Well, well, well . . . .I wasn't the only one moaning at Southgate's selections at 15:45 on Tuesday but his tactic of not conceding proved to be correct once again as £250m+ worth of attacking talent in Grealish, Foden, Mount & Sancho started on the bench. Southgate has a plan, after watching how the last winners of the Euros played; he is clearly on to something.
Kane, Sterling, Shaw & Grealish duly delivered when we needed them to, will Southgate apply the winning caution to his next selection?
Formation Watch
We saw Southgate employ a 3-4-3 according to the BBC. You're only scoring the 3 extra points if you picked this one exactly as advised in the first post. I realise this could take a little getting used to as you could argue that we had a front 2 or back 5 but we're predicting the BBC interpretation in this case and they are not going to get in to detail of exactly how the formation worked in practice. For clarity, I think it's best for suggesters to just quote the formation in this format '3-4-3' instead of me trying to interpret how it's appeared on NSC as I try to visualise a line-up demonstrated using spaces and on different lines.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198606
Well done to [MENTION=36334]JonnyCLately[/MENTION] who nailed the team but got the formation slightly wrong with a back 5 (full backs instead or wingbacks). [MENTION=27389]mjking73[/MENTION] and [MENTION=33885]Badger Boy[/MENTION] did very well to be just one player out with the correct 3-4-3, great work!
mjking73-- 13
Badger Boy-- 13
WhingForPresident-- 12
HCxUK 12
JonnyCLately-- 11
Farehamseagull-- 10
NEASTGULL-- 10
Hugo Rune-- 9
Origigull-- 9
Mashman156-- 9
Swanny-- 9
Gary Nelson’s Left Foot-- 9
albionfan37-- 9
One Teddy Maybank-- 9
Harry Wilson’s Tackle-- 9
A1X-- 9
Tim Over Whelmed-- 9
Jeremiah-- 9
MJsGhost-- 9
Butch Willykins-- 8
mwrpoole-- 8
Nicky Rust Fan Club-- 8
martin tyler-- 8
zefarelly-- 8
Machiavelli-- 8
elwheelio-- 7
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 . . . . . .
Will Southgate change the formation bakc to a four or is happy with a 3 and wingbacks?
Will Southgate stick with exactly the same team or give a chance to some flair players?
Will Henderson return to the formation at the expense of Rice who looked like he was hurt prior to our 2nd goal?
Will Dunk be brought into the camp to show Maguire how to head the ball into the net?
Was Trippier that good? Has he done enough to keep James out?
Grealish made the difference again, is he destined to be an impact sub?
What do YOU think he'll do?
Have you got what it takes to Suggest Southgate's Selections?
It's over to you!
*****THIS COMPETITION WILL CONTINUE WHILST ENGLAND REMAIN IN THE TOURNAMENT*******
Kane, Sterling, Shaw & Grealish duly delivered when we needed them to, will Southgate apply the winning caution to his next selection?
Formation Watch
We saw Southgate employ a 3-4-3 according to the BBC. You're only scoring the 3 extra points if you picked this one exactly as advised in the first post. I realise this could take a little getting used to as you could argue that we had a front 2 or back 5 but we're predicting the BBC interpretation in this case and they are not going to get in to detail of exactly how the formation worked in practice. For clarity, I think it's best for suggesters to just quote the formation in this format '3-4-3' instead of me trying to interpret how it's appeared on NSC as I try to visualise a line-up demonstrated using spaces and on different lines.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198606
Well done to [MENTION=36334]JonnyCLately[/MENTION] who nailed the team but got the formation slightly wrong with a back 5 (full backs instead or wingbacks). [MENTION=27389]mjking73[/MENTION] and [MENTION=33885]Badger Boy[/MENTION] did very well to be just one player out with the correct 3-4-3, great work!
mjking73-- 13
Badger Boy-- 13
WhingForPresident-- 12
HCxUK 12
JonnyCLately-- 11
Farehamseagull-- 10
NEASTGULL-- 10
Hugo Rune-- 9
Origigull-- 9
Mashman156-- 9
Swanny-- 9
Gary Nelson’s Left Foot-- 9
albionfan37-- 9
One Teddy Maybank-- 9
Harry Wilson’s Tackle-- 9
A1X-- 9
Tim Over Whelmed-- 9
Jeremiah-- 9
MJsGhost-- 9
Butch Willykins-- 8
mwrpoole-- 8
Nicky Rust Fan Club-- 8
martin tyler-- 8
zefarelly-- 8
Machiavelli-- 8
elwheelio-- 7
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 . . . . . .
Will Southgate change the formation bakc to a four or is happy with a 3 and wingbacks?
Will Southgate stick with exactly the same team or give a chance to some flair players?
Will Henderson return to the formation at the expense of Rice who looked like he was hurt prior to our 2nd goal?
Will Dunk be brought into the camp to show Maguire how to head the ball into the net?
Was Trippier that good? Has he done enough to keep James out?
Grealish made the difference again, is he destined to be an impact sub?
What do YOU think he'll do?
Have you got what it takes to Suggest Southgate's Selections?
It's over to you!
*****THIS COMPETITION WILL CONTINUE WHILST ENGLAND REMAIN IN THE TOURNAMENT*******
