Possibly the most coherent analysis of the Trent mistake 👍👍 It fills me with horror that a manager would play a FB in midfield in the opening game of a Euros The only positive is that this will hopefully be Southgates last tournament as England manager

There is a player called Adam wharton. You can count on a leper's hand, the amount of better central midfielders at this tournament.

Really enjoyed this Football & culture merging is beautiful

@GuillemBalagueOfficial

3 күн бұрын

Thank you. I'll keep these coming, with something different every day. I'll keep doing these culture dives too. Feel free to recommend some things I can do around Berlin, and I'll try and share that experience too.

Thanks for showing the East side gallery, very cool.

Nice video. I like your perspective

Thank you mate for taking the time to giving your opinion on the team selection and the improvements England need to make, especially in midfield with trent in there clearly doesn't work, and showing us the murals and explaining the history of the Berlin wall, great video 👍🏻

@GuillemBalagueOfficial

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! Please feel free to let me know what other experiences you'd like me to share with all of you, as well. I enjoy doing these, and there's a great team that puts them together for me. ♥️

@AJ-2k24

3 күн бұрын

@@GuillemBalagueOfficial Just keep to the same format I'd say, from someone who's never been to Germany it's great that you take the viewers on a journey with you and show us places most of us have never seen before and explain the history behind these areas, as well as marrying that with the football is different to what others are doing who just mainly focus on the football, I enjoyed the part when you was speaking to the taxi driver and him telling you the best places to visit, it felt like we were on a this journey with you, so I'd personally say more of the same 👍🏻

EG = 0.17 is amazing vs top strikers. Trent is Pirlo 2.0 & if Klopp can get world-class passes out of him then so can Gareth. Pirlo dominated WC2006 & defeated Zidane & Thiery Henry almost single handed. He did not tackle much. GOAT left back Maldini said, Pirlo u pass the effing ball & we will do all the tackling. ☆Defence ☆Wins 🏆 & Strikers only win golden 👢 boots (ask Emi Martinez the Villa GK who kept Argy in the World Cup with a worldy last miniute save & then played a blinder in the pen shoot-out. Also ask Harry (Worlds top 9) if he prefers scoring 1 fine cup final winning goal or 7 worldy goals in 7 games to win the golden boot). Gary Nevilles & Souness & ESPN Jules plan B of dropping Jude to 8 & putting Foden into 10 is cool too. But its not as cool as Gabs & Rio's plan A of Jude is a hybrid of Zidane & DiStefano & Bobby Charlton so let the Brummie Lion hunt. Unleash him with worldclass passing from Trent & crosses from Gordon & Palmer who are on 🔥. Saka & Foden can be impact subs until they get fully fit. The Maths Profs are not criticising Gareth, in fact they are happy with him as their calculations show Saka Harry Foden & Stones are not fit yet. Yes the midfield are growing & not 100% cohesive yet. But is Conor G or Teen Kobbie gonna open up top Defences like Trent can? So keep the faith pundits cuz they predicted Messi wud win the world cup when 99% of u lot said France wud win. Gareth was trying to knock the rust off Foden & Saka & Kane & Stones. Trying to settle Trent into a new midfield central duo (don't understand the criticisms of Trent as he didnt give any goals away & had some nice shots & nice dribbles & passes. Yes he lost the ball twice (but Foden lost it a lot more). What's Trent supposed to do when tired Saka & Foden & Kane & Stones were giving the ball away in the 2nd half. World cup winner Fabregas thought Trent did well & said TAA & Rice are a duo like Busquets & Xavi of Spain 2008 to 2012. See them as one entity. They love playing with each other & Trents super passing weds beautifully with Dec's robust play. Fab & Souness know more about midfield play than 99% of other TV pundits will ever know. GS may still move Trent to wing back & Kyle Right CB if he wants a fully fit Foden at 10 & Jude at 8. However Fabregas thought Trent did well so who are we to doubt World cup winner Fab. GS is trying to get em fit & and that's why GS was a bit slow in making subs. He wants em fit for the knockout stages & thats why Sir Alf played very young Alan Ball & G.Hurst a lot in earlier games. They played brilliantly in the final. So keep channelling Sir Alf energy Gareth. The spirits of the old 1966, 3 Lions is aiding you Gareth & Jude & co. (Bobby Moore, Jackie C, Sir Bobby C, Bally, Hunt, Cohen, Wilson & Banks). Just keep praying well, sleeping well & be brave like Sir Alfs Lion's. Nice start. Euro Winners dont start 4-0. They grow game by game & peak in the final, just like Messi & Argentina 2022. Rust got knocked off. Clean sheets & defence wins cups. Serbia had only 0.17 Expected Goals & Maths. Profs loved that stat. New midfield duo of Dec & Trent did well & will grow together. Guehi was good. Saka was good until running out of energy in the 2nd half. Foden was very rusty & will grow. Harry forced a great save onto the bar & did a goal line clearance. JUDE was JUDE. The Brummie Boss did what he does & Karen Carney was smiling. No wonder the two Ronaldos (R9 & CR7) & Don Carlo Anceloti call Jude a hybrid of Zidane & Di Stefano. Gareth may have to start Palmer & Gordon as both are fitter than Saka & Foden. Then bring on Saka & Foden & Conor & Watkins as impact subs to keep energy levels high in 2nd half. When Argentina lost to Saudi, the top pundits did not lose faith. Souness & Simon Jordan & Shearer & Rio & Pougatch new Messi wud turn his young inexperienced kittens into Lions by growing them game by game. It feels like Jude is gonna do the same. Age 20 going on 40 ( mentally) the Brummie is the Boss of this 3 Lions pride. That UCL win has increased his hunger for glory. That's why playing UCL winners makes a huge difference. But Gareth may have to use Foden & Gomez as impact subs until they get fit to start. DO YO daily prayers 3 lions fans & thank u for not having drunken fights as that's how Argentina ended 36 years of hurt. Losing the ball 20 times in the defensive half in 2nd half was not good vs losing it 8 times in the first half, which was excellent. That can be fixed with improved fitness & better SLEEP after prayer or meditations, which in turn improves focus. You can read the profs full report on the UKRGMP site for PhD. students.☆Defence wins Cups☆

