So they’ve all played in 4 or 5 tough cup competitions and a long league and need sometime on the beach?
And they’re great with Salah/Rodri/Isak/de Bruyne/Odengaard etc…
Yeh that’s a fairly compelling case you’ve made. I think injuries have hurt him a bit, but I was surprised to see so many surprises in the Euro squad. Tournament teams live or die on stability under pressure and that comes with playing time with personnel in a system. It’s better to be predictable but polished, than unpredictable and unreliable.
Listened to one pod and they pointed out- you’ve got Trent there to hit runners. So when you put the runners on you hook Trent. Incoherent stuff and a weird time to be experimenting. However, they’re still top of their group…
I think we’ll see something a bit different next game. Potentially only one of Bellingham and Foden starting replaced by Gordon, and definitely Trent replaced by Gallagher in the starting role. Or Wharton if Southgate’s really rolling the dice!
Edit: and I freakn forgot Mainoo. But it’s a big ask for him to bail out Ten Hag and Southgate in one season! But currently the boy’s got big game temperament…but a box to boxer not a defensive player really…