Might this World Cup, with its condensed preparation time, play right into the hands of “functional, practical, realistic” Gareth Southgate?
This might be just the World Cup for Southgate’s ‘functional, practical, realistic’ England approachWhen Iran coach Carlos Queiroz talks about English football, it’s abundantly clear the former Manchester United coach retains a huge love of and fondness for the way the game is played on These Shores.
“The intensity, the way they play the game, with direct idea, to put the ball in the net. If I choose one kind of player to go to war…” Because I don’t think anyone can argue with “functional, practical, realistic” as a three-word description of Southgate’s philosophy – we hesitate to use the word ‘Gazball’ but know deep down we’re powerless to resist.That is exactly what England are. That is precisely what Gazball is.
Practical Southgate acknowledged that whatever his misgivings about Maddison, his form for Leicester had gone well beyond a point that demanded his inclusion. None of these thoughts on Southgate or his team are particularly new or different, but what is new and different is this tournament.
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