FIFA World Cup 2018™: England's 3-5-2
England qualified for the 2018 World Cup comfortably, emerging from UEFA Group F without losing a single game. They won eight and drew two of their 10 fixtures, conceding just three goals along the way. But with a place at this summer’s finals sealed, Gareth Southgate immediately changed tactics for friendlies against Brazil, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, doing away with the previously favoured 4-2-3-1 to implement a 3-5-2 system. Given the modification proved reasonably successful, this will probably be England’s shape going into the tournament in Russia.
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@Phidelstick
6 жыл бұрын
Deepa Hans tbh
@JWMelham
6 жыл бұрын
Where's the 'Love' button?
@miguelmunificent
6 жыл бұрын
Yup, cant stand ESPN coverage
@jtaco4101
4 жыл бұрын
There's absolutely no comparison.
As an american just getting into football fairly recently, i cannot tell you how much these tactics videos have helped me understand and enjoy watching the game👌
@modsvg7636
6 жыл бұрын
Drew Polacek support poland
@donbarzinitut
6 жыл бұрын
Piss off.
@jackhurst6009
6 жыл бұрын
welcome
@oneminhistory
6 жыл бұрын
Mate, just watch some more football; these videos don’t actually help your understanding. The only way to actually learn is to watch it.
@bensharp6759
6 жыл бұрын
Big up for calling it Football. You're on the right path
Stop getting my hopes up
@somebloke8114
6 жыл бұрын
yeah when i say hopes up i dont mean winning. I mean actually pulling our wait for once. We cant compare to spain, brazil or germany on the big stage. we should be comfortably getting out of our groups consistently though.
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
Don't worry - when we stumble to a 1-1 draw with Tunisia, you'll be back where u started :D lol
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
.....if you're drunk maybe. :p
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
Haha. Yep. Short-stay.
@aqikaxar9995
6 жыл бұрын
Football coming home baby
The most underrated football channel on KZread
@FlashTVOfficial
6 жыл бұрын
MRah Pjotr Foot and Tactical Hub Analysis ain't too bad either.
Informative and creative as always.. my daily dose of tifo football in the morning with tea is bliss
Even if we don't do to well this World Cup it's experience for the players, and we can come back strong in the 2020 Euros then hopefully win the 2022 World Cup. That's the dream anyway
@tejmahtaney8226
6 жыл бұрын
U better pray that no match goes to pens
@rushilkaul
4 жыл бұрын
@@tejmahtaney8226 Didn't age well, did it?
Why is 4-4-2 an outdated formation? That's what I'd like to know. I feel Tifo would explain it in the best possible way.
@abbaszaidi8371
6 жыл бұрын
A96oaye possibly rigidity? Depends on whether there is a change of formation during a game. I remember reading All Played Out (one of the greatest football books ever) based on England in Italia 90. Against Cameroon they started 3-5-2 with a sweeper and later finished 4-4-2 in extra time. I still think it can have a role. When you’re 5-0 up in a match!
