Yea Saka had that headed chance about 15 mins before he went off, although like 2 minutes after that Foden also had a really good chance.
I doubt he cares. He probably enjoys it.
They also need to be more cohesive in possession. The English lost so much possession in the 2nd half because Pickford and the back four didn't know where to go with the ball because the Danes outnumbered the English in midfield at times 5-2.
Just one of those things the Mods on here seem to always remove anyways.
I don't think it's ingrained in the players at all. Most players on the team play on teams that try to win 3-0, not 1-0. The only potential outliers are Pickford, Guehi, and maybe Trippier.
Maybe not. But they are the ones on the pitch so it's kind of up to them to press and be aggressive. The imbalance in the team is not helping things, and our brightest moments were when Foden said f*** this, and went central. I still maintain a midfield of Rice and Bellingham with Foden at 10 would be ideal. Put Gordon at leftwing and Trent comes on as a sub if needed.
holy shit.
I guess, but if the gaffer is telling you to play one way, I'm not blaming the players for not ignoring the manager and doing what they want.
This is totally what someone who is ready to make adjustments in game 3 would say
To me Mainoo seems a better option than Wharton in the second setup, but either way both of those setups seem to make better use of skills than whatever Southgate is trying.
The most galling thing about it is that Jude is quite capable of filling that role plus moving the ball forward. I have been warmly supportive of Southgate but this shit is getting old. The totally unchanged team today was so frustrating, it was plainly clear to everyone that his TAA experiment was not working (also, why did he not use it vs Iceland to test?)
