[Football] England v Germany 5pm . On the front foot from the start .

[pasty]

No Ben on bench

 

[Hugo Rune]

White not in squad.

Too angry and upset to slag Gareth off.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Confirmed - Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Rice, Phillips, Shaw; Saka, Kane Sterling.

That seems like we are playing wing backs with wingers?

 

[elwheelio]

I'm surprised DCL hasn't made the bench. Good player and a great target man if we need to go direct.

 

[elwheelio]

No Ben on bench

Saving him for the big games.

 

[DavidRyder]

Think that's it for Ben, even if we get to the final. Southgate isn't going to play him in tougher knockouts if he doesn't even give him minutes in the group stages.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Confirmed - Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Rice, Phillips, Shaw; Saka, Kane Sterling.

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Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[peterward]

For me, if the rumours are true, Foden is the big omission from the team. Yes, he hasn't hit the heights yet that he did during the season for City, but he is capable of winning a game single-handedly with a moment of magic, more so than any other player in the squad.

I guess the thinking is that Sterling and Saka will run in behind and stretch the slow German defence. I guess we'll have to wait and see, can't do much else than hope Southgate's negative approach reaps the rewards.

He is, Might have something to do with that at Citeh he is surrounded by quick, slick interchanging passers who in the main, flood the final third of the pitch, whereas here he's in a park the bus defensive system and being asked to be like a lone right winger.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Ben will not get injured and ruin his sale price

 

[Wellesley]

Only seven defensive outfield players. Gareth is going for it!

 

[El Turi]

I hope to be proven wrong but yet another ridiculously cautious and negative team selection by Southgate. We’ve got so many good attacking players yet he picks 5 defenders and 2 shit defensive midfielders.

 

[Live by the sea]

Quite Surprised at the line up - expected Southgate to be a bit more attack minded .

 

[Icy Gull]

Well I think you can take it that we are definitely not going for it from the off

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I don't know how long the feeling's going to last but right now...

 

[A1X]

11 players. Eight are defensive.

Madness.

 

[Lethargic]

11 players. Eight are defensive.

Madness.

deleted as I cant read

 

[Brownstuff]

Criminal having Foden on the bench instead of being on the pitch from the off
Henderson not starting though is a plus

 

[jakarta]

Think I'll be putting some paint on the wall rather than watching this mob.

At least it looks like were winning the cricketball.

 

[hart's shirt]

With that defensive line-up, we've gone from Magic Monday to Turgid Tuesday.

 

[portslade seagull]

That is a pretty useless team, showing the German team far too much respect there