@samorry15
6 жыл бұрын
A96oaye its not outdated its just not popular at the moment. The 352 formation was out of fashion for a while except in Italy but has came back around. The last team I saw the 442 being consistently used was Sir Alex Ferguson's United, with Scholes X Keane or Scholes X Carrick as proper stable central midfielders with no high levels movement around the pitch and very drilled and disciplined. Then he would have 2 strikers in I will start from Rooney & V. Nistelrooy, Rooney & Saha, Rooney & Tevez, Rooney & Chicharito or Welbeck, and finally Rooney & Van Persie. This system dominated British footballe for years and I believe it would definitely still be effective as long as the CMs are very disciplined and have a great understanding. Looking forward to your response as I took some time here haha
@beencozy9983
6 жыл бұрын
Samorry Touray LMFAO THEN YOUVE BEEN SLEEPING ON SIMEONES 4-4-2, HES BEEN USING IF FOR THE PASS 10 YRS, THAT SYSTEM HAS BEEN THE REASON BARCA AND REAL MADRID HAVE DIFFICULTIES BREAKING THEM DOWN AT TIMES, SIEMEONE HAS TAKEN TWO ATL MADRID SIDES WITH THAT SAME FORMATION TO TWO UCL FINALS
@samorry15
6 жыл бұрын
Been Cozy although I watched Atletico in those finals, I generally dont watch and analyse them so mu bad. I highlighted United becauase I support them and have been watching them for years. And they were much more successful than Atletico with this system overall
@theoderoide5632
6 жыл бұрын
It actually isn't that outdated, Atletico, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Monaco often use the 4-4-2, but a big reason why it isn't used as much as it used to be is because the fullbacks don't go high because the wide midfielders do it (unlike 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 where the wide midfielders/wingers cut inside)
Wow. Watching this in hindsight has really impressed me.
@michaeldavidson124
6 жыл бұрын
Same
This team is capable of achieving a respectable run to the quarters or even semis.
@lammykoles4975
6 жыл бұрын
Zetunez Really? The worst squad in awhile filled with Spurs bottlers
@mojaved
6 жыл бұрын
Semi it is
@ttazzy
4 жыл бұрын
Well you were right mate
Simple and easy to understand ,Love watching your videos ! Keep it coming
Just discovered your channel. Instant sub with notification. Brilliant footy analysis.
@aariilaariil2150
6 жыл бұрын
hey, can u tell me what that means ,,Defender not conceding while on pitch",thanks
Wow. Fantastic Analysis.
Kane was hardly mentioned in this video? Yet, he's absolutely key to our success. The whole team will be set around getting the most out of him, hence why Sterling is central so he can take a position up top when Kane wants to come deep for the ball. Watch how often Kane will come deep for the ball at the WC, and how effective it will be as their defenders are then occupied by sterling and the other midfielders with our full backs them overloading their defence. Kane then has a freedom to arrive late on attacks causing chaos during attacks, it's very similar to how Messi is utilised.
Again, beautiful presentation Tifo, more vids of team profiles like this please 😊
Tips to England for a successfull WC: 1) no red cards 2) no keeper howlers 3) make sure all goals are counted(controversy ie: Campbell euro2004, Lampard wc2010) 4) practice penalty shootouts
I didn't realize until now that i wasn't subscribed to this channel although i watch its videos all the time. great content and the delivery is clean and clear. keep up
ENGLAND WILL DO BETTER THAN ANYONE EXPECT MARK THESE WORDS WE WILL REACH THE SEMI FINALS OR EVEN WIN IT ALL
@skunkpirates
6 жыл бұрын
Elie Naddour its coming home
@Rusty_Rich
5 жыл бұрын
Well you were right about one thing... lol
Ruben Loftus cheek should start. By far the best box to box midfielder in the squad. Never loses the ball, can dribbles and play people in.
England are probably going to struggle to break teams that sit deep down because Dier and Henderson are mainly defensive players really only responsible for getting the ball out of the defence and Lingard, Sterling and Alli are all players who depend on being fed the ball while they make runs. England's best hope is getting the ball to the wing backs to cross into the box and using Kane primarily as a focal point of the attack for Sterling, Lingard and Alli to run off of.
@GenericUserNameHere
6 жыл бұрын
nictheperson Spot on with one addition. Compounding the Dier/Henderson issue is both of them have shown a knack for giving opposing forwards the ball in bad places on a silver platter.
Hopes for England at an all time high now Tifo the 🐐
Yes, you can see the influence from Bielsa's 3313/3331 which has influenced many of the leading football innovators of the present day. Southgate has taken aspects and made the variations he feel best suits his England team. It iscertainly vry different from a traditional 352 which was essentially a defensive sysstem looking to counter attack and outnumber in midfield. Southgate has defeintly gone the high-press proactive route rather than reactive.
