MY STARTING XI: ENGLAND vs IRAN - WORLD CUP 2022

Me & my brother Seb pick OUR England teams for the opening World Cup 2022 game vs Iran. Which XI do you prefer?
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[@SpencerFC]

Which XI do you prefer guys? Mine or Seb's?

[@georgep811]

Sebs

[@blackrainphoto]

Neither you are both starting Kane which is stupid he's a serial loser

[@tomjamieson8680]

Seb other than Trippier, I'd have Coady

[@ts051076]

I prefer Sebs line up although I`d go 3-5-2 with Pope in goal, centre backs Ben White, Eric Dier, and Maguire , Shaw and TAA Wing backs with Bellingham Rice and Maddison in the middle and have Kane and Foden just playing off Kane as a link between midfield and Kane

[@alexstones2960]

Yours is better, I'm playing Rashford over Grealish on form and I'm trusting Maguire because Stones and Maguire is our only tried and tested partnership and I want that stability at centre back.

[@ben.larsen]

Been watching Spencer for half a decade now and it makes me happy seeing him consistently post great content. It’s coming home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🦁

[@LocalNoob_2]

just not innit

[@jaykdubs]

@@LocalNoob_2 just shut up innit

[@suriplays]

@@LocalNoob_2 facts

[@was4wa]

LOl Ben.. there always has to be THAT ONE with this kinda comment lmfao Like good lord heavens man get a grip... hasn't the recent Saka euro 20 winning pen and England's recent promotion to the premier top summit nations league on 0 points taught you anything??😂😂😂 Comedy gold starts back tomorrow absolutely buzzing can't wait lmfao 3 diddy bears whipping boys of World Cup 2022

[@was4wa]

Also just like in 2014 Brasil... when it came home eh?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bunch of 3 more like🐑🐑🐑🐰🐰🐰

[@shanemcgaley8322]

Completely agree with Spencer. England need to attack Iran from the start. Carlos Querios team are typically very defensive and will sit back, then catch teams on the counter . This fixture could be a banana skin for England, if Southgate goes defensive, especially going up an experienced manager like Querios

[@travisguns8332]

100% agree. This game is must win as if we lose we then have the pressure of needing to win against a very young and Hungry USA side who if we drop points against our chances our practically over

[@petercarolan9416]

why i don't agree with Seb. back 5 against Iran with rice. there's no need. Spencers idea with rice to drop back in if needed is a better idea.

[@travisguns8332]

@@petercarolan9416 I agree playing a 5 back could unnecessarily limit us in attack. Attack is the best form of defence

[@TheDeyTube]

Who win guess

[@yourmum955]

@@travisguns8332 The young and hungry USA had like 2 shots against Japan lmao

[@yungtrashlord]

would like to see an episode of this but with devs's opinion and tactical insight on how he would manage england if he is england manager

[@jgibbo5067]

Loving the amount of videos coming from the channel Spencer! Good to see you back with the content and can’t wait to see more when the World Cup fully kicks off 👍🏻

[@zaihardiman906]

Disagree with the assessment on saka. Been getting constantly battered by defenders this season and continued in the same way in games. If you look at the challenge specifically mentioned then its a heavy impact onto one point on his ankle. With the world cup in mind and the upcoming ganes he chose just to come off in precaution more than anything.

[@adrianmulholland4780]

very poor take from seb

[@was4wa]

You can't be talking about world class Saka like that don't forget he did win England the Euros didn't he... oh wait😂😂😂😂😂 Cmon Iran!!!!!! 👌👌👌🎉

[@mattbritnell3418]

I know the views are low, but I’m appreciating these regular Spencer uploads. Quality and quantity. Keep it up 👊🏻

[@craigdavidson8402]

props to you spenny on the amazing live production with the cameras, live editing, well done 🎉 👏

[@veevora6620]

Saka is one of the most fouled players in the league and gets the least fouls called for him lmao. Seb’s comment comes from a lack of proper understanding of the situation. Lodi in that forest game had crunched him a couple times, badly. It’s only a matter of time before he gets seriously injured, I hate this narrative of “oh toughen up” you haven’t had any serious injuries yet

[@wilsonanderson5584]

Spot on

[@callum__]

7:18 seb forgetting that ramsdale let in 4 goals to Hungary?

[@veelioTF]

Wow - amazing production…. and brilliant views! Class video as always Spencer!

[@benmarron2545]

love this studio keep up the vids pls spendog

[@maximtrickett]

Dropping Pickford the instant the world cup starts is total madness tbh, even if you think (as I do, actually) that Ramsdale is the long term replacement.

[@zaihardiman906]

Great balance in this vid. Loving the content recently :).

