I don't know about shockingly bad but yeah, there is much more quality in the attack.
But you don't need to have a perfect team to be the best team. I mean, France still has Griezmann as their starting #10.
But I agree, semifinals or finals if they're lucky. Not seeing champs.
I thought Griezeman had had an excellent season?
Southgate's starting back 5 would be Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw. Pickford is meh. Walker is good but declining. Stones has had an underwhelming season, riddled with injuries, and rarely plays as a traditional CB. Maguire is average at best and been injured. Shaw has barely played in a year, and is the only actual LB. His back up is Trippier, who is a RB, who hs been injured for 4 months and who's form has fallen off a cliff.
MIdfield lacks an obvious 3rd man to play alongside Bellingham and Rice, imo. Really need a Phillips or Henderson type (as limited as they were) for balance. Surely Trent is not gonna start in CM?
Essentially all England's star/form players (Bellingham, Foden, Kane, Watkins, Gordon, Saka, Palmer) are fighting over 3 or 4 positions.
Basically it's an International football tournament. Very little jeopardy in the first 3 weeks where we laughably whittle down 24 to 16. After that, it comes down to who rolls a 6 on the night, and who wins heir penalty shoot outs.....see the last 2 winners in Portugal and Italy.
