Surley not? One full back in the back 3 yes but two? No thanks!

It's common among a significant number of England fans. Tournament football comes round so infrequently that I find it much more enjoyable to go into each and every tournament with blind optimism.

It's like auto trader. Tony just logs in - ticks 'all positions' - ticks 'all ages' - show injury prone players - within 20 miles of TS3 6RS

I didn't realise you could watch all three now. Tempted to watch it every Sunday night, there's something refreshing about watching TV the old fashioned way.

Anyone else watch 'Time'on bbc that started last night?

Thing about the speed to run in behind its not necessarily top speed that counts its your acceleration. Its why the likes of sterling and traore are a handful cos they can go from 0-60 in the blink of an eye. So whilst grealish and foden don't hang about, you need a sterling (preferably one who can shoot) or a rashford who can just switch it on and go. Even if they're not in form and not scoring, as long as they can sprint they'll drag players around and cause problems. If we're playing 4 at the back I think you have Mount next to one of rice or Henderson. Kane up top with rashford on the left then 2 from foden grealish and sancho for the other two slots. If we're playing 3 at the back with wing backs you suddenly have a headache for the attacking spots.

Love Henderson and think he is massively underrated but he's got a shite shot on him and there's no way he should be taking pens

Talk of united trying AWB at centre back, its not the worst shout and if it pays off could be good for England. I think he's a cracking player defensively but not sure what he's like in the air?

And he'll have trained with the likes of sanchez and vidal which will do him no harm at all.

Put your foot down!!!

I agree, 5 at the back doesn't concern me like it does some people. 3 CBs with rice or Henderson sitting gives our full backs chance to bomb on. If it works it not necessarily 5 at the back because when we're attacking there would be 6 or 7 bombing forward

Tbf I agree with that, TAA has been touted by some as a midfielder so a perfect time to do that experiment?

Giving the champions league players a games rest maybe?

This time round there's only one season until the world cup so I think if he can get a good move in the summer he'll make it to the world cup

Different. Defensively arguably not but in an attacking sense, definitely. He's certainly someone I would look to bring on if we were struggling to break a team down. Or if we were trying to see a game out bring him on instead of a winger so we have someone who can offer and attacking threat whilst also having a defensive mind. It's a 26 man squad this time round rather than 23. I think he is worthy of one of those three extra spots just cos he offers something a lot different to the others.

I wouldn't begrudge lingard going but I think I agree that he won't leave a hole in the squad. Sounds like TAA could miss out which is a big call. I understand him not being first choice but to leave him out the squad is massive. He can offer something different than the others and he's got a he'll of a ball on him. Imagine Kane getting on the end of some of his crosses?

Sterling's always involved in attacking play it just more often than not doesn't result in anything. Not the worst CL there's been but not a classic, some cracking trickles and blocks going in though. Warner is a frustrating player. I think he's so close to being a cracking player but fluffs his lines far too often

For me Pickford Tripper Stones Maguire Shaw Mount Henderson Foden Sancho Kane Grealish Or if he's going 3 at the back Pickford James Maguire Coady TAA Chilwell Henderson Mount Foden Kane Grealish

Agreed there, wouldn't have him starting in my england xi

Just read that, part of the beauty of the world cup is that its a special event that only happens every 4 years. That goes if you make it more frequent. "I wish it could be Christmas every day" no you don't!

Fair point. I remember reading an article last season which basically said you can't tell exactly when the ball is played. You can narrow it down to two frames and the ball was played at some point between the two frames. With frame rate of the cameras and say raheem sterling running at full speed the player could have moved just under 1.5 feet so to be analysing millimetres is pointless. Based on where the froze it I thought it was offside and I've seen tighter decisions given off on many occasions so although the rule is stupid, inconsistency in decisions is worse so don't think they couldn't have disallowed it.

I called it offside from first replay. You could tell from the line at the edge of the box. The offside rule obviously needs altered but in its current state it was offside. I think that was the result every neutral wanted. I really like Leicester as a club. Premier league 5 years ago, FA Cup today. That puts them above Tottenham, level with arsenal (although I'd rank 2 fa cups lower) and just a europa league behind Chelsea. Cant think man utd have done much in that time? Big 6? Load of bollocks!

I think that had I been prepared for a more subtle ending it would have been more satisfying but they'd bigged it up for an explosive OH MY GOD, big reavel ending.