[@therealbennett]

Shout out to Spencer, camera man and host, hero!

[@SpencerFC]

I try!

[@davejordan9776]

Definitely resubbing to this channel. Loving all the content coming out.

[@samjohnson3368]

Really enjoying these videos. Been Spencer FC ever since the end of the FIFA Playa

[@LeoGuidi]

Strange to say I started watching Spen doggy dog during the 2014 World Cup 8 years, maybe like 9 videos 😅 Are we gonna get a Spandex video this year?

[@harvmarks4486]

Thank God Seb ain’t England manager

[@SebOnGolf]

#FreeTrent!

[@dr_jamie_ranger]

Iran play a low block with direct counter-attacks, so pacy centre-backs that can play the ball forward will be important, and we'll need creativity and combinations on the edge of the box. Might see Grealish get a surprise start.

[@yp_biggie1116]

Great analysis boys!! Who needs MOTD, when we got yous ❤️

[@Knox_on_drums]

ramsadle also had a howler when he last put and england shirt on sooooo

[@joeaob9816]

Very weird that spencer videos never pop up on my page even though I’ll watch every one through searching for him (unless I forget and they get outdated)

[@joshuamullane1463]

I think Spencer’s team is very close to the perfect one, I personally would have mount in, then Foden left and grealish out, to let mount cover all that space being vacated by rice dropping in to help Bellingham

[@yourmum955]

Agree with you on that

[@maksymfedoryshyn2632]

Good luck England! 🙏 Love from UA💙💛

[@Mandosami]

The other thing is the Jack G has been outstanding in retaining possession, drawing fouls and offloading in the attacking 3rd for City. All not very glamorous jobs compared to the more obvious assist and goals contribution. City have had their WB's high up so Jack can't afford to lose the ball on fear of conceding a long ball over the top. Pep wants to play keep-ball in the opponents half and Jack has been instrumental. Having him alongside Foden and swapping with quick incisive passing on the correct part of the pitch will surely lead to goals

[@grahams5926]

Not sure about what Seb said about the Saka injury thing. Kid gets crunched regularly and plays on tho that particular example was interesting

[@alan96731]

Spencer - OMG you picked Trent he's been in such poor form Also Spencer - Grealish has to start for me. The Trent which hunt for a World Class creative talent is strange

[@yourmum955]

Grealish is playing very well. Only stat merchants who haven't watched City will not realise that. Also, at worse Grealish has been meh, Trent has been awful and is almost costing Liverpool goals every game. Starting Trent when you have arguably the 2 best RBs in the league this season in Trippier and White would not make any sense

[@alan96731]

You’re a fool. Grealish doesn’t make City best 11. By his own admission he’s done nothing in a side of stars to justify getting in an England team. He was getting G/A at Villa so why is he not allowed to be criticised for putting up zero numbers in a dominant team? Trent is the most creative full back in Europe, proven at European and League level. Why is this suddenly forgot about for recent from other inferior players?

[@alepatalc8949]

witch*

[@jakefoster2537]

The only way you don’t play Bellingham and rice is if you’re being very conservative with play time and injury. If Southgate comes out and says they’re his reasons then fine. If they both get a 45 in the Iran game, fine by me. Using a sport science hat that’s probably what you’d be asking for. Outside of the groups they’re playing every minute of every game. So save them as best you can. Maybe the same with Kane once the games safe. The low block that teams are going to play is a massive issue with resting kane.

[@dasherdude27]

Southgate team will be - Pickford Trippier Stones Dier Maguire Shaw Rice Bellingham Foden Sterling Kane

[@javiermartella4130]

Close your eyes and tell me you can distinguish whether it’s Spencer or Seb talking at any given moment. You can’t.

[@CEB525]

So if you look back through history, the teams that do well are the teams that don't change formation and play the same style with small tweaks depending on the team you play against. So for me if you are saying we won't play this way against the bigger teams It is self sabotaging for later in the tournament

[@yourmum955]

We won't though, we'll play 4 back against the weaker teams and switch to a 5 when playing the top teams, if we play a top team, as we did in the Euros

[@footy.fanclub]

Pickford TAA Stones Coady Trippier Bellingham Rice Foden Saka Kane Sterling

[@Mr.Binks21]

We can all say Maguire will play. You don’t take him to qatar and waste a spot by keeping him on the bench. It’s not like he’s a squad player that motivates the team.

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

It will be incredible to see Poole born Ben White play at the World Cup 👍 local lad

[@saleemhussain1201]

I think southgate will go with seb kinda team maybe WALKER cb with trent

[@KnineBlast]

I'd definitely go with Spencers team but Aaron Ramsdale in goal.

