more critical of Southgate Rio. I don't understand why the English media has such a soft-touch approach to the England manager. He is inept at this level, and he gets caught out every time. Having skilled players does not mean that you'll win. They need to be playing to system that suits them, and that is the manager's job.
Access mate, they want access as pundits so tow the line. I'll say it for him... Southgate is a pub vibes manager, championship level, should have been fired after that pathetic second half bottle job mentality against Italy 3 years ago. We're going to crash out... just a matter of time!
It's because Southgate has done something no England manager has been able to do for nearly 30 years: he's created an environment where the players actually look forward to playing for their country. We shouldn't be too quick to forget that. I agree with the scrutiny of his tactical decision making though. If anything he should stay in the FA as a head of dept, but England now need a Nagelsmann or another more confident modern manager to guide the team forward.
@@clutchcobra2729your giving Southgate way too much much credit here…
Who's the alternative?
@@clutchcobra2729 creating an environment…” I get it but what is he won?
I don't think you were at all harsh enough to be honest Rio!! 😐 people hold their tongues way too much sadly!
I think that’s the problem. Pundits ain’t keeping it real for years. It takes foreign pundits to say the truth, because they have no biased takes because they’re putting football before friendships.
There’s to much of a boys club mentality in this country, hence why Southgate got appointed for the job. On what merit is he qualified to manage the best players of this country?… none
Remember, England have won nothing since 1966… it tells you something is seriously wrong
Rio’s always like that. Only Ste speaks the truth on England and Southgate
@@jamesloveridgephotographyRio obviously has to be careful on what he says as constructive criticism is fine but loose lips and all that. 😅
Yea he might be sent to Germany for disagreeing with the manager bit like sancho haha
It’s just like epl. They’ll rip the international players but protect the English.
Now it’s euros and they protect Southgate and English players (foden “we have to fit him in”).
The mainstream media were calling for Ten Hag to be sacked after he won the FA cup but still back Southgate, It just shows how spineless and clueless they are
And Ten Hag decides to rip Southgate in Dutch television. Lol what a guy, proud to have him as my manager GGMU
@@BigSmokeMUFCthats my gaffer!
I completely put the blame on Shitegate. Selection stank and tactics stank. Has midfielders/forwards who want ball to feet, come short and don't run in behind, playing counter attack & long ball. Has defenders can progess the ball, playing hoof ball. Players who mainly play mid block ot high line, all in thier own half. If you don't wanna change your style to suit the players you have, then dont send the players home that actually can play your system🤦🏿♂️
Absolutely right!
Bizarre comment seeing as England tried to play it out from the back most of the time. No, the real problem is that Southgate is trying to play too many attacking players just because on paper they're high quality players, but the team was missing a solid defensive midfielder. Phillips used to do this well; neither Rice nor TAA can do it. So the pipeline from defence through midfield to attack was faltering every time.
The people who say that Southgate is too negative, defensive etc. have it completely backwards: the problem is that he's listening too much to people who insist that Foden, Bellingham and Rice must all play in the side. He should go back to what he did in previous tournaments: not listen to any of the moron pundits, and put out the team HE thinks will work best.
It’s all deja vu for me (German) - when Hansi Flick played 3 different starting line ups in the 3 different group stage games of Qatar cos he didn’t know what his best squad was(!) up until the tournament. That’s not the time for too many experiments. You should have figured that out by the first match. Besides Gareth isn’t on his own either, he’s got an entire staff. If those guys can’t figure out how to make these brilliant players a proper team they need to be replaced. Also Hansi Flick preferred his ex Bayern “mates” over the ones that were the best performers in the leagues that year. You need someone in charge with a different idea of modern football plus who knows success!
Anybody else think Mainoo could play beside Rice and help solve this problem? He holds the ball, can dribble past players and has good passing..
I think we should drop Declan and play mainoo & Jude together.
