Won't be an issue now - he's been omitted You make some good points - my main reason for putting him in (and Eze for that matter) is that he's a bit of a maverick... and we tend to be quite predictable at tournaments - which enables a good opposition coach to nullify us in the latter stages ...
Fair play to Southgate for making a difficult call. Doubt many expected him to drop big, underperforming names. Eze shall light it up.
When Saka offers absolutely nothing for an hour against the first decent team we play he’ll be perfect to bring something different to the team while someone competent plays on the right.
I agree with you (for once ) - Saka is a very talented player ... but going back to my playing days (levels), if I was a defender I'd much rather be facing a Saka than an Eze ...
It’s not either/or as Eze won’t play on that side but it gives us a chance to chuck Foden or Palmer out there rather than shoehorning them onto the left side.
Wouldn't have mattered ... Rashford couldn't beat him for pace (few can) and after 2 or 3 attempts gave up trying ... Walker isn't in the team for his long range passing and distribution skills...
Again agree - if we try to accommodate 'the names' ti have them on the pitch rather than where they play best, we'll be just as **** as we were when endlessly trying to do that with Gerrard and Lampard ...
Really hope he doesn't send Branthwaite home - great thing about youth is that it tends to be fearless ...
Gomez only gets picked because of his versatility, but we already have more than enough of that in the squad. Theres no way he should be staying, whilst Braithwaite gets sent home.
Also thought I read that Dunk is carrying an injury ... plain daft to be keeping players that aren't fully fit at this stage ... Rooney, Beckham, Owen - haven't we learned anything?
Would rather have kept Branthwaite and left Dunk. Big fan of Dunk at Brighton but what I've watched of him at international level hasn't got me convinced.
Agreed. Thought Branthwaite had half a chance of starting but guess he rates Guehi higher which is fair enough and for the squad players he has to consider who’s going to be good in the group which maybe Dunk is. Still don’t rate the bloke.
so because you think Trippier will get rinsed for pace you would move Walker there and instead play TAA there who has made it clear he doesn't want to play RB and shows little interest in defending when put there.
