Why You Finally Saw The REAL England Against Slovenia (For About 2 Minutes)

[@FourFourTwo]

As you've all no doubt spotted, the title card says SERBIA when it's meant to say SLOVENIA. It's been a long group stage... might be time to get some sleep 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@thenoodlebuddy]

Just as boring as in the Serbia game so easy mistake to make.. all 3 games are like they're the same boring game

[@donmongoose]

Surprised you're tired, most of the nation got a nice early night last night and were asleep by 8.15pm...

[@oitoitoi1]

mate never mind the sleep, you need sunscreen!

[@Otekos]

I honestly think you need to stop with the impostor syndrome. I don't know how you manage to make such insightful video with such comedy. I get so happy when I see an upload coz I know I'm gonna be entertained and get so much smarter.

[@PazLeBon]

you also watched a different game to the rest of us, we were absolutely crap again

[@adamholmer5693]

Stop talking yourself down. Really one of the best analysis on video media around

[@nickwoodward819]

exactly this

[@elingrome5853]

In all fields of life

[@reggie18b]

Watching these videos is an education for me. I honestly wish he could be on the BBC as a pundit, it would do wonders for the game if kids were growing up having been exposed to this level of tactical insight. After the match yesterday Gary Neville mentioned that the sports journalists in Spain used to ask such challenging questions. If the footballing public are more informed about such things, this can only have a positive impact on the national game imho.

[@jameelsulaiman2720]

I literally watch games with him in mind now, he literally changed my view of football in general. I love him and hate he underestimates himself like that.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

He needs a bit of Bellingham Arrogance 😊

[@ecaeas4439]

We won't see this again until the dying minutes of a game where we're trailing against a decent team. This is what Southgate does. He did it against France at the world cup. He did it against Italy when we were clearly fizzling out. Bringing on subs who can totally change the game in the last 5 - 10 mins is about as awful a decision a manager can make.

[@BarcaBro6]

Southgate can’t manage for shit. He’s terrible, and England won’t win anything with him in charge. Once England is out of the Euros and Southgate is sacked the English FA should find someone better but they won’t. Just mediocre managers who won’t do anything

[@stevendchu]

Yes exactly. Sat back and didn't make adjustments until it was too late against Croatia in 2018. Didn't learn from his mistakes and did the same thing against Italy in the final. Two tourneys where England were gift wrapped easy paths to the final.

[@tkjp999]

He only adjusts when he’s at the brink of realising he can’t setup a team to win / create chances. His philosophy is being scared of every opponent bc they could kick the ball at your goal.

[@Nobodyknowsmeanymore-n4f]

I disagree. Gareth has done brilliantly. He's been England manager for over eight years now. He's on a huge salary and he's made a fortune picking the same team for all that time. This an edit. I wanted to write £2m per year but thought it was too high. Checked and no... its not £2m, it is £5m. Dicked the fans for £40m, but he won't worry about that on the golf course. Actually he's dicked us twice but we don't talk about that penalty.

[@PedroKing19]

Sounds like thr brazil manager rn

[@Jaime_c6]

gordon getting two minutes when he is exactly what we need is disgusting, put foden central and gordon wide and we could actually play proper football.

[@simonshotter8960]

Foden won’t be playing

[@Jaime_c6]

@@simonshotter8960 if that’s because of his baby then fair, palmer 10 but if he’s back he has to play

[@angelkilier]

Foden at #10 and Palmer on the right wing. Bellingham and Saka just didn't play well.

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Foden is a disaster for a very long time for England

[@ps5andstuffhere]

​@@angelkilierFoden is the problem and is terrible for England for years

[@haviper]

Finally someone is pointing this out. Bellingham is TIRED AFFFF!! Southgate should have rested him and kane for this last game and played foden as the 10 and maybe watkins

[@Duddy8822]

Yeah I think lack of rotation and bravery from Southgate is what has always let England down

[@GorgeDawes]

I was worried about this pre-tournament. He has been fading out of games badly in the final weeks of the season. He is gassed and needs benching for Palmer.

[@sampreece]

@@Duddy8822I’d say it’s because he’s owned and controlled. The sport is heavily corrupt and it’s the only explanation as to why such incompetency is allowed to manage English international teams.

[@Duddy8822]

@@sampreece idk man… that’s a massive claim…

[@PazLeBon]

@@Duddy8822 hoorayy do we get to talk about flat earth too?

[@Emergencypanda26]

As a Newcastle fan this is an absolute no brainer. He’s not as good a player as Foden. But he is a much, much better winger. I’ve watched him absolute fry his full back almost every game this season. And he’s scored again all of the top six..

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Another Mag here.... Flash was hugely effective in the Euro U21 finals from that left hand side. Comes home with a winners medal & player of the tournament trophy.