Man this channel is exciting me for the world cup even more, good job Tifo
Guardiola's influence can be seen once again.It's incredible how he shaped the World Cup winning sides of Spain and Germany while coaching Barca and Bayern and is seemingly doing that once again,but it's yet to be seen what England can do.Hope they can do well.
England are gonna win the World Cup in the next 20 years mark my words.....it will probably be in cricket, but still, a win is a win
@aryantandon4011
6 жыл бұрын
Si S tbh they won't even win it in cricket.
@coasterrick
6 жыл бұрын
well since you didnt say senior squad England U17 and U20 has already won the world cup
@sis4394
6 жыл бұрын
Dilf Hunter this is true, but unless those youngsters get chances they will fizzle out into average players....time for English youngsters to start playing abroad in my opinion
@coasterrick
6 жыл бұрын
they just need to snub big clubs where they will be sat on the bench and move to a smaller club in the prem where they will get game time and develop, In the past England managers have only choosen the ''big names'' from big clubs no matter how well theyve performed that season but i see Southgate isnt scared to drop thoose players and opt for young players from smaller clubs who actually deserve a spot which like i say previous managers never had the guts to do, so the youth players have a chance to be called up from which ever club they play for now which can only mean good things for England. 2020's will be a good decade for England i think given the fact that U17 U19 U20 and U21 all won silverware in the past 13 month
Just absolutely nailed the way we'd play. And we've looked good!
Can you do a video on Mark Lawrensons 'drivel'. He has been spouting crap for years, and in all those decades, in total, has never come close to the amount of clear and informative analysis you have done here.
@mindtrap753
6 жыл бұрын
I read the other day if all of Lawro's Predictions were right, Liverpool would've won the league 4 out of the last 6 seasons and haven't ever lost at home since he started making predictions lol
@TheKonga88
6 жыл бұрын
ChubbyChecker182 He is an overpaid cunt like thep rest of them😈😈😈
Simply fantastic. Your best ever video.
This video is so good I feel intelligent just by watching it! Seriously, I’ve been excitedly watching England fail since Mexico 86, but this video actually gives me hope. Curses!!!
@abbaszaidi8371
6 жыл бұрын
Konos P my enduring memory of that match was Lineker in the net, ball on the other side of the post. Amazing clearance from Olarticochea
@jamesmason8436
6 жыл бұрын
Abbas Zaidi depends what you think failure is; it's all relative. England have reached a WC semi final and 3 quarter finals including and since 86. Probably our level tbh - we've never quite been good enough, or had good enough players, to win it since about 1970 tbh (though some also say we should have reached the final with the players we had in 82).
Come on England! Still not sure about Stones though lol. Doesn't fill me with confidence
Interesting England's going in without a play maker. Definitely one of the most athletic teams in the tornament though, I suppose Southgate believes that will be enough.
@Henry-ih3jh
6 жыл бұрын
striker161 Dele can act as a playmaker on occasions
Incredible work guys. Looking forward to see Portugal and Belgium's tactics!
Very good video, I think this is arguably the only video of its kind I've sat through the whole way. Subscribed.
England have certainly progressed, they seemed to be on the right track before euro 2016 only for hodgson to seemingly lose the plot just before the tournament and during the squad and team selection. I can’t see Southgate screwing up quite as badly (hopefully).
Tifo football = GOAT🐐🐐
@A-small-amount-of-peas
6 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Baker Naive idiot
@A-small-amount-of-peas
6 жыл бұрын
a person no one can be the greatest of all time. Time is infinite and human beings evolve and get better. It's a millennial American saying that really points to how dumb they are
@ronniebaker628
6 жыл бұрын
Pat Tanackered it’s a fucking saying calm down
@A-small-amount-of-peas
6 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Baker I'm calm. I just call out something idiotic when I see it. You're worse as you emoji'd 2 goats which makes even less sense
I'm addicted to your videos! incredible!
