Southgate has no balls and no imagination. Alexander-Arnold should have been in instead of Trippier but Southgate won't put him in because he's not great defensively. You have Kane who is a great finisher, but he's a guy who needs service and won't get it from Trippier. Foden is a world class player, but Southgate has no clue what to do with him. He's a guy who can create, which is exactly what that midfield needs. He should be in for Sterling. It's pretty telling when Englands first sub was Henderson. A game where the team was screaming for offence and he puts in a defensive midfielder.
I know he's playing for the point to put themselves in position to get out of the group, but if you can't trust your team to play well against the U.S how are you gonna trust them against teams like France, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, etc..? There's no need to play a conservative game today and leave some of your best players on the bench. The U.S has talent and athleticism but if you're England you can't be afraid of this game, it's not gonna set them up with confidence when they go against the better countries. These England players test themselves every week against the worlds best in the Premier League and Champions League. They get to the World Cup and their idiot manager goes conservative against a team that isn't a world powerhouse.
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