@@kevinbas6756 I wanna see all 3 play, without foden
Foden is the best player in the team and the only person running at opposition. Rice is 1 dimensional and has no major abilities. Think about it!
So many problems. Rice was one of our worst players, tbf. But maybe carrying Trent in midfield has given him PTSD. But Rice isn't good enough under pressure to play out from the back. Manioo could do that. The Trent experiment has failed. And time has been wasted on it, only one more game left to find a working system.
Wharton too honestly.
Your T-shirt says it all Rio
Southgate is shite?
What plain lmao 🤣 😂
He’s wearing it inside out…
Southgate no comment sense better to be sack him from his England maneger
England.... what a waste
It’s a real tough one, we’ve been saying for years the same things about Gareth, on that part I don’t see any growth tactically, he’s not a great tactician and game management is off. Im not sure there is a plan out of position tbh.
In terms of just lineup changes, the most sensible thing to do to keep your stars on the pitch is move Bellingham to the box to box 8 and Foden to the 10. Get Gordon in at Left Wing and get him and Saka trying to get in behind. Get Palmer on for either Foden or Saka as a sub not Bowen. The Kane problem was the same at the World Cup too, brilliant finisher but is as slow as a horse cart and walks about a lot and cant press effectively and doesnt suit our style of play really, but as you say he only needs one chance to score. But I do think Gareth needs to get into him a bit and say your the leader & captain of this team, put in that effort and lead by example. Thought Watkins looked bright after coming on but it’s probably because he actually tried to get in behind.
Mainoo good little player but I genuinely think Wharton is the perfect partner for Rice and is an exceptional talent, far better midfielder already than TAA in that position so cant really understand this ‘experiment’ with Trent which all feels a bit Hollywood - but to include a new CM we have to leave out either Jude or Foden, wont happen.
Until we've tried a team with the best attacking RB at RB, the best #8 at #8, the best #10 at #10, and the best LW actually on the pitch, I'm hesitant to blame anyone but the manager... especially when his substitutions have also made the team look even worse in both games.
Its not what we think or would do (because it has zero effect on the team) its what Southgate does, as stubborn as he is, he's not listening to critics etc he will forever try to win a tournament with a single early goal!! There is no method to his madness that bears logic.....the Mans gone way past his Expiry Date...plain an Simple.
The manager looks at names not players. It's so weird everyone else knows what to do but Gareth.
Great stuff Rio. Your concern is clear! We have to drop Trent, move Foden into 10 role, Bellingham as an 8, and play a wide man like Gordon on the left. As you say, we can't have everyone coming for the ball centrally. The average position maps for Denmark scream out this issue.
I think you've made some great points. One thing you didn't mention was our totally lethargy - we seemed to have no energy.
I like your team idea of Foden, Bellingham and Rice in midfield. However I hope we see Wharton - I think he could be a game changer for us with his calmness and progressive passing.
Thanks for the great video
Nothing won since 1966 remember that… ask yourself why?
I personally believe the FA or whatever body in charge of selecting managers is the issue. Southgate has shown us his card since the beginning, he’s never been great tactically or had great game man management.
He got done by Mancini and aging Italian side on national tv in front of millions, the FA rewards him with a contract extension..
I think the sooner we make the appointees of managers accountable, the more pressure they will have to make better decisions in the future.
Couldn't of said it any better myself, the last 2 comps 1 we should have won and the other we should have at least been in the final, no tactics or style for some of the best up and coming English players we ever had
He needs to go 4 3 3 with the players we have and inject pace in the team. Give Watkins and Gordon a try as they are both direct with a lot of pace
Rice
Bellingham. Foden
Saka. Watkins Gordon
Rice is not a Pivot. There's a reason Arteta moved him out of there. I'd play Wharton.
Mainoo and Toney?
Foden needs to be in the 10 then bellingham plays beside rice. Rio is right
@@ChristinaMudzviti why would play with 2 holding midfielders against Slovenia. Doesn't make any sense
@@wmurray689 playing Wharton there with no experience would be gamble. It's worrying that we don't have a proper DMF
"Don't waste culture"
Nice to learn that you Rio can also see that talented players like Gordon, Palmer & Mainoo are being wasted on the bench...
