Rashford isn't any use in the position his stats are really poor on the right wing his stats are very impressive and saka he gives the ball away far too much at this level u can't do that. Fodens stats are far higher
The same people that criticized Rashford and actually contributed to his dip In form are the same ones singing his holy praise and pinning England's survival on him.......amazing
Any combination of those players starting is fine with me, and those that don't start can be used as subs, so are not " dropped ". Much ado about nothing as usual.
@jay be you can't lose the ball in mid field so why risk playing fancy players against a team you're not familiar with? Jude is already playing expensive that means if you lose possession there only Rice will be available to help the defense. This might have been a cute idea against Wales but play like that in last 16 and end up crying while packing up
Foden in my opinion is not played in the right position for England, he would be better playing a free roll behind the strikers using his good touch/passing ability to link up the play better with the midfield, he can break the lines of the opposition better and more regularly than Mount/Henderson. Also Saka is best player wide right, on the left side I don't think we have anyone who fits the roll perfectly, Sterling wouldn't be my choice but I think he will be Southgate's
Alan smith why did you say drop sterling he is so good for ENGLAND in possession he scores goals I think Harry Kane should be on the bench for the first half and come on in the second half so sterling should start for ENGLAND on Sunday
English supporters are way too cocky, seem like they expect the team to just turn and be sure of a win against Senegal. The team did great with 7 points to qualify top, and people seems disappointed to get a draw against a very good USA team who have only conceded one goal, which was a penalty. Meanwhile Brazil Argentina Spain and Germany have lost matches Give the team some respect they’re doing well and maybe haven’t even hit their stride yet Gareth Southgate is a brilliant manager. Let him pick who he want to pick
Can you imagine what Guardiola would do with this England squad! I think we’d have a chance then! Unfortunately for us we have a one dimensional manager who’s probably a nice bloke but just not good enough!
@Ashley Goggs Brazil, Germany,Italy among others. Do you think they would regard a fourth place and a second place as success? ….I’ll answer that for you….no!
By far. He carried that team on his small shoulders. He still remains England's best player in my humble opinion. I still believe that England can win the WC he has to be on the field to make them do it. Foden and Grealish as neat and skilful as they are, they are not the marquee players they are support cast. Not saying that they are bad players but they are support cast.
I'm going to see who the coach really start bcz if you follow them and do rubbish remember this u going home bcz foden don't better than saka or sterling follow them
Who cares what anyone thinks about what team should be picked?! There's probably 3 or 4 people that ACTUALLY know what's going on for each individual player and how it fits into the team and tactics for that specific game.
@Tijana Blazhevska since when has Saka not delivered ? You tell me ... he has always performed when called upon for England 🏴 .. he had one not so good game against USA and all hell let loose c'mon and you forgot he played well against Iran even scored 2 goals c'mon get real
@Ahmed Ibrahim well shite bruv he needs to adapt then, he can't use the same old trick with Ben White everywhere. he couldn't do that trick against USA so he was nowhere to be seen. You need to provide a lot more than just one trick
@Mohamed Kirkusawi you're making a big mistake SAKA SHOULD BE A STARTER FOR ME ... trippier hasn't been supporting saka during the first few games he has played on the side with Trippier that's what White does he supports saka so he could do his thing upfront
In reality Mount has been the worst attacking player for England this tournament. The headline should be about him. If Sterling gets dropped but Mount starts it'll prove Sterling is always an easy target. Sterling makes penetrating runs and does a better defensive job than the other wide forwards but clearly his end product isn't the level of Rashford. As Kane seems to be more of a goal creator than scorer for england now i'd drop Mount, move Kane back to number 10, Rashford up top and keep Sterling and Saka wide. Senegal will provide more of a threat than Whales so i'd trust Sterlings tracking back fitness levels over Rashfords. Foden comes on for Saka around the 70 min mark if the games tight, Grealish for Sterling around same time.
Sterl8ng is the most debated player in èngland. He scored.1.in.the first game.and was involved in 2. So many excuses for Kane who won a golden boot with 4.penalties and is yet to light any tournament on fire like the unstoppable gary lineker. Be does have the touch of a # 10. Vardy is englands best striker. No criticism for grealish who stops the game everytime he touches the ball. The coach is doing a great job. WC is about defence. And he doesnt have a DLP whicb will cost.him.
Every competition and tournament the media after Sterling to be dropped when he’s doing good and when he’s poor for club but he always does the business for Gareth and England. Sterling needs to realise he ain’t highly rated by anyone. Last year it was Grealish, the clamour for Grealish to play last tournament and Sterling outshone everyone now it’s their darling Foden with 1 game against Wales, not Germany, Spain or Brazil, Wales and they’re all talking about Foden like he’s Messi
Setting up the guy here, if y’all want Southgate drop the guy just say or out loud without trying to put words into Alan’s mouth--but then again the agenda lives on.
Hes set up 3 goals lol been involved in other goals in build up. Anyone who thinks he should be dropped is deluded if it was callum Wilson we probably wudnt of got out the groups
Managers succeed because of their team but mangers failure is all their own! We will never know, unless we have done it ourselves, the pressure one of these managers carry on their shoulders for the national team!
I enjoy watching European football very well but just the England team is not good enough to go all the way ....do you think you can beat France if you pass through Senegal...
Use Sterling as an impact sub in the final 25 mins. I'd also be tempted to start Kalvin Phillips in place of Henderson, but I suspect Southgate will stick with Henderson but sub Phillips somewhere around 55mins.
Sterling is amazing for England! And was amazing for city! Yea his form has dropped lately for Chelsea, but that's because it's his first season there, he isn't used to the way Chelsea play, he needs to adapt! Sick of the hate he gets!
