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2022 World Cup.

Going to be interesting to see what Southgate does against Senegal

It really should be the same starting 11 - but Wilson deserves a start but Southgate would never put Kane on the bench
 
I'm not sure they can take any positives out of the tournament. 2nd half against the USA perhaps but otherwise they haven't turned up. A shame.
Even more worrying for them is there doesn't seem to be a new Bale or Giggs coming through the ranks at the moment is there? Could be a while until they see another World Cup.
 
Not sure it can be called a shocker - the keeper made a step which gave Rashford the chance and he took it -

That wasn’t great from the keeper though

Good to see Henderson playing the anchor role and screaming at the players , proper leadership

But Henderson should never be starting for England did you notice the amount of poor passes he made in the first half , England have far better younger more skillful players in the squad, we don’t need another negative player in the team.
 
A much better performance in the second half but the only things that changed were we stepped the intensity up and Foden ran the game from the left. Those are the basics we should've started with. Rashford had a brilliant second half too but he's no right winger and wouldn't get that time for his second against anyone else.

We shouldn't let the second half paper over the cracks of the first and how utterly useless we were. Against any half decent team it's game over playing like that. I've got absolutely no faith at all in Southghate or the team he'll pick on Sunday. When the handbrake is removed we're actually an excellent side.

Senegal is a 50/50 game with Southgate tactics and theres no way we beat France.
 
Going to be interesting to see what Southgate does against Senegal

It really should be the same starting 11 - but Wilson deserves a start but Southgate would never put Kane on the bench
No disrespect but Wilson doesn’t deserve a start,and as you rightly point out GS won’t drop Kane.
However if we need a goal Wilson could be an option.
 
But Henderson should never be starting for England did you notice the amount of poor passes he made in the first half , England have far better younger more skillful players in the squad, we don’t need another negative player in the team.

Really ?‍♂️

Henderson was very good today - providing the pressing , energy and leadership that’s been missing over the first few games.
Bellingham actually sounds really intelligent in his interview as well - never heard him speak before. Bright future!

How did you expect him to sound ?‍♂️?‍♂️
 
A much better performance in the second half but the only things that changed were we stepped the intensity up and Foden ran the game from the left. Those are the basics we should've started with. Rashford had a brilliant second half too but he's no right winger and wouldn't get that time for his second against anyone else.

We shouldn't let the second half paper over the cracks of the first and how utterly useless we were. Against any half decent team it's game over playing like that. I've got absolutely no faith at all in Southghate or the team he'll pick on Sunday. When the handbrake is removed we're actually an excellent side.

Senegal is a 50/50 game with Southgate tactics and theres no way we beat France.
Foden was bright 2nd half but in no way did he run the game.
Plenty of players stepped up 2nd half and overall a vast improvement.
I think most teams will struggle against France.
We are in the draw and that’s what counts.
 
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