Rio, totally agree with all you said mate!! Well, until you said you think we can still win it, but we can still hope. Wharton needs to be played. Kane needs to press and lead by example.
Maybe look at changing the formation at the back from a 4 to a back 3 with Walker , Stones and Guehi for the last group game
It's the Manager not the players. This has been an ongoing issue for many many many many many many years. Give them a manager who has a good footballing philosophy like your Pep's and your Klopp's and everything changes.
Everything you say makes perfect sense, the big worry is why do Southgate and his sidekick not see any of this or if they do see it, they just won't change anything? We did really well in the World Cup 2018 playing three at the back, this squad is crying out for that because we have no left back. My suggestion would be this:
Pickford
Walker Stones Guehi
Saka Gallagher Rice Bellingham Gordon
Kane Foden
Out of balance,square pegs in round holes,Including injured players in the squad,where does it end.This debacle is not suddenly going to come right Rio.Looks like game over to me before it begins having seen the opposition.Bob Hope and No Hope springs to mind...Your valid point regarding preparation of this team is a bullseye.Gonna take a miracle...
Is this the same Rio Ferdinand who said this of Croatia in the WC semi-final in 2018?:
“I think we can blow these away,” Ferdinand had written. “My prediction would be a 3-0 victory for England. Get excited because I think we are going to win the World Cup .”
Why has no one mentioned that we’ve played with 2 wingers in all the qualifying games and then when it comes to the euros we play with no left winger. Everyone’s turned on Kane because Foden can’t stay in position, mental.
I turned on Kane 3 years ago, others...years before that
I cant figure this out either. Southgates mistakes were made months ago. Why he chose the Euros to switch things up is beyond me.
It was hugely revealing that southgate openly said that they didn’t know what to do against two teams that have played fluidly with a back three.
Keeping the ball more than them would have helped in any situation and would have been a good foundation!
The fact that u play Trent means you need runners, however Foden didn't make the pitch wide at anypoint. After the Sub u could see Jude was able to play a bit, and nearly played Watkins in.
The moment Foden seemed to dazzle, Jude was waiting for the pass that could have been a goal or two,and also the ball to Saka, Jude was free.
Something doesn't seem right.
Sack Southgate
Been saying it from the first half of the Serbia game. Southgate made two mistakes.
1 starting Trent alongside Rice
2 Foden out on the left
Put Bellingham alongside Rice, Foden in the middle behind Kane and Gordan out wide on the left.
Oh and give Palmer minutes
Finally Rio something tangible about England that needs to be addressed questions I've been asking for yrs now and it's probably a tournament to late as we won't win nothing with this guy. Regarding the team I'd move Saka to the left as he's proven at Arsenal he can score with his right and he's also played there, bring Palmer in drop Trent and put Foden in the 10.
On the other hand you could go 352 Stones, Guehi, Walker same midfield as above Saka and Bowen wingbacks Kane and probably Watkins for his pace but I prefer Tony over Watkins.
Hi Rio, great podcast keep up the good work. My change would be changing the winger. If you look at Kane he has always played alongside runners whether that was Son at tottenham or Sane at bayern my change would be bring Gordon on the left bring Foden central and bellingham alongside Rice.
5:36 I agree with you Rio, England better play Rice at 6, Bellingham at 8 and Foden at 10
Another frustrating thing is he didn't make changes after the first game. Now we have one game to get it right before we are in the knockout stages. Mainoo and Wharton could do a job but we are cutting it thin now. Gordon and palmer haven't got on the pitch.
Imo Gordon on the left, trent moves to cm and foden to the centre. There's a strong argument to drop Kane for Watkins if you want to press and win the ball high but it's a big call. At least he should get 30 minutes.
