Well, I only saw the highlights, which you can't tell that much from, but it looked as though we were better second half when we went 433 from the highlights, couple of trademark Henderson medium to long balls to release the forwards too, which was nice Shame about the pen though
Grealish has actually grown on me a little in the last 2 games, I think Ward Prowse should be going too to be honest
The CBs are shocking, they'll have to play a lot better than that, Shaw was absolutely shocking today too
Revised line up of those currently available
Johnson
James Stones Mings Chilwell
Bellingham Henderson Foden
Sancho Kane Grealish
Thought Grealish did pretty well on the left and he's better on the left because that's where he's used to playing and he actually surprised me by doing well on the left of the 3 when England went 433, can see great potential for some very good link up between Grealish and Foden or Mount, and either looking to go beyond Grealish and the ball going back to Hendo to release them.
I'm hoping Ward-Prowse goes, he's be my RCM in my line up, he's only not in there because I'm not sure if he's going, but he knows how to press and his set pieces are very good and he and Hendo in there would give England two midfielders who can actually release the forwards or Foden, Mount or Chilwell making a run beyond Grealish, Ward-Prowse is a better fit to play in a 2 with Hendo than Rice and Phillips and better in a 3 than either of those two also
Hoping Southgate takes Ward-Prowse as his player in place of Trent, Godfrey and the Brighton lad were both awful defensively, better using Walker or James as another CB if he plays a 3 at any point
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