[@NUFCOfficial]

End of the day, Southgate should have just picked Grealish and Rashford instead of bowing to media pressure *IF* he has already decided he will not play people that he hasn't already built trust with. He will internally (he is too weak to say this externally) blame the media for the pressure of taking Gordon and Bowen etc. because his whole management style is 0 risks. 0 risks in this case means do not play anybody new for a meaningful amount of time unless it is literally impossible not to (Mainoo being the 3rd change in that position)

[@coachRoome]

One other thing I thought you’d touch on Adam - TAA came on at right back and started doing the inverted thing, creating overloads in the middle. That pulled Slovenia around and all of a sudden Palmer was one on one every time he was given the ball because they had to deal with our extra midfielder somehow.

[@axx9149]

Exactly. Such a shame to see glimmers of how well these players can fit together and still being forced to watch it all go to waste

[@kdjannie3214]

This

[@squarewindow]

It's almost as though Jürgen Klopp, one of the best managers in the world who worked with Trent every day for years, knew how to use him best. Who would have thought?

[@tayortonic]

@@squarewindow😂

[@martinkerrmusic]

To win this tournament we need to use our bench effectively. We have perhaps the deepest squad but super Gareth is bringing on game-changing subs in the 88th minute. We have at least 10 good players for five forward positions. Let them have 45 minutes each and tell them to run their bollocks off.

[@mikem9309]

I’ve thought this about newcastle too. Put a player on, tell him not to save anything for the second half cos he is only playing 45 mins. Next guy comes on fresh at HT to face an exhausted defence.

[@coolbreeze9445]

We should definitely be using the full 16 players each game. I’d love to be a fly on the wall during their tactics discussions!

[@davidwatkins4286]

@@mikem9309 Austria are doing this, you can see them wilt and they concede, then rocket Ralf changes it. I wonder why this didn’t work at Man United 😂

[@martinmurphy9679]

We need to drop Kane and play an extra ball playing midfielder, Mainoo probably. There are wide open spaces in midfield every time we lose possession. It's not like Kane is playing as a centre forward in any case.

[@iilwjcanc]

Please Gareth. Please. Listen to Adam. Please. Just... For all of us. Please. I'm going to go scream into a pillow now

[@cycy648]

No cause seriously who analyses his games for him. He needs Adam cause he can clearly do a better job than what ever Southgate has

[@wrfootball3847]

but its gotta be said even with a few players out of position, you would still expect the quality of those players to beat Slovenia. Which is why yes Southgate is partly to blame, but surely the players too.

[@anthtan]

I've a feeling helooks at the data and just reads it completely differently. Like that map of passes of Declan Rice, all sideways. Perhaps he sees no issue with that. "Oh, good game, Dec. You kept the ball, right? Sideways and keeping possession is better than trying to open up the opponent with a penetrating pass. You're wearing them down... good play." This ultra-cautious, fear-soaked mentality is football the Southgate Way. I speak as a neutral. No one wants to watch that. If only Sir Bobby Robson or Terry Venables could be resurrected.

[@TheKalaxis]

Got this awful feeling that Bellingham and Foden are gonna be Lampard and Gerrard part 2. Two world class players who just can't get on the same wavelength for England 😐

[@rjflores438]

Foden isnt a Lampard or Gerrard and has been played out of position.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Well at least Southgate is smart enough to put Rice behind them. Lampard and Gerrard without a third central midfielder was always crazy.

[@EvieWillNotDie]

You don't understand either situation

[@wstew]

not forgetting scholes. rmb they tried to play diamond just to fit three of them lol.

[@mikem9309]

If SG thinks Bellingham is a ten then let the two of them fight it out/ rotate. Keep them both out of the way of Gordon

[@aqua_noodle]

Gordon plays how I personally like it. If nobody pressures you directly, why not go on with the ball into free space. I actually fell asleep during the game, the whole group was a drag. I think England can dig their way out of it but let's be fair their defense record is due to high possession. I hope they grow with their challenges and I say that as a German! The team is exciting but the playing style is boggling my mind. I am honest to God rooting for the team.

[@EmpireOfLEMBERG]

My @ss they are exciting

[@xixo4798]

@@EmpireOfLEMBERGas an England fan, I hope Germany make it into the finals at least. 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@bonglesnodkins329]

Yep, I've found it absolutely bizarre. My Canadian partner asked me yesterday what "Bring it! FUCKING BRING IT!" meant as I'd apparently been yelling it all game. Nobody ever wants to advance up the field dribbling the ball, even if, as you say, they are under no pressure. This means that opponents can just stand off and block the passing lanes, as there is zero risk that the England player will move the ball up the field even while unpressured. This was particularly true in the middle third of the pitch. So England never encouraged Slovenia to commit men, never pulled them out of their defensive shape, never created space for other players. Combine this with a general lack of off-the-ball movements and overlapping runs, and it was a bizarrely static spectacle, like watching a game of netball. England seemed to play as though the only way to get past an opponent was to receive the ball to feet and then spin off the marker. Had they been instructed specifically to do this??

[@intenzityd3181]

Exactly. With this England team it's like if there is an opposition player within 10 yards in front of them they stop, pivot, and play a sideways/backwards pass. There is absolutely no intent with them either due to how they are coached or just fear. Gordon, Mainoo and Palmer came on with none of that fear.

[@happinesstan]

@@bonglesnodkins329 Yeah. When you've got the ball you should be bringing the pressure.

