England football coach Gareth Southgate suffers criticism even though his national team has four points after two games and is in an ideal position to reach the round of 16 of the World Cup.
After a convincing victory over Iran (6:2), England was much weaker in the 2nd round of the group stage – “Gordon Albion” played 0:0 against the United States of America, a team that had better chances to score.
The media on the Island are disappointed because coach Gareth Southgate did not give one of the best players in the Premier League, Manchester City ace Phil Foden, a chance. The English coach tried to justify himself…
“We didn’t think that Phil was for the middle of the pitch because he doesn’t even play there in his club. Defensively, this was a tough game for the midfield. That’s why we wanted Henderson to be there. We needed experience in that part of the field, we thought that Rashford’s speed was our advantage and we threw in Grealish when we couldn’t keep the ball any longer and when we wanted to release the pressure in our third,” Southgate said.
In the last round, England will play against Wales, which has a point, while the USA and Iran will play in a direct confrontation to advance to the second stage.