Foden needs to be the 10, I mean look at what he was doing to the progress the team. Bellingham goes 8. Then Wharton should go to 6
Absolutely agree! Experimentation should have been done way in advance instead of playing the same people all the time.
Also how can we not have a Kalvin Phillips replacement? Football is the national sport and there are small army’s of aspiring footballers out there! Either the system is broken or the management is!
All the attempts on goal came from Phil Foden from the right side, taking of Saka and moving Foden there and having Anthony Gordon on the left since Trippier wasn't a treat there was not a bad idea i think
Yeah they are stars at their clubs, but what role do they play in their teams? Which ones are stars at their club for being the player who controls the game in the middle, dictates the pace, keeps the ball ticking over and therefore defending with the ball and keeping possession? Mainoo is the nearest to this mould.
Maybe the reason they excel at their clubs is because they have players around them that complete a well balanced team.
Yeah it is great and an asset to have players who can create wonder moments but if you can’t control games by keeping possession we are always going to have hairy moments as soon as the opposition turns it up a notch, luckily the opposition only seem to turn it up once they have conceded and are chasing the game.
The best way England should play if they don’t have the players to control the game, is counter attacking football with a fast front three.
Cole Palmer is one of the stand out players in the little games we played in the lead up to the Euros. Cole Palmer pretty much when he left City to go to Chelsea single handedly made Chelsea not have their most embarrassing season in history because that's what was about to happen. 33 appearances Chelsea with 22 goals... How can a player like that not even get a chance to impact the game at 60 minutes when both games went flat? We need a formation change i feel. Midfield is too loaded for the ball always to go backwards and because the midfield is so stacked and on top of each other, Kane comes into the midfield so when midfield get the ball, there is nobody to get the ball to in an offensive position. Feel like we need 2 up top, to do what Watkins didn when he came on, made runs in behind stretching the defence. He came on and we got our first corner within 2 minutes. If we don't see some drastic changes against Slovenia then Gareth should just leave.
Blame the media. They’ve pushed for Foden to start. I’ve been banging on about how Palmer is clear of Foden
The GASLIGHTING by pundits and the media is disgusting. Southgate and the FA keeping a cautious and tactically inept guy in charge of our world class team needs calling out. This SPINELESS manager has learnt NOTHING from his time as a ‘coach’.
I would go with 5-3-2 formation.
GK: Pickford
LCB: Guehi
SW (Libero): Stone
RCB: Walker
LWB: Saka
RWB: Trippier/Trent
MLC: Bellingham
MRC: Rice
AMR (Inverted): Foden/Palmer
CF: Kane
ST (Drift Wide): Watkins/Toney
I like that better than our current plan
@Rio, Afternoon Rio sir🙏👍. My formation and selection
5-1-4
Bellingham, kane, Watkins, palmer
Rice
Mitchell , dunk , stones, konsa, Arnold
Henderson
England is like an overweight boxer with a lame left hand, swaggering around thinking he can knock anyone out. We land a heavy punch and then try and dance to the final round.
We are not using our left hand side very well. Foden can play wide left because he has done it but if he needs to be told to stay out wide then, tell him. Alternatively, there are specialists who bring more to the left side. (Gordon comes to mind) but having Trippier at left back does not work because he is so right footed he is unable to be effective. It seems we are waiting for a player or 2 to be fit and playing with Stones injured as well.
Overall the players are giving their all but they are confused and not organised. Foden was doing a high press on the right hand side of the pitch at one point and Declan Rice got turned round and did not know who to mark for trying to mark everyone.
If there is a simple system they know trust and can play to then they will be a real force. But i think it might be too late for that.
All I learned from last night's game is that every other team in the tournament will now believe they can beat us, or worse, that they should beat us. Hope your optimism pans out Rio!!