[@metricer999]

not watched spence since i was like 10 (4-5 years ago) and that "alright mate how you doin" made me emotional. Teared up a bit.

[@oggTemp]

If you’re gonna have rice covering and staying back you may as well put trent in at RB

[@talonlarkin7350]

Not sure I agree with Seb at all regarding Saka. Watch us week in week out. Saka gets absolutely kicked about for 90 mins and dusts himself off time and time again, often continuing to be our best player and providing winning moments, after being kicked and down with a knock.

[@HarrisonAlley]

Good video but the take on Saka isn't correct. His mentality is outstanding, he just already always takes big tackles every match, it adds up

[@danielogbonnaya5204]

Sorry but Seb is completely wrong on Saka. He gets kicked around every single game and the refs often ignore it. It's frankly a miracle that he hasn't picked up any long term injuries with the tackles I've seen on him.

[@aasperheim7597]

What is seb even on about Saka? He played 38 games in the prem last season and has started every game this season aswell. Litterally involved 50+ PL games straight. Dont give me none of the Sturridge mentality.

[@trompyhaimbodi1033]

Your team needed Rashford as an outlet with kane dropping deep plus mount as AM

[@Tarack1]

I'm so glad you picked Saka, Spence. Sterling had a great Euro's but he's too selfish and not on form atm. He scored 4-5 goals at the Euro's but how many did his selfish behaviour prevent? Saka is having a great season with Arsenal and deserves the start.

[@rickfcg]

4-2-3-1 Pope; Shaw-Stones-White-Trent; Bellingham-Rice; Sterling-Foden-Saka; Kane But would've loved 5-2-3 with: Pope; Saka-Tomori-Stones-White-Trent; Bellingham-Rice; Foden-Kane-Sterling And when attacking, Saka moves up left-wing and Foden moves to the middle at CAM

[@yourmum955]

Pope no. Can't kick a ball to save his life

[@buramajatta]

i don’t know how i feel about that Saka take …..🤔

[@kasperwilson5643]

You can't bench sterling off form then bring grealish in instead

[@euanhewes6974]

Think he started tripper left back because the croatia right back was an atletico Madrid player like trippier so tripps would’ve known how to defend against him

[@archiewall124]

I’m pretty sure Southgate will play a back 5. It’s the first game, Southgate will be so scared of dropping points or even losing that he won’t risk anything, the only game he potentially plays a back 4 is wales if we are already qualified.

[@yourmum955]

We will 100% play a 4. In the Euros we played a 4 against every lesser team, all 3 group games, Ukraine and Denmark. Only played 5 against Germany and Italy.

[@Mohadam17]

Trent against Iran seem logical. Its iran. They should be attacking. I love to see some good football

[@alialnooh]

Thank you for recognizing Ben White Spendog. Shows just how much you actually follow the Prem!

[@tommyvinceze6249]

Spens team is exactly what I want us to go with

[@lucascorten9590]

spencer has pretty much the exact same as me except i put in sterling over grealish

[@microwaveburger]

think England could slowly creep through the knockout rounds, their side of the bracket could be quite favourable if they win and France come 2nd! 🍔

[@yourmum955]

Even with France and their injuries, not the worst outcome tbh

[@fplrandom6232]

Trippier right centre back 😂😂

[@sukhdevr3489]

Big fan but your comment disrespecting Pickford when you said something that suggested that Kasper Schmeichel was much better than him was very very silly.

[@jamietaylor4506]

Southgate You're the one

[@mcfc9320]

Southgate has to play Foden and grealish they are class

[@lewishendo9328]

Southgate you‘re the one

[@Rdon_Ranger]

I’d genuinely love to sit and chat with spencer. I feel like me and Spencer have similar mindsets a lot of the time. England HAVE to start as they mean to go on. If we start negative we won’t progress. We need to bring the game to every opponent and not be scared to play!

[@williamdbrazier]

If Bellingham doesn't start we riot

[@tetrafootball]

Spencer is such an inspiration to me and my friends on this channel so please consider checking us out

[@chamberlainwonder369]

If England gets out of this group, they gona be humiliated cause i don't see any seriously on englan

[@domnorth952]

Through their windows 😂

[@ld5724]

Trippier at rcb??????? lol and Trent ?

[@sebastianbrown9716]

Weird take from Seb on Saka. He has played like 60 straight premier league games for Arsenal, never gets a rest because we have no depth at RW, and is constantly fouled and harassed from defenders. Not once in my life have I ever looked at him as a soft player who exaggerates the extent of his injuries.

