Dman

Doesn’t sound great. Moving Romeu on would be a very, very big mistake. Up there with letting Fonte go for me, I think we’d struggle to replace him.

One of the best left backs in the world for me.

hearing they’ve got a little firm together on the hunt specifically for warriorsaint.

Are the goals bigger up there then?

Bizarre how you could say with such confidence that someone is the best or one of in the world for a certain position, but not actually know where they play 😂 You’ve literally just read on the athletic or something that he’s a good player and formed your opinion that way, haven’t you.

If I remember rightly, Phillips much like Broja, you had it in for before the summer started. Nothing he could do, even voted best England player of 2021, could or would change your opinion.

His in game management is pretty poor. But those notible mistakes do not include picking Pickford and Phillips and not picking Trent (as you suggested) who’ve both been brilliant every time they’ve put on an England shirt.

This argument completely contradicts you wanting Phillips dropped. Fwiw, I’d have both of them starting.

Imagine how well we’d be doing if Southgate didn’t continue to make ‘notable mistakes’. Crazyyyyy….

I tell you who was one of our players of the tournament and in fact voted player of the year and SHOULD start… Kalvin Phillips.

Trent, as a defender, especially 1 on 1 defending, is bang average.

Hahaha you couldn’t help yourself, could you. But It was based on the facts my friend. At the time of posting, England only stuck 4 or so past them, they set up with 11 men behind the ball to prevent getting a drubbing. The difference in class between San Marino and England is far, far greater than Us and United / Leicester, both of which managed to stick a record number past us. It’s about context, but we’ve already discovered you’re not very good/incapable of processing that, haven’t we. So yes, the geezer who was / is running San Marino knew how to prevent his team taking a drubbing, unlike Ralph. Just like the facts that since southgate has arrived and made “notable mistakes”, in 2 tournaments we’ve recorded the best finishes since 1966. Long may those “notable mistakes” continue.

So how can you say he’s made “notable mistakes” when his record is very, very good and you have 0 qualifications to make such judgements 😂

And if he gets us to another semi or final of the tournament then he can continue to make “notable errors”. For someone who gets it so wrong, his record is fantastic. Failing that, they can give you the job and see how well we do… FWIW, as someone who has followed England over the past 5 years, Pickford, Maguire etc. have never let us down and every time he’s played TAA has been bang average.

We don’t need JWP to play in a more advanced role. Bellingham, Mount and imo Gallagher are better at that than Prowse. Against the better teams where we need 2 DM’s, Phillips is better than JWP at that. We’ll have to agree to disagree or else this will become another of those long and endless debates. My money is on Phillips being on the plane come November though (providing he / everyone is fit).

And more importantly, neither does Southgate, who’s the bloke who picks the side.

I think our defence is poor, therefore against the better teams we need to play 2 holding players and give up some creativity to build a solid foundation. Phillips played pretty much every minute, there was a reason for that. Both him and Rice gave us a solid foundation. Against the so called ‘weaker’ teams, we have more than enough (Bellingham, Mount or Gallagher) to bring in. Agree to disagree, but Phillips is vastly underrated in my opinion.

In fairness, ‘his favourites’ have never let him or England down. There could be many reasons for lack of form. Maguire as an example looks a shambles when in a United shirt but never puts a foot wrong in an England one. Players like Mount and Henderson are winners and leaders. Generally speaking, there’s a reason they’re at the top clubs and not bottom half clubs. If Gareth can get them performing like we know they can, who cares how they’re doing for their club.

Super negative and slowing our attack down hugely clearly worked…

Phillips was fantastic last summer. He’s injured at the moment, but as soon as he’s fit, he’ll be back in the squad. Possibly get a move to a big club in the summer as well, which will also help his cause. Henderson will also be in the squad and as one of only a few England players to have won anything with their club, I’m absolutely fine with that. You need winners in the dressing room. Rice is nailed on and imo our best player. Mount, like Henderson, is a southgate favourite so he’ll also be there. Bellingham not far behind Rice. i don’t know if there is room for another CM. If there is, it’s a toss up between Gallagher and JWP for me. Personally, I’d go Gallagher.

Worriersaint?

I take it you’ve not been to a game of football since the 80’s…

Tops that are more white than red are always better. Basically, we need to be white and red, rather than red and white.

I’ve been Hearing good things about Canada and that have an exciting young crop coming through, an almost ‘golden generation’ (for their terms). A few have tipped them to surprise a few at the 2023 WC, which is hosted in your neck of the woods... how’s it looking for them over there, Ottawa?

No, Sue. Your passive aggressive use of foul and abusive language “don’t quote the ****” is what I find aggressive. Only you will know the intentions behind the *’s, but it doesn’t take a genius to work out it either starts with a T, P or god forbid a C. It may be the sort of language you can get away with down the pub after football, in a PO postcode, with the lads lads lads, but it very much unnecessary on this forum.