COLE PALMER. man i cant believe people aint mentioning it enough. he's the top G/A in the premier league ffs, he's versatile, good at dribbling, good finisher, one of the most composed attackers ive seen for his age, amazing passer, crosser, long shots, tap ins, headers, left foot, right foot, set pieces, curl, power, mentality, clutch, sprint speed, football IQ, like what more does he need to do
When England won the world cup their best striker (Greaves) never got a game. Maybe dropping Kane for Watkins to enable better pressing from the front might be the key to changing our fortunes in this one.
For me, play a back three of Guehi, Stones and Walker, drop trippier and play Trent in the right of a middle five, Gordon on the left, with foden just ahead of rice and Bellingham, Kane and toney up top
This lineup:
Pickford
Walker stones guehi Shaw
Rice
Bellingham Foden
Saka kane Gordon
👇
Kane works best when he’s got rapid wingers either side of him to play off. Get Gordon on the left wing and that’s sorted… when Kane’s looking leggy and we need more pace - then it’s time to put Watkins on
Austria have also been outstanding, clear tactical principles. Shows how far Southgate is from the level needed to get the most out of this squad
Hire Ralf Rangnick and be amazed at how good and dominant England will be at the World Cup.
It's unbelievable to think that everyone is saying the same thing, drop Trent have Phil number 10 and Jude number 8 and have Gordon out on the wing to stretch the game and Gareth seems to be the only person who cannot see that. Also why haven't we got a genuine left back cover ? other than Luke Shaw, So because we have Kyle as the designated right back does that mean that Trippier because he misses out on that spot we need to play him on the other side, I think the problem is Gareth has a buddy system(favourite players etc) To go far in this comp we need him to be literally ruthless like Jose is and stop trying to put square pegs in round holes!!! He needs to fix things yesterday...
Southgate did not play starting 11 every game in qualifiers.
England in the international friendlies + qualifiers did not play these player consistently nor in this system.
Trent played 1 game in midfield before the Euro's.
Bellingham hardly played 10 for England in general.
Saka missed few call ups because of injuries.
Stones has been rested at times at CB.
Guehi has hardly played at CB.
Trippier was not being played LB in the qualifiers.
Southgate was playing Chilwell, Konsa, Gomez, Colwill there.
England was playing Mainoo in midfield in qualifiers + friendlies along with Henderson, Gallagher.
Southgate also rested Kane a bunch of times in qualifiers, gave Watkins, Toney fair opportunities which they haven't taken.
Southgate the last year and half was busy trying players out rather then build a team that had chemistry that was ready for the Euro's like teams like Denmark have.
This reminds me of the Scholes, Lampard, Gerard era….Rice, Jude, Foden, one of them needs to be dropped; look at the squad and decide whats the best alternative option.
The team is weak. The fans, the leadership, the players, the pundits and the opposition KNOWS THIS. The problem is that everyone expects them to win the tournament despite the huge well-known weaknesses. They need love right now. That's the only thing that will help them forge forward. Too much criticism will just make them return home even sooner and a few of them, I bet, will just retire from international competition like Messi did after 2014. It's too much pressure. It's like they are expected to just walk-over the opposition simply because they have Bellingham and Foden in the team. English fans just expect too much. Maybe it's because the EPL is the best league in the world although it has not produced any international team success since 1966. It's crazy.
I don’t think it’s that at all. I think the fans want to see some exciting football. The players are super talented and all have flaire. The problem is the manager, the FA and the pundits that have defended him for years. England fans hope to win but don’t expect to. If England go out playing amazing football most fans will be happy. There’s no cohesion at all with this coach, it’s slow, boring and there is no clear structure or style.
Least Messi never gave up and did all he can to make Argentina win trophies. And look what happened, a Copa America and a WC
Than you Rio
Something you alluded to in your breakdown, a conversation with Cesc re: relationships. It's TRUE
Trippier could play behind A Gordon A.Gordon and Foden in front of K Walker with the option to drift.
