I think Southgate is a fool for not playing Branthwaite in these games. The kid is a brilliant defender and the future of England’s defence. I’d have him ahead of Dunk at the monent.
I really like Declan Rice as a player but he has a bit of the Steven Gerrard superman/captain marvel complex about him where he wants to be everywhere and do everything for the team, especially being the captain tonight. He clearly didn’t trust the defence so tried to play there as well as then...
Our squad generally look short on confidence and like they’re not enjoying their football at the moment. RDZ has got a lot to answer for, his demeanor recently has not helped at all IMO.
Three of Dunk’s five England caps have come against Australia, USA and Scotland in fairness. I don’t think he can complain about the standard of opposition. And these are poor Brazil and Belgium teams by their standards.
Yep. And when Dunk misplaced a pass earlier in the game Rice was shouting and indicating to him to calm down. It’s not just that Lukaku error - his passing has been woeful.
Can’t agree with that - Lukaku owned and bullied him that night like Mitrovic and Watkins have done before. Not often he looks that bad though.
Whatever his recent form though this is a fantastic opportunity for him to ensure he makes the squad for the Euro’s and potentially take a starting...