[@TheillMadeKnght]

at the insistence of a friend I started following PL back in February - knowing essentially zero about the game i went searching for a channel that talks tactics and you have been seriously invaluable as i try to develop an eye for the game. I don't miss a single video and theyve been great fun to watch on top of being really interesting to learn from. Cheers to what you do here!

[@haruogiwara6286]

Same thing here, my friend got me watching football and though he isnt as into analysis style vids, i certainly have taken up the ball so to speak

[@jeremybenson75]

My absolute favorite content on KZbin. Great analysis with great personality!

[@1972dsrai]

Bellingham does look knackered.

[@scotthamilton9515]

Could listen to Adam Clery talking about football all day!

[@ride19881]

Foden: Gets shunted out left to accomodate Bellingham in the middle.. Bellingham: "And I took that personally.."

[@ianmwenda4212]

icoinic reply

[@kelly980]

When Foden is a better player than Bellingham then Bellingham should move to accommodate Foden. Until then the opposite rightly stands. Also, replace Foden with Gordon. Bellingham was frustrated during the match because he was making runs that were ignored and multiple times he pressed but teammates didn't press behind him.

[@angelkilier]

@@kelly980 England was not high pressing. Clearly by Southgate's tactical decision, England tend to sit in a low block whenever out of possession so Bellingham pressing alone was more of his habit. Good for him but shouldn't blame his teammates for not pressing high. Also Bellingham isn't playing better than Foden so if someone needs to make room for Gordon, it'd be Bellingham.

[@silverhost9782]

Yeah it's depressing that Foden gets wasted all to accommodate Bellingham who is playing like shite

[@devilsolution9781]

​@@silverhost9782 wrong way around after serbia game lad

[@norvernaUK]

Really good in depth analysis in my opinion. And its high level football analysys aswell exactly the stuff i was taught at proffesional level.

[@punkrokkme7]

This is the best analysis of England vs Slovenia I’ve seen on yt, keep em coming

[@PaulBarrett-c6p]

I love the positive. Its always been hard following england, and so easy to descend into a deep depression in every tournament. SO, i aprreciate that you found a few positives.

[@gavinnoble8520]

That pass through the lines from Gordon has been on many times during this tournament, but never played. Kane is excellent at receiving the ball to feet and holding it up. Bizzare that it isn't used more often.

[@Swisswavey]

You talk so much sense it is depressing. I mean, you make me realise what we could have. Good work man, i look forward to the next one. I think.

[@Slaphappy1975]

You are rapidly becoming my favourite analyst. Your insightful analysis and self-deprecating humour is right up my alley lol

[@CharlieCoops]

Never seen this before but I was at the game. Your analysis is very good. Gordon’s pass from deep to Mainoo was the first time in the tournament we’d broken a line with a pass from midfield. It really stood out in a dross game. We’ll be alright - for once in a long time, we’ve actually got the squad depth to cover those underperforming. For god’s sake, use them.

[@Dezrhunter]

Tremendous how the channel has grown. I think a few months ago, subscribers were at 300k. Great job guys and really well deserved. Great analysis.

[@Xaramaz]

I'm not much of a football fan, I only generally watch internationals, but even I knew what you were going to say regarding the Bellingham-Foden situation before I clicked on this video. It seems so obvious to anyone with eyes that these two players are clashing in their roles and the system needs restructuring to get the most out of them.

[@Lsmith1717]

Yes you are entertaining but crucially you are by far the most insightful and accurate pundit kicking around on the circuit atm. I purposely don’t share your videos so I can pass your genius off as my own. Hats off, keep it up

[@jamesbaxter4920]

Guehi has been the biggest positive. Been absolutely top draw. If Southgate can be brave enough, this one is ip for grabs!

[@eleonarcrimson858]

Last time a young player made a mistake in this tournament, you guys made sure they hated the color of their skin. So this is not a question of bravery.

[@Tesmond256]

He’s made two large mistakes in 2 games. In am struggling to consider this top draw. Luckily he was not punished but on another day the striker is quicker and he doesn’t get back in time and there is no cover and he is red carded.

[@tajj7]

@@Tesmond256 One of those mistakes he was the one that then got back and covered it really well. All defenders make mistakes at times, I think he has looked really good and he has the pace/physicality to make up for his mistakes.

[@coolbreeze9445]

@@Tesmond256that first mistake is Rice’s poor pass!

[@PazLeBon]

@@tajj7 hes played well against rubbish

[@ZER0value]

Marc Guehi has been absolutely lights out this tournament- properly stepped up to the plate and deserves his place in that squad. Only thing he hasn't got in his game seemingly is the aerial threat that Maguire posed, but it's refreshing to see someone come in and actually do well- totally fresh off the bat.

[@garethevans3367]

He's been very good, but that's not the only thing Maguire has over him. Maguire is very good and extremely underrated at progressing the ball from back, something this England team has been missing.

[@ZER0value]

@@garethevans3367 Yeah I've noticed that that's where Rice keeps falling into

[@steverafferty4114]

You’re missing the point, Southgate is a genius he’s going 0-0 all the way to the final as he has 7 world class penalty takers. Winning the tournament in Germany on penalties from last 16 to final. Knight him now.

