This is all a bit The Simpsons episode where Lisa bases her American Football predictions on whether she loves Homer or not.
In my mind anyway.
I hate Dad is currently tied.
Guehi? Fuck up early and gift Spain a goal.
Spain? Miss shit loads of chances.
Cucurella? Fuck up for a goal. Or 2.
Kane? Fuck up a penalty for 3-1.
Spain? Sort yourselves out and score twice.
After that? Spain - miss some chances and England? Huff and puff without threatening.
Operation Fuck Tuchel - resounding success.
<taps wine glass that has been refilled regularly this evening, not least because the basket case cricket team I support somehow got themselves promoted>
Definitely thought Anderson was the best player on the pitch. Interesting to compare with Garner, who I like, who was nowhere near his standard. Read the game, tracked, won, already had the forward pass in his head when he won the ball.
Sadly, we appear to be at a weak time for English defenders and we insist on playing some who have clearly never met before the match.
Surely Lewis Hall at left back and TAA at right back would have people who know the full back job and still have the ability to step into midfield and provide attacking threat.
I remain unconvinced that either Guehi or Konsa are at the standard we need. Certainly as a pair.
Trent's appearances at RB under Southgate have put me off that idea. Agree on the CBs, but do we have better options? Can't think what they'd be of the top of my head.
So was his performance
Pass one - from an England corner, back to keeper
Pass two - back to keeper
Pass three - to Anderson and then told him to pass back to keeper
Pass four - gave it away.
Exactly the type of player to bring on when you're chasing the game. Presumably it was just for his height in the opposing box, a la Southgate, "playing to England's strengths".
Not that ive seen him play much but Quansah seems the sort to step into midfield and be able to play a ball.
In terms of Trent, better than Quansah at that job.