@Daniboi971

9 күн бұрын

Don’t you dare mention Pirlo and TAA in the same sentence again

@jamesstone9091

7 күн бұрын

Life too short

@jasonallen6081

7 күн бұрын

Well done for a positive post.👍🇬🇬

@H.L.S.98

6 күн бұрын

TAA is nowhere near Pirlo 😭

I dont think Trent is suposed to be the "engine". Its rice and Bellingham. Trent is there to create space and oppurtunities. To support Rice in the back and bellingham up front. I think the biggest issue england had the first game was a very static team overall. Kane, saka and foden didnt make the runs nearly as much as they should. Trent had a 91% passing accuracy, and sure he did a blunder and gave mitrovic an oppurtunity. But he also created more than most others in the squad besides bellingham.

@Do27gg

6 күн бұрын

Also to note that Trent’s passes are much more risky and creative than the other players so having 91% accuracy is insane. He’s meant to and is the X factor in englands midfield

Trent is not an international midfielder, it’s shows how hopeless Southgate is, as the vast majority of football fans and pundits already knew.

We didn’t improve when Trent went off. Are the others really any better.

@ronnyron4681

7 күн бұрын

Which others? Wharton and Mainoo have yet to perform. Mainoo 3 minutes on the pitch will not give anything, right?

@Do27gg

6 күн бұрын

@@ronnyron4681mainoo had a shocker last time he played and Wharton has barely played at the top level. Trent is Englands top 3 most talented players

@ronnyron4681

6 күн бұрын

@@Do27gg I don't want to know who are the players cos i don't care. If you are England fans you should think more on England winning the trophy unless you are player's fans and not England fans

@Do27gg

6 күн бұрын

@@ronnyron4681 English pls

@ronnyron4681

6 күн бұрын

@@Do27gg Yes, doggie..

Declan Rice is not Rodri

@Do27gg

6 күн бұрын

I thought he wasn’t great, made really sloppy passes

No Southgate won’t change it until he’s managing Middlesbrough

The wall gallery is spectacular iv been there and i found it emotional. 10:57 unfortunately Russia don't so we can't say everybody

Try and watch / listen to these at work. Please reconsider the music / volume setting.

Thanks Guillem, I also think TAA is not a midfielder, especially at international level. Bellingham, Rice and Foden at 10 With Eze or Gordan left...hopefully with a fit Shaw at LB

Trent gave the ball away lots..... take him out the starting line-up.

@Treety1791

7 күн бұрын

What game where you watching? He gave away the ball once that was dangerous. He also made up for that mistake with the slide interception. Where was foden? where was kane? I think the problem was up top.

@Modus07

7 күн бұрын

@@Treety1791if Serbia converted that chance, they would’ve crucified Trent.

@Jporter196

6 күн бұрын

no he didn’t 91% pass completion and the passes he attempts are usually way more creative and difficult to pull off whereas other midfielders just play a basic sideways ball

At last some common sense from a fellow Spanish person I hear England pundits over complicating the squad positions it's simple don't play a right back in midfield England have very good midfielders so play Rice foden Bellingham in midfield with palmer and saka

I feel he is very harsh on Trent, I’m surprised he picked on Trent I didn’t feel he let anyone down at all.