Wharton or Mainoo need to start as does Cole Palmer
Personal opinion
Monochrome to start ne xt game along with palmer
Rio has been working hard this euros 😂
Sir Alf Ramsey had to make a huge decision when he dropped Jimmy Greaves for Geoff Hurst but it was for the benefit of the team and I think Southgate has to do the same with Kane. Plus bring Foden to 10, Jude alongside Declan and Eze or Gordon on the left. Shaw will also be a huge benefit with an overlap.
🗣️ RIOOOOO!
Walker Stones Guéhi
Trent Bellingham Foden Rice Shaw
Watkins Kane
Or Bellingham for Mainoo or Foden for Palmer or Gordon for Shaw or Watkins for Toney…. The list for changes/squad depth is unreal, surely why we are favourites in this tournament. Personally think with a solid foundation & perfect balance and most importantly the Courage to play high. We can win this tournament. USE THE BENCH TO OUR ADVANTAGE. Get my killers/match winners on fresh around 60/70 Positive Mind Set. 🏴
Rio , This has gotta be one of the best England squads I've seen in years i.e players to choose from and the melt can't even find a decent system!, .... Cole Palmer hasnt even even mentioned either !
Great analysis Rio. Ghuehi is the only good news in this debacle. We really would be in trouble if we were relying on Dunk.
You are so right about Ghuehi. He's been England's best player, but he's a centre back. When your centre back is your best player, you know you're in trouble.
Oh my world can you imagine. Dunk, Stones and Rice, panic stations. Saka could do a job at LB surely
I agree with you Rio! Southgate should play Foden as number 10, Jude number 8, and Gordon as left wing. However, the talks about taking Kane off the team is just crazy. He’s the best forward in the world and shouldn’t be touched.
Rio is right
The players are great and can win it
But the tactics have not been close to good enough
Formation 3-4-2-1 pickford... defence (right) walker (centre) stones (left) guehi....Midfield (right) saka (centre) gallagher or mainoo & bellingham (left) gordon....2 no.10s foden & palmer...striker watkins
Rice, jude and foden should try to emulate what Sergio, xavi and iniesta played like...
I’d swap Trent for Mainoo
Declan rice (DMF/pivot), bellingham (CM), foden (AMF), olise (LW)
Rio, you talked really good. My opinion, over many years we have had great players, but we have never had a team that make the fans go wild with excitement. Could it be the team is not disiplined enough, alcohol, eating right? I dont know the answer to this, all I know the Germans are not better than us, but, they always get it right when the tournaments come. Like I said, you talked good Rio, but it does not matter what team plays, we are not good enough, but I honestly hope I am wrong because I love England and I want us to be world class and have the success like the Germans have had. Perhaps we must eat Sauer Kraut like the Germans do. LOL
Kobbie has played well all season in a crap utd side ! He has to play alongside rice and bellingham (a little further forward ) cole palmer as a false nine alongside saka and Gordon. Kane substitute.
Wharton needs to go next to rice so rice can play the position he plays for Arsenal… it’s crazy that anyone ever thought Arnold could play in the middle
Southgate once was asked if he liked gelato. He replied... "Wasn't he the leading scorer in the 82 world cup".
Tbf it’s a catch 22 when you want there to be a bond between Foden and Jude as well as a team that understands each other and then to say that in friendlies he should experiment
Teamwise interaction, the players are good in their respective teams, where they're supported by mates who know them well! Interaction has to be trained! Swift hard 15m passes, no softies, let the ball work. 1-2 touches. Test Gordon & Palmer! Btw, no worries, Iceland ain't around.
Getting out of the group stage will be considered lucky by the way England is playing right now
England is already qualified.
@@exelmans8855 and I call that lucky
I think we should play 3-4-2-1.
Put foden and Bellingham as the two 10's, TAA at right wing back where he can do what he does best from the position he does it best, put Mainoo or Wharton next to Rice, Saka at left wing back, Guehi, Stones and Walker as the back three. If Kane is not fit enough to press or won't stay high up the pitch play Watkins or Toney.