[@screally1152]

Feels like you guys are head and shoulders above any other pundits or analysts in terms of not only reviewing the game, but also understanding what Southgate is trying (and where he's going wrong)

[@joebarthram596]

I am worried we'll just start the same 11 as against Slovenia, then make the changes in the last 20 minutes when we're 0-1 down and not be able to make the difference up...

[@szw1337]

He will replace Gallagher for TAA.

[@Adunadura1]

Almost happened 😂 what foresight you got mate..

[@rayburke-xg8yr]

I love it when you said that Rice looked like a kid who lost his parents in a shopping centre. This reminds me of a joke. Little boy lost his dad in a shopping centre. Security Guard:"Calm down son. What's he like?" Kid: "Big tits and vodka!"😅

[@LilBoyTasmanKim]

That boy ain't my son but that's exactly me

[@leepickering4465]

trouble is we have a manager who is weak at reading the game ! thousands of fans can see it but Southgate cannot !

[@marcaaron1890]

But we have the best defence in the tournament

[@steve10]

​@@marcaaron1890that's through luck , not judgement. Everything he has done has been refusing to change formation, refusing to swap players to their favoured position, refused to take two fit left backs , or at least White instead of Trippier. He is actively working against position change , and negatively hanging on to a style that won't work with the current line up. Southgate is like someone who is ice skating by constantly holding the side , even though he has been to the ice rink 40 times, he just will not let go , when he does and pics up momentum and looks good ,,he gets scared and holds on again. Same formation Same line up Same players out of position Refusing to even try something different when we qualified. Yet quite happy to watch Trent be completely ineffective for two games. We win despite him. We got to a final despite him , and the bits we see of Southgate lost us a final we were in control of.

[@jojoadventure3791]

@@steve10Southgate is stubborn and act against all the fans to prove that he is right.

[@he1ar1]

If he was weak at reading the game then he would have stuck with the same starting XI for all 3 games. He can read the game. He is systematic and has a clear idea about how England should be playing. Southgate isn't radical. And that seems to me to be the problem that England fans have with Southgate. They believe that the team has to be completely different.

[@jojoadventure3791]

@@he1ar1 Southgate rocks.

[@hippygoat75]

Adam, your analysisissssis is always bang on and makes the pundits look like amateurs. That short video has explained so much that I missed during the game, so thanks for that. This is proper content. And also tickles my pickle 😂

[@thomridgeway1438]

Remember the idiots kept on insisting in picking Gerrard and Lampard together, and they never gelled. They did it because they were big prima dona stars and big bucks and marketing and making money matters more than actually winning, It's the same with Foden, Bellingham and Kane. 3 into 2 won't go. Either take Kane off and put pacey strikers on to stretch defenders so Foden and Bellingham find space. Or you take either Bellingham or Foden off and put a genuine winger on the flanks to service Kane. It's not rocket science, but to a dimwit like Southgate it seems it is.

[@bonglesnodkins329]

I always thought the best solution was to alternate matches in which one of the two played for 60 mins and the other replaced them for the final 30, each one running themselves ragged at a high burn rate knowing they only needed to play for at most an hour.

[@paulleonard8656]

Could not agree more. They are all top players but they all want to move into the same place on the pitch. Kane works with raheem sterling making runs beyond the defense but neither foden or saka have blistering pace to make those runs so it doesn’t work.

[@Zero_Requiem]

People thought Gerrard and Lampard could play together in a diamond midfield both can alternate positions for more creativity. However it became a curse for Gerrard because Lampard was not as versatile, mainly stuck in AM leaving Gerrard to sit in front of defence, limiting his capabilities for the team.

[@martinmurphy9679]

@@paulleonard8656 Foden is faster than Gordon at 37.12 Kph.

[@paulleonard8656]

@@martinmurphy9679 thank-you for correcting me on the pace of Foden.

[@mattdone8162]

Great video but I think the reason Slovenia didn't 'have a sniff' was because they didn't need to have a sniff. They knew that a draw would get them through. Every team's game plan against us so far has been to defend, so our defence hasn't been tested at all yet. When we face stronger teams that's likely to change.

[@anay44t4]

We need more appreciation for Palmer. He's can bring so much to this team but Southgate barely plays the good players. His cameo in this game gave me a slither of hope that we have a chance at not doing absolutely horrific in the ko stages.

[@mingulay29]

If Southgate had even sliver of pride he would slither off into obscurity.

[@lycheeznuts]

palmer wasnt that great. chelsea fans just grasping for straws.

[@Bean9211]

If Palmer was called ngubulu the media would be all over his ass

[@bonglesnodkins329]

Sometimes you get these moments at big tournaments where a sub makes a strong enough case to become an established starter, and ends up as one of the breakout stars for that team in the tournament. I hope that happens for Palmer, the same way it did for Owen at WC 98 (vs Romania), Platt in 1990 (vs Belgium) etc.

