Match Day Thread World Group B

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Top of the group?

  • England

  • Iran

  • USA

  • Wales


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Yes, if we don’t get further than a final questions should be asked.
Can see the debate both ways here. Southgate record speaks for itself in tournaments. He does seem to have that fear of taking the game to the opposition. The talent available is there to do so. The defence is a worry. Would be happier with Walker when fit in there. Don’t understand Kane spending so much time in midfield therefore leaving us with no one up front on the break. Foden lack of game time? Crying out for him last night. Won’t win every match but can at least be more positive especially in games we should win with the players we have. As stated his record is very good In tournaments but with more positivity we could of won the Euros. However we didn’t.
 
Can see the debate both ways here. Southgate record speaks for itself in tournaments. He does seem to have that fear of taking the game to the opposition. The talent available is there to do so. The defence is a worry. Would be happier with Walker when fit in there. Don’t understand Kane spending so much time in midfield therefore leaving us with no one up front on the break. Foden lack of game time? Crying out for him last night. Won’t win every match but can at least be more positive especially in games we should win with the players we have. As stated his record is very good In tournaments but with more positivity we could of won the Euros. However we didn’t.

Certainly don’t understand his reluctance to use Foden.
 
Managing at international football is odd isn’t it.

Look back to 2016 when Southgate took over, we’d just lost to Iceland and Allardyce had been sacked after one game.

If you’d have said the next manager would get us to a semi final and a final, I bet most would have taken it.

Opportunities to win things at international level are so rare, basically one manager of the big countries can only be successful every two years. The odds are so slim.

Southgate has done an incredible job all told, but at the same time he could have done even better. I do think this should be his last tournament, but I respect what he’s done for us.
 
Very slow and pedestrian, seemed at times that we couldn't work out their press and ended up side to side at the back with no ideas . Looked marginally more threatening when Grealish came on, but for the love of god what the fk does Mount offer ? Has he got the black on Southgate ? Plus side I thought big H had his best game in a while, headed everything when needed. I'm sure we'll be better against the Taff's, and dont forgot we did exactly the same against the Jocs in the Euros, but more urgency needed, and more threat.

Mason Mount is probably the most overrated English midfielder since Jack Wilshere. Foden is light years ahead of him.
 
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No idea how far he ran
No idea how many passes he made
No idea of any stats but I thought musah for them dominated the midfield and was excellent