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Part of me thinks, this is something the manager has asked him to do, ie, to be the one that picks up the second pass ... but that seems unlikely ..... given I think he does it a bit for us as well

Quite right. It also ignores that the England job isn't the pinnacle it once was. If Southgate left, no top 10 managers would be queuing up for his job either. Why? Well the 10x drop in pay would be a factor. FA not paying the sort of salaries they were 15 years ago, that's for sure. I...

Yeh he plays within himself. The trick that does come out is occasional, as a surprise. Apart from that he's a low risk player. Get it, play it simple The one criticism I would make is that, quite often his teams mate is on the ball and he's not especially moving into position to take a pass

This is true. All i'd say is Southgate's recent record is very good. Even the best team's don't win every game. Poland away not a gimme.

There was a bit of Brighton about it. Look the better side, but don't create loads. Have one good moment, can't get the crucial second. Try to see it out in the last 5. Concede

There is competition, but surely he's good enough to start. To me he looks in front of MacAllister, at least on a par with Gross. Last night he showed what he can do from his best position of left midfield. I'd have him in for sure.