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We need more of our stars to move abroad

Lots of talk about the fitness of Saka and Rice, and rightly so, Arteta ran them into the ground this season. You could also argue that Tuchel did the same to Reece James at Chelsea which explains his injury problems, and of course Cole Palmer's loss of form has coincided with burning through an absurd number of games.

Meanwhile Kane and Bellingham our best players play abroad. Kane in particular has never looked sharper for England in a tournament, Bayern coast in Germany which lets him score for fun without the crushing schedule of English football. Most mid table clubs in these leagues are championship level which helps the players a lot. Look at how fresh and fluid the French and PSG have looked, can't help but think their weaker league allows them to play that way when it matters, whereas our players all seem to be running on half a leg. Saka in particular is probably too attached to Arsenal for his own good which is a real shame as he will end up like Sterling.

Unfortunately English football won't change so the more of our best players who go abroad the better. Especially as we tend to rely on athleticism vs the spanish for example. Even PL players of other countries haven't been that great, apart from Haaland who is obviously a physical aberration. Stop joining top English clubs and join good European clubs instead!

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u/LumbranX — 2 days ago

More low blocks coming

Yesterday was not a disaster but tuchel and co NEED to figure out a reliable way for this squad to beat low blocks as Ghana are potentially the first of many.

Panama next, need to win to win the group and get a better draw. They will be very concacaf, sit very deep, be very scrappy, dirty and physical.

Dr Congo likeliest 32 opponent who are extremely similar to Ghana, physical, well organised, stifled Portugal, nearly did it to Colombia, also a threat on the break.

Mexico likely last 16, Coach Aguirre is very defensive so they will be quite similar to panama but more challenging given the azteca altitude and atmosphere.

Need to show that they can break these teams against panama. Perhaps swapping rice for mainoo and Bellingham for rogers would help and give them a rest.

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u/LumbranX — 12 days ago