Again another brilliantly, informative and mentally stimulating video Tifo! Love it!
Great video as always. Going into this World Cup with cautious optimism and hope they can make the Quarterfinals but always a nagging doubt that they’ll generally struggle against the lesser teams.
Another fantastic video, this channel is amazing, I wasn’t a big fan of the music though it’s quite distracting from the material
This guy predicted the England starting line-up vs Tunisia.
Good video. Keep them coming
You are amazing you deserve more than a million subs
watching videos about tactics really makes me respect pro footballers even more. I mean, they have to learn new tactics and roles every day (in clubs and national team). Much like actors who play different personalities in every films, and I do believe, it is not as easy as it looks. Much respect to the manager who created those tactics too. This is some intelligent stuff right here.
Awesome 👌 👌 👍
Play Rashford instead of Sterling behind Kane. Bench Lingard and let Sterling play with Ali. Rashford is direct fire power and bravery that England lacks in games even though they train good.
youre the only channel i go to for world cup videos! keep it up man :)
@aariilaariil2150
6 жыл бұрын
hey, can u tell me what that means ,,Defender not conceding while on pitch",thanks
@milandemoor3056
6 жыл бұрын
AariiL aariil conceding means the opponent scoring a goal so I think that it means that there is no goal scored while a certain defender is on the pitch (football field)
Fantastic video thank you so much. I personally only watch International games so this video is brilliant help, and explained spectacularly.
Upsetting to see Rashford missing in ur starting XI. I think he is exactly what they need to do well in this tournament. He would be the unexpected star of the team. Plus with his lack of field time at United, other teams won’t know how to defend against him. I’m yet to see him play a game where I thought, “wow Rashford did nothing worthwhile today”. He always brings something.
I really hope that Fabian Delph plays in that holding role instead of Jordon Henderson. He’s far more dynamic and is not afraid to drive forward. Less height and perhaps less imposing defensively, but especially against Panama and Tunisia I think we’ll need his attacking aggression.
I am silently optimistic about England. I must have been one of the few who was happy to see Southgate given the job. Gotta remember he has been apart of the FA for so so long (he actually came to our FA Coaching Award in Burton, and did a Q&A... brilliant and humble man, no ego, calm and calculated). Everyone thought he’d be a “yes” man... but he has been working with these players from the youth levels upwards; and his moving away from the 4-4-2 and 4-3-2-1 models show he agreed with the fans over the last 20 years, that both are outdated and do not suit English footballers at all. Maybe not quite ready to win (I would love to see us do so); but we will make major improvements on the last 10 years of tournaments, no doubt!
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
I do doubt it, actually. Imaging if we do our usual and draw 1-1 with Tunisia, a team we should be beating. All the ghosts will come back to haunt us yet again. We've only beaten 3 or 4 poor teams at tournaments since 2010. We are seriously crap at tournaments.
@Henry-ih3jh
6 жыл бұрын
Dan Hawk Well we haven't played a poor team in a tournament since 2010
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
So you don't think Iceland, Slovakia, Costa Rica etc are poor compared to where we should be?
@maeglin9252
6 жыл бұрын
Dan Hawk that’s an If... IF we draw. On the flip side... IF we win?
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
Well we should win. But we never win opening games. Check when the last one was.
Go ahead England ! from Chile .
Ruben loftus cheek & Rashford ahead of Alli & Sterling.
Thanks mate.... awesome vid.
Brilliant again lads! Would have liked a bit on Delph, he’s really impressed me lately. Lovely triangles with Rose and Rashford.
More videos like this please👍
I loved Juve's 3-5-2 with Pogba, Pirlo, Marchisio, and Vidal in that middle 5
For me England is like the Spurs team, and rightly so with most of its core from there. They play decent game, are solid at the back and can score, mainly because of Kane. But its the mentality that I feel is never there, like Spurs too, when they just couldn't do it against Chelsea in 2015-16 when it actually mattered. Also they just don't have that creativity, like Eriksen, who for me is Spurs's best player by a mile.