[@bonglesnodkins329]

@@lycheeznuts Palmer made a big difference yesterday. I say this as somebody who is most certainly not a Chelsea fan.

[@laurencemurray5584]

The pass from Kane following Mainoo's flick was really poor. He took a touch which slowed the attack, then slowed it even futher with a pass that allowed three defenders to cover Palmer's shot. As other's has pointed out, the correct pass would have been straight back to Mainoo on the penalty spot.

[@George-bi8sj]

If Bellingham wants to play on the left, put him on the left and put Foden, who wants to play in centre, play in the centre.

[@th.nd.r]

Or even have Foden on the right and Bellingham as the ten, they both naturally drift left, and you have the right back provide width

[@matissemoretti8451]

Unreal video. That last 5 minutes were honestly some spark of magic. Plays are overcrowded

[@SavagelyCalm]

Agree with everything, Gordon, Kane, Palmer, Foden, Rice, Mainoo, Walker, Geihi, Stones, Trent Would be my starting XI

[@happinesstan]

It was quite incredible how much Gordon was able to do in the small time he was on the pitch. But it just goes to show how important mentality is.

[@adamboozer5215]

As an American "neutral" but a huge Manchester United / Premiere League fan, I find myself always pulling for England. But wow, they are such a tough watch! I thoroughly enjoy your breakdowns and find them so entertaining and insightful. Keep it up!

[@AliKhatri18177]

never say Man U, that's used to mock the munich tradegy

[@adamboozer5215]

@@AliKhatri18177 EDITED!!!!!

[@EddyGonzalez1509]

There is a Copa America happening right now in your country with more entertaining games!

[@tomatao.]

Great video! One correction at 10:05.. the RIGHT thing there is to complete the 1-2 as Mainoo was through for an easy first touch finish

[@LGEightZero]

One issue with the defence statistic: England have also been in the group with the whiffiest attacking teams in the tournament. Would it be so good had we played a Spain, Portugal or Germany in the group? One thing I will say is your analysis is so logical (eg Bellingham drifting out onto the left with Trippier and Foden pretty much assures no running behind or stretching of the defence, rather than Gordon) that it makes it even more baffling how Southgate and the coaches are so slow to do anything to rectify.

[@soundsurg3on]

Agreed about the defence. Though it's true that England have been solid defensively, their opponents have hardly been attacking forces throughout the group stage. Didn't the group have the lowest goals scored of the lot?

[@PazLeBon]

@@soundsurg3on yep. crappest group

[@asteve4914]

Yep. Slovenia only had 28 percent possession and four shots. They basically parked the bus and didn’t even try to score

[@TheJDUBMedia]

Great video Adam. Gordon is one of the most intelligent players I've ever seen play for NUFC and I grew up with Beardsley, Waddle and Gazza. It was no surprise to see him make such a significant impact in 90 seconds. He won't play again this tournament

[@frehdee8516]

So Southgate needs to choose between Bellingham and Foden in order to fully release English. That's a tough decision

[@danielabcde4476]

Resting both for the RO16 could improve them but it's unlikely he'll dot that

[@stevendchu]

Throwback to the last time England were in Germany for a tournament and Sven needing to choose between Lampard and Gerrard.

[@CharlieCoops]

Using them interchangeably makes us a stronger squad. I don’t know why it always has to be forced

[@frehdee8516]

But I see that if Southgate does choose to bench one between the 2, Kane will be one of those to benefit from that decision. This England isn't playing to Kane's strengths, and they need to if they want to win it

[@CharlieCoops]

@@frehdee8516 Agreed. We’re not really playing to any of our lead players strengths, but rather making them forcibly accommodate others. Kane needs 2 wingers, out of Saka, Gordon and Palmer, and is comfortable with a floating 10 behind him like Muller (despite him being able to drop in those spaces). Ideally, we have Shaw back if he’s fit. Then there’s Mainoo or Wharton to sit alongside Rice. I’d rest Jude and play Foden at 10. If it’s not working after an hour, you’ve got plentiful options off the bench.

[@royalblue5758]

Very good analysis and points made. As a Birmingham fan I love Bellingham to bits but the lad is running on fresh air and needs a rest. I don't think Kane is fully match fit and starting both Watkins and Gordon on Sunday will take courage but it is what is required if we really want to win the game.

[@MichaelThomas-cs8ml]

For me it should be Pickford Trent Stones Guehi Walker Wharton Rice Foden Palmer Kane Gordon And then actually use the subs much earlier! As the video says the fixes are there, but I just don't trust Southgate to be brave enough

[@henrymilleruk100]

I don’t watch football really - this channel is my lifeline to understanding the whiff of a game plan, the players, the point. Amazing.

[@shinzo111]

watch more football

[@sssf55]

Mainoo was exceptional when you look at his passing map. Basically trying many different approaches to breaking down Slovenia- some of which led to the most effective chances of the game. I think its better him starting over Wharton because England need that extra bit of creativity over Wharton's defensive strengths.

[@LGEightZero]

Given his performances, no idea why Rice is undroppable. Could’ve tried Wharton sitting with Mainoo knitting the midfield together at least once by now during these 3 games.

