Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

[the golden visionary]

He’s never really done it for England

Southgates tactics and style doesn't suit him

 

[DanEFC92]

 

[Shibbywiggles]

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.

Look at Bellingham. He’s swapped his galactico shirt and just doing exactly the same he’s done all year. He’s that good, Foden yet to prove it internationally

 

[Fralahna]

DCL would have more of a presence than Kane

 

[davek]

Gallagher or palmer for 'stoke on' 2nd half

Palmer and Foden are England's most gifted players. Never mind all this Bellingham hype.

In terms of pure ability those two are far superior.

 

[Vintage]

Fabregas doing some amount of arse licking

 

[Tommy Chong]

I want Alexander Arnold as far off the pitch as possible
Bellingham has won far more possession deep because he keeps dropping back anyway

You've got to have at least one RS in the team to appease that lot mate.

Otherwise, it's drama, bullets in the post, yadda yadda.

The only other choice would have had to be to bring 'Hendo' back, and not even Southgate is that stupid.

 

[davek]

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

Like Souness he always talks about a certain player 'throwing their chest out and being a leader amongst men'....that sort of tat.

An utter phony.

 

[Drico]

Fabregas doing some amount of arse licking

The new Alan Hansen. As Apres Match rightly and acidly observed about the Scot during his time at the BBC: "You pay my salary, I pay you compliments."

 

[Joey66]

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

Trent is a river in the UK - his surname is Arnold fgs the hype!

 

[the golden visionary]

I can see how this ends for Bellingham: he's one of thoise players who's

Palmer and Foden are England's most gifted players. Never mind all this Bellingham hype.

In terms of pure ability those tow are far superior.

I agree about the mancs, but I rate Bellingham. You don't score 20 goals and win La ligas POTY at 20 if you're not a bit special.

 

[davek]

Fabregas doing some amount of arse licking

Cant stand the scumbag since he had a snide go at Mirallas asking him "who are you" when we were getting the better of Arsenal.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Like Souness he always talks about a certain player 'throwing their chest out and being a leader amongst men'....that sort of tat.

An utter phony.

The first time he got paid for it he must have pinched himself.

 

[Drico]

Worrying. I'd still back him for a goal, mind.

 

[Bristol Blue]

Some proper imagination went into Joe harts tattoos