Well, well, well . . . .I'd given up on an England final in my lifetime but Gareth has pulled it out the bag by being pragmatic and cautious. This was a typical England knock-out game except we got the rub of the green when we normally don't. Amazing management and some wonderful player performances.
As predicted, leaked news of the team came out around noon on Wednesday so I've had to disqualify those who posted the right team afterwards - sorry but I gave an indication this would happen. I'll close this competition just before noon tomorrow when the team is leaked.
Formation Watch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198755
The formation was a 4-2-3-1 as ascertained by the BBC website report.
Brilliant work by [MENTION=15046]peterward[/MENTION] & @Farnhamseagull who put themselves in pole position to win now. They got the team and the 4-3-2-1 formation spot-on.
Peterward-- 50
Farehamseagull-- 47
mjking73-- 35
JonnyCLately-- 35
NEASTGULL-- 34
Gary Nelson’s Left Foot-- 33
Butch Willykins-- 31
Hugo Rune-- 31
Origigull-- 31
zefarelly-- 31
WhingForPresident-- 30
Mashman156-- 29
Harry Wilson’s Tackle-- 29
One Teddy Maybank-- 27
mwrpoole-- 25
Mackenzie-- 25
Badger Boy-- 24
MJsGhost-- 22
Lawros Left Foot-- 21
Peppermint Tea-- 21
A1X-- 21
Mellotron-- 19
Swanny-- 18
Machiavelli-- 18
elwheelio-- 18
Frankie-- 18
Nicky Rust Fan Club-- 15
HCxUK 12
Marshy-- 12
Bakero-- 10
albionfan37-- 9
Tim Over Whelmed-- 9
Jeremiah-- 9
martin tyler-- 8
How to play:
As per usual, you just need to select Southgate's starting 11 alongside his starting formation as interpreted by the BBC website match report.
1 point - Correctly selected player
3 points - Correctly selected formation according to the BBC match report.
11 points - Bonus if you correctly select the whole team and formation.
25 points is your top score, just like in F1.
Competition closes just before the official team release (1.5hr before K.O. i think . . . so 15:30 on Tuesday 29th June).
It's easy!
So . . . . . .
Southgate does not pick the same teams, could this be the exception?
Will he change the formation to cope with Italy's shape?
Foden has a small knock, will he recover?
Grealish was subbed on and off but still offers that x-factor that could win us the match?
Saka was excellent but there is so much competition for his place, did he do enough against the Danes?
What do YOU think he'll do?
Have you got what it takes to Suggest Southgate's Selections?
It's over to you!
As predicted, leaked news of the team came out around noon on Wednesday so I've had to disqualify those who posted the right team afterwards - sorry but I gave an indication this would happen. I'll close this competition just before noon tomorrow when the team is leaked.
Formation Watch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198755
The formation was a 4-2-3-1 as ascertained by the BBC website report.
Brilliant work by [MENTION=15046]peterward[/MENTION] & @Farnhamseagull who put themselves in pole position to win now. They got the team and the 4-3-2-1 formation spot-on.
Peterward-- 50
Farehamseagull-- 47
mjking73-- 35
JonnyCLately-- 35
NEASTGULL-- 34
Gary Nelson’s Left Foot-- 33
Butch Willykins-- 31
Hugo Rune-- 31
Origigull-- 31
zefarelly-- 31
WhingForPresident-- 30
Mashman156-- 29
Harry Wilson’s Tackle-- 29
One Teddy Maybank-- 27
mwrpoole-- 25
Mackenzie-- 25
Badger Boy-- 24
MJsGhost-- 22
Lawros Left Foot-- 21
Peppermint Tea-- 21
A1X-- 21
Mellotron-- 19
Swanny-- 18
Machiavelli-- 18
elwheelio-- 18
Frankie-- 18
Nicky Rust Fan Club-- 15
HCxUK 12
Marshy-- 12
Bakero-- 10
albionfan37-- 9
Tim Over Whelmed-- 9
Jeremiah-- 9
martin tyler-- 8
How to play:
As per usual, you just need to select Southgate's starting 11 alongside his starting formation as interpreted by the BBC website match report.
1 point - Correctly selected player
3 points - Correctly selected formation according to the BBC match report.
11 points - Bonus if you correctly select the whole team and formation.
25 points is your top score, just like in F1.
Competition closes just before the official team release (1.5hr before K.O. i think . . . so 15:30 on Tuesday 29th June).
It's easy!
So . . . . . .
Southgate does not pick the same teams, could this be the exception?
Will he change the formation to cope with Italy's shape?
Foden has a small knock, will he recover?
Grealish was subbed on and off but still offers that x-factor that could win us the match?
Saka was excellent but there is so much competition for his place, did he do enough against the Danes?
What do YOU think he'll do?
Have you got what it takes to Suggest Southgate's Selections?
It's over to you!