[@MrLondinium]

Maybe. But if Wharton were to start, that would free up Rice to play further forward. They're both young and only have half a season behind them - so I can definitely see an argument for either of them.

[@JoshAFC]

​@@LGEightZerohe's undroppable because he's a world class ball winner and the only natural DM in the squad As an arsenal fan I promise you he isn't the issue, we've watched our team with him in it, dominate possession totally and his ability to regain and create high turnovers is unmatched. But you have to actually give him passing options lol, he's not a kimmich type to just be utterly ball dominant.

[@Tesmond256]

@@JoshAFC watch the last 15 minutes. Rice makes sure to place himself within a couple of meters behind the striker in a position the defenders cannot pass to him. As the ball rotates he adjusts his position to make sure there is no pass on to him. He seemed to specifically avoid being available for a pass out from defence. I have never seen such behaviour from a good DM let alone a world class one.

[@Tesmond256]

@@JoshAFC Declan Rice had 44 interceptions in 38 games Conor Gallagher had 43 in 37 games. Conor Gallagher is a world class ball winner with a better per match interception rate, he has also played 6 more frequently than Rice this season, who often played 8 for Arsenal.

[@gonzo1354]

Gotta start with Gordon and Palmer. Then we play with more intensity, cut out defenders, get in behind and create chances. Foden in the middle, Bellingham behind him. Bringing Gordon on so late was a bit insulting but he still managed to show why he needs to start. Solid analysis as always, Cheers.

[@jehuti2468]

The real england was the one we saw from the majority of the game.. that 2 mins stretch was anomaly

[@cheeboonlim2192]

Enjoyed your thoroughly enjoyable analysis . So much better than the former players pundits

[@annonimouse170]

It's interesting that the pre-tournament concerns were about the defence, as Alanis Morissette sang "isn't it ironic, don't you think?"

[@PazLeBon]

the defence has faced absolutely nothing at all yet tho

[@tournaline3448]

Because we often revert to 10 men behind the ball when out of possession.

[@chatolo1]

They have been good but Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia aren't known as offensive powerhouses, let's see them against a team that actually attacks them lol

[@chrisbirch4150]

Hard to say. The defence has looked solid but Southgate protects them with a ridiculously defensive midfield (and even front line). At least they're not making obvious mistakes

[@PazLeBon]

@@chrisbirch4150 well even guehi has made a few tbh

[@vincentvidebk8818]

0:38 spot the mistake

[@br4975]

SERBIA whoops

[@HuntsDown]

I'm so happy you spotted the Fodan Bellingham problem.

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

For the next match we need to do something like this: Trent Stones Guehi Walker/Saka Rice Mainoo/Bellingham Palmer Foden Gordon Kane

[@dfdvrg1044]

what's wrong with trippier? also saka shouldn't play defense- that was bad

[@b0bbymoon452]

Foden on the right, Palmer on the centre

[@mrmensa1096]

I'd drop kane - bring him on as sub maybe or rest for next game. He looks slow / tired.

[@hungryhoneybadger]

No way in heck Southgate will do this…

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

@@hungryhoneybadger No, probably not. He'll most likely just swap Gallagher out for Mainoo I think.

[@eli-dq1ki]

These videos are really interesting. Your analysis puts words to everything I'm feeling watching England play. Keep it up!

[@jeremystephen5764]

If Fodens gone home for a few days, ideal excuse to bring in Gordon, then Bellingham can have a game give it all and if it works, have a rest for the next game when Foden comes back in as the 10. Surely it’s not too hard for Southgate to see that?

[@MauriceJacob21]

Spot on, if there has ever been a perfect opportunity for Southgate to finally bench one of them, it's this one

[@biddyboy1570]

I thought the same.

[@BSunE]

> Surely it’s not too hard for Southgate to see that? Renowned good decision maker Southgate should be all over this

[@neftcleft]

Thank fuck for mrs Foden, she did what Southgate couldn't

[@PazLeBon]

to drop belleingham, hope hes brave enough, been embarassing so far

[@dickymoore]

Why are Foden and Kane passing to people who aren't there? Are the pitches haunted?

[@ZincMaster]

Remember that amazing run we had at euro 2020/21 when we only lost on penalties, go check how many goals we scored in the group stages, I wonder if southgate is playing 5D chess and isn't trying to tire the team out

[@CallousCarter]

Then why do they look so Tired? They got a 1-0 vs Croatia in the group stage and to be fair beat Germany pretty comfortably in the round of 16 but then only had to get past Ukraine and Denmark to reach the final. Southgate's good results have been helped by lucky draws which he's got again in this one but they're going to have to beat a top team to win and they're not going to do it playing like that.

[@darrylgrundy3585]

Loving these videos, break it down very well and makes perfect sense, mainoo is a special talent.

