So the Euro's then... 13:30 - Jun 23 with 456 views | clive_baker | Looking likely to be one of Germany, Portugal or France. I'm thinking France, as I can see them drawing tonight and Germany winning. What's your starting XI then, assuming all fit and nobody isolating? I'll go: Pickford Walker Maguire Stones Shaw You've got your partnerships there (City x 2, United x 2). All comfortable on the ball and unchanged from a clean sheet. I really like that as a back 4. Rice Mount Grealish Rice holding, Mount in for Phillips doing more of a defensive role than he's been asked to previously. Grealish in the #10, I think he has to start. Sterling Kane Foden Sterling has to start on form. Kane is a no brainer despite being quiet thus far and as well as Saka did, I'm going for Foden for his set pieces. Saka an option off the bench. For me that's a great side. Puts a lot on Mount to be that all energy man in the middle but I think he brings a bit more than Phillips on the ball against higher quality opposition. | |
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That midfield 3 is too attacking..... on 13:37 - Jun 23 with 421 views | Bloots | ....for Southgate, at least from the start anyway. He won't go to that until we are chasing the game. Expect Phillips will start instead of Grealish. The full backs is anyone's guess really. It's a concern that potentially about 50% of the team is still a matter for discussion. | |
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That midfield 3 is too attacking..... on 13:40 - Jun 23 with 402 views | MattinLondon |
That midfield 3 is too attacking..... on 13:37 - Jun 23 by Bloots | ....for Southgate, at least from the start anyway. He won't go to that until we are chasing the game. Expect Phillips will start instead of Grealish. The full backs is anyone's guess really. It's a concern that potentially about 50% of the team is still a matter for discussion. |
Only a discussion for people other than Southgate and his coaching staff. I’d imagine he knows his team and that team will be slow and steady. Highly doubtful that he’ll aggressively go for the win against those teams. | | | |
So the Euro's then... on 13:41 - Jun 23 with 392 views | JakeITFC | I don’t think Mount will be able to come straight back in if he hasn’t trained with the group all week, but hopefully wrong as he adds a lot of balance to the midfield three. Wouldn’t shock me to see him go with your back 5 and front 3 but with Rice, Henderson and Bellingham as his midfield 3 (with Mount in for Bellingham if ready). | | | |
That midfield 3 is too attacking..... on 13:44 - Jun 23 with 387 views | clive_baker |
That midfield 3 is too attacking..... on 13:37 - Jun 23 by Bloots | ....for Southgate, at least from the start anyway. He won't go to that until we are chasing the game. Expect Phillips will start instead of Grealish. The full backs is anyone's guess really. It's a concern that potentially about 50% of the team is still a matter for discussion. |
I would agree, I think he'll want the 'double pivot' protecting the back 4, which means it's an either / or for Mount or Grealish. With Mount not training, it might make that decision for him. Personally I would love to see them both, not necessarily more attacking as I would want Mount deeper than we've seen him. I just think against a Kante / Pogba duo he gives us that little bit more quality on the ball. Rice & Phillips with Grealish ahead is the more pragmatic pick probably, which he'll likely go for. | |
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So the Euro's then... on 14:25 - Jun 23 with 344 views | BlueBlood90 | I like that team but there's not a chance he won't start Phillips. It's difficult to include Mount too considering he won't even be allowed to be part of team meetings or part of the group until the morning of the match. I think it will be the same side as last night but I would expect Foden to replace Grealish. Southgate clearly doesn't like to start him unless he has to for some unknown reason. | |
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So the Euro's then... on 14:29 - Jun 23 with 335 views | Metal_Hacker | I can only imagine France ripping Portugal a new one tonight regardless of the changes they may make Think we'll have Germany next I'd bring in Bellingham and Foden for Grealish and Phillips | |
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