We lack control of midfield. This way we'd have two in front of the defense, both capable of receiving the ball in tight spaces and playing out, you'd have the best player in la liga and the best player in the premier legue playing in a position very similar to the one that made them the best player in the league, you'd have Trent's passing/crossing range coming form a position where he could use it effectively, you'd have pace, experience and ball playing ability in defence. It might stop Pickford lumping it too...
We need to play Walker in goal and put Pickford in the midfield alongside Rice for his distribution. Southgate won't do this however - he is too conservative.
I wonder if punditry and media discussion is always based on what they didn't do.
Does it ever come from an encouragement perspective?
I would do exactly as you said, moving Foden into #10, Gordon LW and Jude #8, but for this next game I would bench Jude and Kane and start Wharton and Watkins. I’d also put Trent as RB for creativity and so he can make amends for his torrid time the other day for this game. Bring on Kane and Jude at 70+.
Hey Rio, big fan mate. Good channel and also good common-sense from you sir. For me this is all about Palmer. Just start him and watch him create the danger into the box and the rest will follow.
The problem I have with those who want Southgate out is that they can’t agree on who should replace him.
I would switch to a back three and deploy Saka as a left wing-back and TAA on the right to have pace on both flanks and more balanced in terms of attacking threat. Mainoo to act as a deep-lying playmaker as it would help England with playing through first line of pressure (something they struggled with against Denmark). Kane needs to stop dropping deep and hug the defensive line instead to become more of a poacher or target man (or rotate position with Bellingham to make runs in behind).
Line-up:
Pickford
Walker Stones Guehi
TAA Mainoo Rice Saka
Foden Bellingham
Kane
Why did Southgate try and play Trent in midfield when Liverpool never have ? Why did Southgate think he knew the player better than Klopp ?
I love Rio. Still believes. Legend.
Rio, everything you discussed should have been done in friendlies, not experimenting in the tournament. We should know about all these players, from being played in the friendlies last several years, but they never got played. Southgate kept playing the same guys in friendlies, never allowing others to fit in or test themselves.
No Euro or World Cup has been won with a mediocre manager. We won't win because tactical awareness, adaptability, and brave decisions are required to overcome the fine-line margins in the big games.
How did Bayern get Kane to score 40+ goals follow that blueprint.
What did they end up winning ? Kane is not the player to win you a tournament, for all his goals, he’s won nothing
He said score a goal at least score if we score goals we can win @@Youafool500
@@Youafool500 I came to comment this, he went to a team who'd won a trophy for 11 consecutive seasons and won nothing....got to be looked at
@@Youafool500isn't Kane's fault. Dont you remember when Tuchel joined Bayern last season at the end and almost lost the title even though Bayern were already top. If Dortmund didn't bottle it on the last day they would've been champions.
Nagelsmann was doing well in the UCL then Tuchel came and they got bullied (doesn't help that Upamecano made mistakes ). The warning signs were there, Tuchel is the problem for Bayern.
England is Southgate but I understand what you're saying. It's not Southgate that told Kane to miss the penalty against France in the world cup, but Southgate should've started Rashford. Why did he take out Saka when he was the only player France were struggling with ?
@@sanele4780 I’m not blaming Kane, Kane will score goals, that’s proven, what else is proven his goals have led to no trophies as of yet. He is not going to be the root cause of England winning or losing the tournament, you would see the difference in England if Pep or Juergen or even Carlo managing England and Southgate. Most of the players have a better club manger and coaches compared to Southgate and his team
I think you weren’t harsh at all- I think some pundits need to be braver about criticising Gareth Southgate. Very little from pundits on live TV saying it like it is and how bad Southgate’s managerial decisions are. No one wants to criticise Southgate on tv it seems.
I would put Gomez in for Trippier
Bring Manoo in for Trent Move rice to 8 , Watkins in for Kane
This team is crying out for Wharton in the midfield. It’s all well and good having this incredible attack, but it’s futile if nobody is getting the ball into them. If we leave him out, he will go down as the next Michael Carrick. The answer to the “unsolvable” problem who gets left out of the side.
