Trippier in, Grealish out?

Caleta-Car with some crucial tackles already. He's the one to watch for me on the Croatia team

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Southgate is loyal to certain players he trusts. The Sterling decision worked out okay, though any of the pacey wide forwards that could have been picked instead of him would have caused Croatia trouble today.

I get wanting to have Trippier on the pitch for set pieces. But the loyalty to Kyle Walker was more tested - his passing was abysmal. Play Trippier on the right and Shaw or Chilwell on the left.

Also in the absence of Maguire we were very poor at shifting the ball from defence to midfield. I think having Bellingham in there could be key. Or tweaking the formation to accommodate Mount further back.

It’s not going to happen but I’d rather not play Kane tbh.

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 3 minutes ago
It’s not going to happen but I’d rather not play Kane tbh.

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I was thinking that a more mobile player would have given the attack more fluidity today. Not the best situation for Kane.

Think it would help with that link to the midfield too. The only time the ball over midfield to the attack worked was when it was to Sterling rather than Kane, yet they kept trying the latter because he was there. It enforced the poor play.

At the very least he’s got to flip Sterling and Foden

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I just don’t think we’re getting enough benefits from Kane compared to if we had our attack set up without him.

Thought the same in 2018 too tbh.

I'm with you Melton. Kane is a good player, but the opposition know what to expect, and it's not difficult to counter. I hope I'm wrong though.