[@andrewleese89]

Southgate missed a huge trick to actually experiment in this game as we had qualified already and we needed some confidence in the lads up front. As usual, he changed it too late. I really like Southgate but we want him to be ruthless. He's been ruthless and picked an inexperienced squad but now he doesn't trust any of them. We've been crying out for Wharton to come on and break the lines with forward passes but instead, we've got Gallagher who has been sooo poor in this tournament. Chelsea really should cash in on this lad. He can't pass a ball to save his life. I actually liked how we finished the game with Trent at right back inverting, Maino in the middle pushing up as a 10 and Walker at left-back. I'd move Foden to the right, get Bellingham and Foden out of each other's way and bring Saka and Palmer on later in the game. I love Saka and think he's a top player but the lad has been kicked out of most of these games. The experiment with Trent in midfield should have never been can he play CM - it should have been can Walker play left back in a back three with the ball and let Trent be Trent with Bellingham and Gordon overloading their RB and RCB feeding off his passes. GK - Pickford, RB - Trent, CB - Stones, CB - Guehi, LB - Walker, DM - Rice, DM - Maino, RW - Foden, AM - Bellingham, LW - Gordon, ST - Kane.

[@johnfisher2269]

Very true. Gordon is the key to success -- full team support and he creates golden opportunities for all our forwards. The fastest guy we have. Cheers

[@fenderman21guitar]

If we dont play gordon next game i may just switch it off

[@chickenandmilk]

These videos are brilliant. It's so much better than anything on ITV or BBC.

[@thornwebdesign]

Brilliant video, loved the objectivity, totally agree about the players being tired. The Slovenia game even though super boring was nice to see how much control the three lions have, and really there aren’t at this point any decent all round teams in the group phases, only the knockout games will show us where the quality is.

[@kdjannie3214]

If Gordon and Palmer/Saka play up top, I think TAA as RB inverting when in possession and Walker as LB is worth a shot. That’s how the game ended, and I thought Mainoo and TAA worked well together positionally in the brief flashes we saw.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

"Portugal have been pretty good" Recorded before Georgia's masterclass

[@colinpeck8257]

Doen't Southgate + players watch other teams play ie Georgia & Romania, thats the way to play, gareth FOR EACH OTHER!!

[@grimaffiliations3671]

b team

[@JoeJoe-ke9ix]

This guy always smashed it he can talk about anything

[@JJN15]

People keep saying Kane played the right pass to Palmer. The right pass was the one-two to Mainoo on the penalty spot. He’s been putting those away all season!! 🤬🤬🤬

[@Rob-cy8xc]

How many goals has he scored?

[@JJN15]

@@Rob-cy8xc 5 goals in 35 games this season. Solid return for defensive midfielder.

[@demejiuk5660]

Was looking for this comment right here. It just goes to show people’s idea of football. Pause the video look a where Mainoo is pointing. It’s not even a hard pass and Mainoo doesn’t even need to take touch. It’s one flick to Kane lays it off in the space for Mainoo to run onto and he hits a first time finish to avoid the defender getting a block. Nestles bottom right hand corner with curl.

[@demejiuk5660]

@@Rob-cy8xcReally? You factor this in? Oooh Mainoo in a great position but only got 5 goals no i’ll play it out wide and make Palmer have to score a worldie cos… you know..he’s got 19 goals. I swear… you can’t make this shit up.

[@jonnybb]

Excellent analysis. Being nitpicky, can add Gordon's U21 tournament minutes as he didn't get a break in pre-season so has had a very long year without a good rest. Definitely his best bit of rest this post-prem season.

[@wmurray689]

Palmer on- Saka off Wharton on- Rice off Mainoo on- Gallagher off BELLINGHAM OFF- Gordon on That'll be Slovakia, no problem at all.

[@alfiewright1396]

Great video, love what you said at the end, it's so true, our defense is always underrated. Hopefully we've conserved our energy a bit and will be able to go full tilt throughout the knockouts. If Gordon and Mainoo/Wharton start I think we have a good chance especially with our draw. The pieces are there we just need to put them together. Come on England

[@CreedeProductions]

Southgate put Gordon on to waste time lol. There’s absolutely no other reason you would put him on with 2 minutes to go.

[@Yakkahboo]

So I guess my major question for you is with the changes with Gordon and Palmer coming on we also made a change at the back. Obviously we did look defensively sound (against teams that can't score) but I think theres a lot to talk about sticking Walker in LB and Trent on at RB. There had been a lot of complaints regarding Trippier affecting that left hand side because he doesn't have a left foot and always went inside to play a ball, so do you think that the setup at the back end of the game; a. had an impact, b. is better for England going forth, especially considering the flack that TAA has been getting, c. is there a better alternative with the squad we have that fixes the problems we've been having creating from defence?

[@glynnb6572]

Harry Kane made the right pass to Palmer? Mainoo who has shown he can literally pass the ball into the net in those positions, was wide open in the middle of the area. Pointing where he wanted it. Would have had a superb chance to score. Kane played a poor ball to what was the second option, who had a much harder chance.

[@demejiuk5660]

💯💯

[@SLG493]

Those defensive stats and remarks are actually pretty damn true and very encouraging.

[@eleonarcrimson858]

I disagree with the defense part. Because the competition against england has also been weaker. Like you said germany looked solid until their match against the swiss. But swiss is like miles better than every other team in England's group.

