Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

[davek]

The media have shoehorned Alexander Arnold into this side.

He's been behind Walker, Trippier and James as right back for years so how on earth is he ahead of actual midfielders?

Every so often he will put in a good cross and score a screamer but he is positionally awful and shirks challenges. It's going to cost at some point in this tournament.

Correct.

 

[the golden visionary]

Gallagher or palmer for 'stoke on' 2nd half

 

[Drico]

He’s never really done it for England

This is true. International football shows the men from the boys - not because it is a higher standard than elite club competition (it's not), but because you don't have the finest foreigners to bail you out game-to-game. Nope, you have to be the one leading your band of brothers - often more modest players - and proving your leadership.

It's a more basic, emotional, honest form of football. You can't buy the best players in the world. You make do with what you have, butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers, and "Trent". Foden is a gifted player, but what of it. Let's see if he has more strings to his bow to become a truly great player.

 

[MichaelEFC96]

That Serbian lad at CB has had Kane in his pocket to be fair to him

 

[davek]

You weren't watching the first 20 minutes then.
Serbs hardly got a touch.

First 10 minutes I;d say.

But Serbia are a better football side than England.

 

[Milkman]

All in all, that's Martinez second season poor.

Southgate is stifling the creative players with this turgid style, these should be making chances constantly, not just enjoying the smell of their own farts on the half way line.

 

[the golden visionary]

That Serbian lad at CB has had Kane in his pocket to be fair to him

I think kane has climbed in to be honest

 

[Bristol Blue]

He’s never really done it for England

Goes all non league when he pulls on an England top for some reason

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

The utter bollocks Rio Ferdinand spouts. He's worse than Souness.

One for the "if he wasn't a footballer, where would he be?" club

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Rio Ferdinand is a rubbish pundit.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Get Gordon on for Foden

I’d like to see Cole Palmer at some point

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Opening game, no real stress so far. A solid professional win is no bad thing. Serbs haven't really shown much to really trouble England so far. Maybe they'll get in against Trippier, it's where the Stones push out for a corner came from at the end of the half.

 

[ste d' indica]

Neither did Ron

 

[14_dollars]

Anyone watching this on Trent TV or BBC One as it used to be called?

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

The utter bollocks Rio Ferdinand spouts. He's worse than Souness.

Proper cabbage. Sounds like someone’s Dad trying to be down with the kids.