CORRECT SIR!!! He is the knitter as I call it. (Not a Blackburn or Palace fan).
Very simple Rio. 4-3-3/ 3-4-3 play Trent right back, Walker centre back with Guehi and Gomez, then Trent can step into midfield with Rice, Bellingham and Foden in the middle. Saka,Kane and either Palmer or Gordern left forward. It' would be 3-4-3 and defensively its 4-3-3. This would allow Foden and/or Bellingham to be more free when attacking and make runs off Kane.
What did Howson text you at half time? :)
Definitely Bellingham as a box to box player and foden as a number 10 maybe give kane the first half to see how he gets on if not change it the second half but don't leave it till the 80 minute to change it all up. From Justin in West Midlands, England 🏴.
Wow. This is the solution
The Lions would cause problems with Rice, Bellingham & Foden in the middle. TAA bench, Palmer or Gordon to the flanks
This what I would do. Foden play best as a number 10. I would put Foden behind Kane. Drop Bellingham beside Rice to do the box to box role and have Gorden / Eze play on the Left. The team need to press as a unit. Also if we want more body in position when England have the ball, have Stone drop beside Rice and push Bellingham up.
We need watkins and Gordon the lack of pace pushes their defence up the pitch thats why we're under pressure when playing out
When Southgate mentioned Philips was missing....that was the last straw.
Talking about a player who has hardly played in 2 years..and been shockingly bad. And still he refers to him as the missing piece. Wow
Absolute pleasure watching without Stephen Howson ❤ i might subscribe again
rice, walker, trent, and saka need to be benched next game
Either put Trent in RB or bring him in as a sub. Foden can't play LW he needs to play LM and that solves half your problems. High press and I think you need a striker who's more active to spark some energy into the press and counter attack. If you leave big name players off the staring XL you can always bring them on if you need to change the game. If I was honest I would say he needs to pick up his sacks and actually pick a team with a style not just a group of talent on the pitch.
A revolution. here goes, Back 5 Bowen, Walker, Stones, Guehi, Gordon. Rice holding in front, Bellingham and Palmer, then Foden playing off Kane. 5-1-2-1-1. Logic is pace and naturally footed players at wing back, solid back 3 means only Rice needed in front of them, Bellingham and Palmer pulling the strings and Foden playing just behind Kane who has the luxury of staying up top.
What should southgate do? Fill out his own P45 form ...
That would unite the team and i reckon they will win it
----------------- Pickford -----------------
Walker - Stones - Guehi - Saka
---------------- Wharton -------------------
--------- Rice -------- Bellingham
Bowen ---- Watkins ---- Gordon
Some stars left out to create a more balanced team.
Try Saka at left back until Shaw is fit. We need a left footer there to give us proper width. Saka has played there for Arsenal and could do well.
Bring Wharton into CDM. Rice doesn't perform well there on the ball. He plays more advanced for Arsenal. Wharton can turn defence into attack quicker.
Put Bowen on RW while Shaw is injured and Saka is at LB. Closest thing we have to Saka. You can switch him with Palmer if it's not working but I would try Bowen first as he will press and stretch play.
Replace Kane with Watkins. Watkins is not as good at shooting but still scores a lot of goals, he will press, and gives us another option in attack because he can run in behind. Him stretching teams will leave space for Bellingham and Rice to get chances.
Gordon on the LW. Put someone there who actually wants to play there to give us some threat down that side.
Have Kane, Foden and Arnold as subs. Good subs to have.
England team's biggest problem is the English media which overhypes average talents and thus create unrealistic expectations amongst their fans, this in turn exerts enormous pressure on their average team
You could the pep, Bayern or klopp system with these palyers. Having heaps of talent is tactical options to shuffle. Look at prime Spain and italy between 06 and 2012. Play one sytem, things need changing, change system mid game.