Squad and Matches England Friendlies March 2024
This discussion was created from comments split from: Couldn't Think - from January 2024.
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At the back, 8 defenders selected, but 6 of the 8 are primarily CBs. I seem to remember saying this before (maybe the last squad); I know some of them are versatile, but it is still noteworthy imo.
I quite like the squad this time around (I don't really like Anthony Gordon though). I would say it's pointless to call up Henderson, but with Phillips and JWP out of form at the moment I don't have a problem with it.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68605447
Please do not break him.
Then he hits the post, shoulda scored tbh.
Edit: the goalscorer was offside on the long ball, but the guy who received it wasn't. Don't like the current offside rule.
But no point putting out a totally experimental XI, because what you need to see is how a couple of the newer caps can fit into what we might call the 'First XI' type team. Bung all the kids/newbies on at the same time and you learn nothing useful. Because Southgate (England management team) knows the qualities of each individual player - that's not something that needs to be proven.
It's about trying out the 'core' with a different (say) number 9. Or a tweaked formation.