[@sthill1993]

I don't think Switzerland are miles better than Denmark. Denmark are a pretty decent team who have made it further recently (2021) than Switzerland ever have. OK, their form hasn't kept up, but still a good team. And Germany will find that out, even if I expect them to win.

[@kwanelevilakati]

Rice needs someone who can play those long passes or line breaking passes. At Arsenal Martin Ordegaard, Jorginho and Thomas do more of those. Can't blame him for that. Jude is the one who should be doing that since he runs around more

[@harshavardhanthyagarajan5727]

Don't forget how good Watkins was vs Denmark.

[@mlh496]

American here, won over by the Premier League this year. I love stats and am wondering - do analysts ever calculate the average distance between the players (minus keeper) as a useful stat? I figure you'd want high passing accuracy while trying to increase average distance. Also, which sites have the best football stats?

[@cy_pher03]

In the entire group C the total amount of goals was 7. The english national team shouldn’t be proud for not conceding a lot of goals against the probably most harmless offensive sides in the entire tournament. When the not concede against Germany, Spain or Portugal than they can call themselves defensively stable

[@eli-dq1ki]

Totally agree, Bellingham and Kane should've been rested for Slovenia. Get Foden in the 10 for one half. We've got more than enough quality (Mainoo, Wharton, Gordon, Watkins, Toney) to accommodate that.

[@bassekaman8315]

Kane should come off the bench when his lack of pace and aggression isnt a liability

[@joebarthram596]

100% let them get used to Watkins then bring on lane when he can use clinical finishing

[@Bosspigeon230]

Gordon & Palmer will soon have the 'can do' attitude coached out of them...

[@StimParavane]

Good job we left Grealish and Rashford to enjoy their summer holidays.

[@cdeford2]

Coming up with s system that works and teaching players to play together is what qualification and friendlies are for. If you're still trying yo work things out halfway through a tournament then you haven't done your job.

[@CristianoSantos-ej3qn]

Its about culture, born in Portugal and moved to England when I was young & let me tell you, how both nations develop youngsters is fundamentally different. Kids as young as 7/8 are already being taught about positional and spacial awareness. No such thing in England till they make it into their mid teens. In short, your players may be incredibly talented, they're just not very smart.

[@Tesmond256]

I’m guessing you never played at the Arsenal academy in Lisbon or the one in east London. Both academies are basically the same in their training methodologies although the level and facilities in East London are better.

[@willhk4809]

Reactionary nonsense decades out of date. England has had some of the best youth coaching in the world for over a generation now. A player like Harry Kane has as good a positional and spatial understanding as any footballer on the planet. "England players don't have a football brain" is as stupid a stereotype as "Brazilians all play samba street football" or "Italians are all rugged catenaccio grinders".

[@dixieflatline1189]

Portugal has 1 once in a generation footballer & you believe you have country wide big brain football wizards at kindergarten. God bless you son

[@anthonyfreemanhole1734]

Gordon could be a very good shout for left back

[@SandymoorFerrariClub]

A positive thing about England's problems at this tournament being 100% their attacking play and 0% their defense is that as Kane and Foden contribute nothing to the defending, it might leave Southgate freer to try out replacements without worrying about it leaving England any weaker defensively. If he keeps the current back four plus Pickford and Rice in place then England will be pretty defensively solid regardless of which other 5 players he chooses.

[@timbeyers58]

Realistically I can't see it happening but I would love to see Foden in front of both Mainoo and Wharton with Gordon out wide left. I genuinely think that group would cut some teams open.

[@y4895s]

Wow, what an awesome analysis, thank you

[@chrisbirch4150]

That shift in outcome from gordon's first involvement to second involvement is wild

[@skippythewonderlemur]

As we're likely to play the Netherlands in the Round of 16, is it possible to have a goalless penalty shootout?

[@mattyno964]

So this is better analysis than anything on actual telly!

[@StimParavane]

There is a very good chance that Southgate will start with exactly the same team as last time.

[@I_am_Spartacus]

Adam, honestly, I absolutely love your videos, this is particularly brilliant and totally spot on. You basically captured every visual thought I had and backed it up with data - I'm a bloody genius confirmed. As an Arsenal fan, I think Rice is over rated and as you pointed out, rarely passes the ball forward, never mind a defence splitting pass. He looks so much better with a player like Partey/Jino next to him who can make those kind of passes. I'm not even sure what Rice's best position would be... as this is the problem with todays current players.. too many of them are playing across multiple positions, which means they don't become the 'Best in Class' in one position, hence you end up with Foden and Jude always drifting into their preferred position during the game.... Saka should go LB, Palmer, Gordon, Mainoo, Watkins should start with Jude as the 10.. but he should be rested .. like you say, 4 players are running in quicksand right now!

[@thatJAWNraps]

oh wow we actually agreed on starting Palmer AND Gordon, i think we should put Foden where Jude is (Fodens best spot) & slide Jude back with Rice&have Rice sit deeper and let Jude run at the D/make those dangerous passes to the fwds

[@WesleyRSA100]

Yup, this is the way