@soonerlater1601
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking.
If only we’d had this formation with the “golden generation” it might not have been wasted. Imagine Owen up front with Rooney in the hole; Scholes in front of Gerrard and Hargreaves; Cole and Beckham as wing backs (he had the engine to do that); Terry, Ferdinand and Neville in the back three. Solid with a lot of flexibility and no-one out of position
I like your videos but I've seen a slightly different formation set up. I believe Southgate will play Henderson and Dier together in front of the back 3 against the bigger sides like Belgium and in the knockout stages should we progress.
Watching this has given me hope that we’ll do well this year. Great video!
Marcus Rashford should start ahead of Sterling alongside Kane, he played really well in that role against Costa Rica plus Rashford is much better finisher than Sterling. I want to see Butland in Goal instead of Pickford, rest perfect.
@storytimetl
6 жыл бұрын
Josh Chester I’d prefer Sterling to start one. Bring Rashford on at half time if it isn’t working. Then vice versa against Panama.
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
agree with Butland over Pickford, but Sterling is the better player for now.
@JIMMEH13NITSAW
6 жыл бұрын
I’d say Rashford is a better goalscoring threat but Sterling is more creative. The only thing with Sterling is he seems to lack the end product sometimes, like against Nigeria.
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
Rashford Goals per match : 0.22 Sterling Goals per match: 0.26 Sterling is the better scorer
So, where's Rashford gonna play?
@pe3497
6 жыл бұрын
The First Ever Black Person Lame.
@chiboFPS
6 жыл бұрын
The First Ever Black Person ur mum gey
@whitenbald
6 жыл бұрын
Instead of sterling
@ghennifergrievous9463
6 жыл бұрын
Chibo "gey"
@ghennifergrievous9463
6 жыл бұрын
vybhav badri I win because you're triggered
We will most likely come second in the group leading us onto face either Poland or Columbia considering our attacking force and good defence we should secure the win against either one of the 2 teams leading us onto face Germany on Brazil as they are on opposite sides as us it would be very hard to get the win aagainst either however I wouldn't put it past us .
Hi Tifo. I love your videos and I was wondering if you would be making similar videos for next years Asian Cup.
When Stones plays I feel like I'm watching someone who's only there because he's won a competition to be a professional footballer for a day
This could take England to the quarter finals but unfortunately they're most likely to face Germany or Brazil in that stage
The problem with England's squad this World Cup would be the shortage of good box to box players and also the low quality of defensive midfielder both Dier and Henderson. I believe using the 3412 formation would be better with dropping Henderson and starting with Dier & Delph. Alli can start as of #10 and sterling can be the second striker that runs in space. All in all the best way to I see for this squad to exceed the expectations is to mimic Italy's style in Euro 16 with the advantage of having young energized prolific players.
@soonerlater1601
6 жыл бұрын
Btw I appreciate the great work and tremendous effort you guys do. There isn't a day that passes without me checking what's new on your channel. 🙌
@JaleelBeig
6 жыл бұрын
Completely agree
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
The issue is no creativity from MF. Henderson......when Spain can use Isco, Silva, Iniesta etc. It's scandalous. CB is also a problem
@soonerlater1601
6 жыл бұрын
Dan Hawk you absolutely right, pretty much other than forwards specially Kane the rest are average. They're 4 stars ✨ team.