Playing Trent in a team with no outlet on the left is like giving Luke litter darts but no dart board to throw at... Southgate either as to put player's in who are comfortable on the left.. and creating the overload for Trent to have options or drop him and put Bellingham in at 8 with Rice ..switch Foden to more of a right/centre position and bring Palmer on to occupy the left side.. This Trent bashing is OTT... Tripps Foden and Kane weren't that good Sunday but no one is trashing them

@Jporter196

6 күн бұрын

seen it before with Gerrard and Nunez Liverpool players get more criticism than any other clubs players

What song is at moment when gets coffee??

@GuillemBalagueOfficial

3 күн бұрын

A Thousand Reflections by Casey Sana, my team informs me. It's from the Motion Array licensed music library. It really is a beautiful song, with beautiful lyrics too.

It’s a nonsense Trent in midfield … for me… In the European championships. Play Mainoo, Wharton or Gallagher. I prefer the youngsters with quality.

@Do27gg

6 күн бұрын

😂

The simple answer is he is the best passer in the team and the worst right-back in the league

My question to Guillem Balague is Trent neither of fallback nor midfielder what is his position?

@sharkymoon422

8 күн бұрын

Great point, and we played better when Bellingham went off! I think Bellingham roaming too much was the problem for the team but amazing at the same time for himself.. Definitely play him at 8 and foden 10 to keep people more in the correct position..

@rickdurro1091

7 күн бұрын

Trent is a Right back that's what he plays for his club it's that simple

@garyclaxton5325

7 күн бұрын

Some place you don’t need to defend

Rice cannot play like Rodri, Declan is a destroyer midfielder, he is a safe passer and can't progress the ball well. I am an Arsenal fan and I know how the team struggled to create chances when Rice played as a single pivot

Trent is a fullback. Play him at left back and let him invert into midfield in possession.

@michaelairley2015

7 күн бұрын

Haha, no. Way too slow and yterrible at positioning. I'm a Liverpool supporter. I don't want him in the team there either.

@victolaaaa

7 күн бұрын

I'm a liverpool supporter and the inverted is just too risky... If the idea is to have him on the ball as midfielder and defend as RB, it's better have him as midfielder only. The great doubt was if he could defend and he recovered, intercepted, tackle, cover well. He just need that forwards to run. The pass foden and Kane want inside is too risky for England, if intercepted the defence is exposed... That's why he didn't have much of impact, but he played well for debut. Let's see next game...

He’s wasted in England’s midfield. Needs runners in behind, England players are more ball-to-feet type wide players. A good team would destroy us in MF

anyone notice the shirt he is wearing? sus

Disagree about Trent being lost, a lot of players had poor games yet Trent is the one being overanalysed. Trent actually had a solid game compared to most the players. Rice, Walker trippier, foden were a lot more of a liability

@alanoconnor7967

3 күн бұрын

Ya your right Trent is playing amazing in mid field. What games are you watching

@Do27gg

2 күн бұрын

@@alanoconnor7967 genius, most the team is playing badly why are you focusing on just Trent? Like England were much better when he came off? Trent isn’t a holding mid, he’s quite obviously an 8 not a 6

@mahirhussain4890

2 күн бұрын

@@Do27ggno one is arguing the team is playing badly but Trent hasn’t played that position hence the criticism of selecting him there no one is saying he’s a bad player they’re just saying not to play him there cos he isn’t very good in that position, not that hard Einstein

@Do27gg

Күн бұрын

@@mahirhussain4890 I agree he isn’t good as a 6 tho but he wasn’t even the worst in both games. Why is Southgate 1. Experimenting during a tournament 2. Playing Trent as a 6 rather than an 8 or a RB

@mahirhussain4890

Күн бұрын

@@Do27gg that’s what most people are arguing about, his DECISION to play him not about Trent’s ability as a footballer

What a load of nonsense. Sure blame Trent. Even Jude said people need to stop blaming him. Clickbait nonsense.

One mistake he made when he couldn’t take Rice’s pass on the half turn summed up really. It could have led to a Serbia goal. For Liverpool he plays the midfield role when in possession from a right back position. He could play the 6 position but needs to play there regularly for Liverpool, not try it for England on the hoof. This boils down to England not really producing 6 type midfielders who can pass the ball forward and take the ball with their back to goal and on the half turn. Rice isn’t that type of midfielder either, which is why he is also not played there by Arsenal who prefer to play him as an 8 and Jorginho or Partey beside him.

@chuak.c7349

7 күн бұрын

Because rice anyhow pass, pass the buck. Rice not the player that make good pass that put his teammates in difficult position.

@stuartd5166

7 күн бұрын

Adam Wharton is the 6. He will be key to England midfield for the coming 10-15 years. If England beat Denmark and Wharton plays the final group game, watch him