@Darren Warby he is the second highest goal scorer there. And you needed him in the last game to win the League! As he did an incredible assist to get the scoring going.
I'm sorry , been a city fan for 50 years , bur disagree Sterling wasn't amazing for man city , he scored quite a few goals . His form for the last 2/3 seasons was poor .
@Kirsty Riordan im not hating on him. However foden has been more inpactful and actually runs to get the ball or runs to a player with the ball in order to recieve a pass. Stirling so far spend more time walking from a to be rather then running and getting tk his correct position. Hes been terrible. Be honsst with yourself has stirling been remotely as good as he was in the euros?
it’s not really hate , it’s examining his game sure he is fast sure he scores goals sure he has done a good job for england , but we have better players now who are better at keeping and controlling the ball , he is picked because southgate loves him not because he is the best wing forward , foden rashford and saka and grealish all keep the ball better , we can still use him off the bench as a weapon but he should not start , he has done us good but we need to build a stronger team now , foden and saka are the future
Stirling hasn’t played well for Chelsea this season. He no longer goes past people like he used too. Same with mount, he’s a very good player who isn’t doing well for Chelsea this season. Rashford has some form and Foden should be in every team.
Dropping sterling would be a mistake. He is the one unpredictable player on the team. And no one else in the squad falls over in the penalty box quite like him.
I would not drop Sterling. He is the most experienced player alongside Harry Kane in the team. You play him for 60 minutes then play Rashford for 30-40 minutes.
The problem with Sterling is he is only World Class in about 1 in 8 games, he is just unreliable, he shoots when he should pass, and passes when he should shoot. That said he is quicker over a short and long distance than every player on the pitch in most games, it just you never know what will happen when he is clear through.
Sterling at Liverpool was world class, the Sterling of now is average, dnt know how he starts over Pulisic, too much politics in the game if you ask me
Time and time again we see Sterling show almost no creative capability in tight areas in the opposition half, frequently losing the ball when the pressure's on. When he has space to run into he can be effective, but otherwise he lacks the level of close control and technical ability that many international players from the top teams possess. Once you take away his pace he's pretty ordinary.
@Anthony Mcken Of course it doesn't count... Sterling has been around for a lot longer than Foden and Grealish and Southgate has picked him more often than not.
@Magman 0121 I'm sure you won't be holding your breath - but I won't to give a detailed reply - so may I ask what Club you support and how long you have been watching England - I know what's that got to do with Sterling ? .
@James Corlett you don’t believe Sterling has a football brain…fair enough it’s your opinion but he carried England in the Euros that’s my opinion… he deserves a bit more respect because he has always performed in an England shirt
@3chords indeed mate - let's hope he has and can keep his belly burning should we meet the French as imo the only way we can beat em is to out score the buggers .
@win30034 Wayne Rooney got much more stick at the end of his England career than Sterling has ever got, and forgive me but I don't think he is Black. It really says more about you that you are looking for racism where there is none.
You have to start Rashford and Foden. The pace of this match will be off the charts. More like a Basketball game. Gareth can always sub in Sterling cuz it’s all hands on deck. I’m not overly confident in Jordan Pickford he has the quickness and vertical leap of a beached whale. This half of the draw is brutal. Hello Scunthorpe !!!!!!
Wales and Iran made them look much better than they truly are. against a decent American team, they struggled. It should have been at least 7or 8 against Wales, but not good enough I'm afraid, all bluster and fanfare
Mourinho is the one that introduced that role for him. But in that year he score lot of goals for his club and the national side. Even though, if he is not 100% fit he should start every match.
Every one is always picking on Raheem. Is it cause he Jamaican born? I don't hear anyone calling Kane's Names. Why for past 4 years Sterling has to play for his spot game by game.
Why not drop Harry kane who is the outright striker and have score no goal in 3 match. England score 9 goals thus far. Eventhough he assist goals, he is the striker.
He scored no goals in the group stage at the EUROS last year and still finished with 4. You don’t drop your best player and captain, he’s much more than goals.
There a large segment of England fans and English football press who want to see Sterling and the Black players for England fail even at the expense of the England team. Let's not act as if they don't exist and as if they are not the most vocal of the fanbase.
You do realise players improve and drop form right? Remember Fernando Torres for Liverpool and Fernando Torres for Chelsea….they were the same person, wild I know! 🤦🏻♂️
People get dropped regularly in football, it wouldn't mean to say that he shouldn't get back into the side ever again just because of being dropped for one game.
The discussion about Sterling vs Foden vs Rashford is such a waste of energy. There is no doubt in most people's mind that Foden and Rashford offer a lot more than any combination with Sterling at present. In any case it's a squad not an 11 that is important and Sterling will have plenty of opportunity in future games.
Lol this is why England won’t win World Cup soon . This idea of superiority will cost England once again. If you would admit that the USA outplayed England then you can move forward . 😂
everyone i spoke to in england said the US outplayed us, but whats the big roblem, the US are a decent side and they played better on the day, no shame in that.
@mandla veyi I swear do you guys even watch the games? Kanes clearly playing as a playmaker. He's been England's most creative player tho I wasn't able to watch the USA game which he was poor in. Watch the actual games and you'll see his impact.
How come Rasford is now this football genius after scoring two goals against one of the worst teams in the World Cup, you could argue the goalkeeper should saved both shots, take away the goals what else did he do, now I remember miss a great chance and gave the ball away and many occasions. Give Jack Grealish a chance.
Nah Rashford played his heart out, he was even tracking back and putting in a shift defensively. He got the goal and then was straight back on it to press and win the ball which lead to Foden’s goal.