IT'S COMING HOME
Peru analysis plss❤️🇵🇪
If England have any sory of belief and can shrug off the thought of a fallout with the media and public, they can do very well. 1 massive thing for us is the arrival of many world class elite coaches too. Have to appreciate Klopp, Guardiola, Mourinho (even though he divides opinion) and Pochettino
@shubhamp5
6 жыл бұрын
Samorry Touray and now emery
@samorry15
6 жыл бұрын
Shubham Patil i havent really watched his teams play but yeah he must be in that category. The premier league has the best coaches in the world now
Love your videos. Your arts gotten better over time but ever thought about getting whoever does Game of Zones because whoever's doing that is on point
Great video great channel
We’re in the SEMI’s FOOTBALL’S COMING HOME LADS
Really excellent channel
Love it, please do Senegal!
Another great video from you lot.
The 'defensively' slide is not entirely correct. We do not collapse to a 5 at the back. You have only considered the vertical benifits and not the horizontal shape. Also, the realtionship between the front 2.
Bring it home lads 💪
Really looking forward to this World Cup. Certainly one of the best teams we've had in a while. No more relying on the likes of Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, etc. who were all past it; we now turn to the youngsters, who may be inexperienced, but have already showcased what they're capable of. All versatile and dynamic, I struggle to name any side that won't be at least slightly intimidated by the ability we possess.
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
...lol serious? It's one the least inspiring teams we've ever put out. We will be relying on Henderson for creativity when Germany have Kroos/Ozil, Spain have Isco/Silva/Iniesta etc. No one is intimidated by our youngsters.
@grumpypear5888
6 жыл бұрын
Dan Hawk Lingard and Alli are the names that immediately spring to mind insofar as creativity is concerned. Henderson will just look to spray the ball out, not create play. Even Loftus-Cheek could do a job in the creative role. We’re nimble, fast, energetic, and tenacious; I think we’ll give any team a run for their money.
@wisemantle8885
6 жыл бұрын
They're another two that rely more on carrying and athleticism rather than incisive passing. I don't think we will give any team a run - I think the likes of Spain, Germany and Brazil would murder us.
@grumpypear5888
6 жыл бұрын
Dan Hawk That’s a fair observation. We may have to rely on constantly pressuring our opponents into errors, using our pace and energy to keep teams like Spain and Germany at bay.
wow spot on as i am writing this we are about to play the semis "COME ON ENGLAND"
3-5-2 in Fifa is a god level line up lol
The creativity will be a big issue... Alli is really the only one who can consistently put others into goal scoring opportunities and I assume the opponents will know that and focus on him way more. Kane will get doubled for sure and then you have Sterling and possibly Lingard or Rashford who will have to find a way into the opponent's defence. I've seen better passes forward from Dier than from Henderson but Henderson is maybe a better option in matches where England will hold the ball a lot because he doesn't take risks which could lead to unwanted counter attacks. Dier will be more useful against better sides where he can help defensively. Free kicks and corners will probably be one of the deadliest weapons from England so they gotta earn as many fouls as possible... Alli, Rashford, Sterling or Loftus-Cheek are very good at that :). England will be alright they just need to trust their stars and their system... They can't panic when they concede.
Time to atone for sins GARET 1996 YPU MISSED PENALTY IT WAS FANTASTIC TEAM
Great analysis! :)
Best team for England during this World Cup (3-1-4-2) GK: Pickford LCB: Jones/Maguire CB: Cahill RCB: Stones CDM: Henderson LM: Young CM: Alli CM: Lingard/Rashford RM: Walker ST: Kane [C] ST: Vardy/Sterling A very young squad, but lots of talent here nonetheless. ESPECIALLY our strikers!
Thats good
Do you think we’ll use the 3 at the back against the more attacking sides such as Belgium and the KO games if we get there?
I love your channel mate :))
I think Cahill may start instead of Maguire. He's looking for some leadership
Hey, can you upload one about how Argentina could line up? I know you gonna drop it sometime in the coming days but it would be awesome if you could do it sooner rather than later. Much love.
I like what Southgate is trying to do but it will take years to be effective (if effective at all) so I don't have much expectation when it comes to this world cup. At best, getting out of the group is the only thing I see them doing. Then going home.