[@asd985100]

Understand why you put Grealish at LW but cmon Rashford has to start

[@m0str33t]

I’d pay money to talk football with these lads

[@anas2656]

hey spen, what's the formation board called and where did you get it from

[@archiesimpson7641]

people keep saying pickford should play because he has tournament experience, how are the other two gonna get tournament experience if their not being played😂should play one of them against iran cause its not like theyre gonna have 20 shots

[@denty95298]

He should play because he's clearly England's best keeper, ramsdale and pope haven't played well when given chances for England anyway

[@archiesimpson7641]

@@denty95298 have they not? Explain how and how Pickford has played well😂 pickfords never actually played well for England cause he never has anything to do

[@denty95298]

@@archiesimpson7641 the penalty save against Colombia?, he only conceded two goals all the way through the euros, both set pieces the penalty save which kept us in the euro final shootout?, come on mate 🤣

[@noblemasterchief2287]

Putting trippier as a rcb is awful

[@alirezashirzad5785]

Hope Iran win

[@Lovespeeding]

As an Iranian I hope Iran loses! Hate our players supporting the regime!

[@mhgooner9546]

Sterling has to start. You need a second goal scorer in the team, can't rely only on Kane.

[@yourmum955]

He doesn't though

[@mhgooner9546]

@@yourmum955 When Kane does his usual thing of dropping deep to pass the ball you will realise how congested the midfield is because there's no one running in behind.

[@ryanwalsh482]

Spen wouldn’t play sterling cause of form but has no problem picking grealish 😂😂

[@yourmum955]

Grealish is playing well. Sterling is not contributing and isn't playing well

[@mattthompson4495]

do you reckon phillips will get any minutes? i know he has played very little football this year but he was incredible for england in the euros and the same with maguire they just seem to always play their best for england

[@Kabirbd919]

I love iran

[@BP-ig4ei]

The disrespect Trent gets is insane. 10x the player Trippier is. The main reason he hasn’t been at his best season is coz Liverpool as a whole haven’t been at their best and haven’t been able to control games and possession and most of Liverpool team have been out of form. Can’t see why everyone is fine to talk about an out of form Maguire being able to play but when it’s Trent it’s completely different. England will be controlling games controlling possession and this is where Trent will be at his best. By far the best passer in the team and other teams will be scared when he’s on the ball just coz of what he can do with it. We’ve got a rb who could potentially be one of the best in history but are scared to use him. Trent is the type of player you would build a team to fit him in. There’s a reason why he’s won it all at club football

[@popespeaks]

I Think Iran Is Going To Win This Match

[@LocalNoob_2]

spencer says you have got to pick players based on form,then proceeds to put grealish in front of rashford,make it make sense

[@ThatNinjaMonk]

Please stop saying “Trippy ay” that’s not his name 😭

[@alexmoore37]

manji robbed

[@iamjacquesbarjon]

I’m going 4231. Ramsdale. Shaw, Stones, White, Trippier. Rice, Bellingham. Foden, Mount or Maddison, Saka. Kane.

[@jonnymiller1]

Seb’s on mushrooms.

[@jonroth123]

Why do you keep bringing up players performances from 2 years ago at the Euro's but have yet to once mention their performances 6 months ago at the Nation's League lol I really don't see how people played 2 years ago has more relevance then a tourny from 6 months ago. 2 years is a long time mate.

[@chewey9860]

Grealish? In 2022 he’s not good enough to start

[@81llycd97]

Rice shouldnt play Don't want him inured for West Ham 😕

[@minetdbrogs9386]

the wimps are here 😁

[@FUNNYCLIPS-wi2pn]

Bowen is very average

[@wizkidgizmo]

I'll be real, anyone that puts Saka LB in their selected team has no ball knowledge and barely watches football, considering that aint his natural position nor has he played there in 3 seasons 😂 not taking anyone seriously that suggests that. Saying that, I like Spencer's team, but I'd take Grealish out for Rashford

[@josh0g]

Always appreciate your vids, Spencer... but it's called soccer.

[@danallen3947]

your brothers better

[@archiesimpson7641]

neither has nick pope who is englands best keeper😂

[@blackrainphoto]

Why is everyone picking Harry Kane has anyone watched an England game before he's awful. He's slow doesn't work for the team has no pride and is shocking with the ball at his feet. We will never win a trophy with him in the team FACT

[@gabrielmoore1894]

Spencer has most anti-Trent agenda Yano

[@m0str33t]

Grealish is so overrated

[@yourmum955]

Mine would be: 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 whatever you wanna say: Pickford, Trippier, White, Stones, Shaw, Rice, Bellingham, Saka, Mount, Rashford, Kane but I think he'll pick Sterling or Foden over Rashford

[@krizzy1067]

7-0 England mark my words