They lost against Iceland because nobody could breakdown the defense and Southgate is making the same error as his predecessor: 11 man that can run and none that can play football wins you nothing. Not only do I believe they wont get out of the round of 16 but I fear that Tunisia or Panama might pull an upset. Southgate has everything that top 6 PL squads have (a powerful striker, a solid defense, a strong midfield) but they dont have no eriksen, ozil, de bruyne, silva, hazard, etc. Not having Lallana and not bringing Wilshere will cost them so much as there are no capable creative players in the whole squad.
@aight329
6 жыл бұрын
amineimad god you were so wrong
@citral5111
6 жыл бұрын
ikr haha
Shame that the Wingbacks didn't press forward enough and got no support from players linking up with them on the wings. But then that was largely due to how poor the link-up play was from Dele Alli, Lingard, Rashford and Loftus-Cheek. The low number of crosses we put in from open play was criminal considering we had Kane up front. Personally, I'd have gone with a 433. While the whole Premiership is getting quite good at working the ball from the back to the attack, we were hoofing the ball up to a target man and then working the ball expertly back to our keeper, so he could hoof it up to the target man again. People are praising Southgate because we got to the Semi-Final. As of June 7th, England were ranked 12 in the World. The only team above us that we played was Belgium twice and we lost both matches. We drew with Columbia (ranked 16) then beat them on penalties, lost to Croatia (ranked 20), beat Sweden (ranked 24), beat Tunisia (ranked 21) and beat Panama (ranked 55). The youngsters proved that they were not technically trained up enough yet, as demonstrated by the appalling attempts at controlling or making passes, or with the aforementioned link up play. Lallana (who had been back for the last month of Liverpool's campaign) should definitely have gone in place of one of them. Especially since Southgate insisted on playing an injured Dele Alli throughout. And I think it is clear that Rose and Young were both terrible at LWB, making Bertrand's absence a mystery. The only real praise I'd give Southgate, is in prepping them all for set plays and penalties. This is the only reason we got as far as we did.
tifo is goat
Why is your voice so relaxing?
To have Henderson alone in midfield will b disastrous, look at wat happened to chelsea this season, Conte tried to have Kante alone in midfield n the team was crap. Southgate should realize even with three centre backs if the midfield is weak opponents will toy with u. Spain,Barca, Madrid, Brazil, Germany will not mess around with their midfield it remains compact, then other areas follow n it's paying off by the many matches the teams r winning
Would've got stick for it but feel Southgate should've taken Bertrand or Shaw as a potential LCB. Similar to the Walker role.
@Henry-ih3jh
6 жыл бұрын
Ball Player FC No no no They have no defensive capabilities... they'd be wing backs, Walker can play centre half because he can defend as well as pace and power for attacking
@attzable
6 жыл бұрын
Henry Bownes In a back 3 the wide centre backs are often pulled out to defend 1v1 though mate can imagine Maguire & Cahill being tormented by a Mertens or Cuadrado type winger. Plus they'll be good on the ball. Bertrand & Shaw if fit of course are good 1v1 defenders...
Anyone think a central three with Dier holding and Henderson alongside Alli could work? Dier's probably more capable defensively (and he'd drop in as an effective centre back should Stones or Walker push up to build), while Alli provides the more attacking threat with his runs and creativity, and Henderson would provide a decent link between them with his endless running and solid enough passing. Henderson doesn't seem to fit the holding role unless he has someone alongside him. He's neither good enough at passing to be an out and out regista nor a straight up defender. I feel he'd be more useful being given more freedom to roam.
@AFHStewart
6 жыл бұрын
Yes I think this could work well.
England is my top pick for winning the 2018 World Cup
@jean-louisdelmas5529
4 жыл бұрын
my top pick is france
Thanks, now I know England's strengths and weaknesses 😂. I hope "Maâloul"(Tunisia's coach) knows all this.
The defensive key is henderson, he has to protect the back 3.