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Gareth Southgate will name the England squad unchanged to face France in the World Cup quarter-finals, rejecting the 3-4-3 defensive formation and keeping Jordan Henderson in midfield, with Marcus Rashford on the bench.
- England are expected to win the team that beat Senegal in the quarter-finals
- Gareth Southgate will continue his 4-3-3 system against France next
- Much of the attention has focused on whether England would go back to five backs.
- There has been criticism in the past that England reverted to a three-back defence.
Gareth Southgate is set to name an unchanged squad to face France in tonight’s do-or-die World Cup quarter-final.
The England manager is preparing to select the same starting XI that beat Senegal 3-0 in the quarter-finals, meaning the team is expected to align with the 4-3-3 system it has used in recent years. four parties. far.
Southgate have shown a tendency in the past to use five at back for matches against elite nations, and with England taking on the reigning world champions tonight, there has been some question as to which system the team would use.
Gareth Southgate’s squad for France seems to reflect his XI that started against Senegal
But the likely decision to use a conventional back four allows England to name an additional attacker, in a move that seems to indicate the team will adopt a forward-thinking approach to play.
Kyle Walker, whose battle with Kylian Mbappe on France’s left could be key to tonight’s result, should start at right-back.
He is expected to be joined on defense by Harry Maguire, John Stones and Luke Shaw.
Declan Rice, who suffered from illness this week, Jordan Henderson and Jude Bellingham are in line to start in midfield, while Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka are set to support Harry Kane in the forward positions.
“The most important thing for me in the game will be our mentality,” said the England manager.
Of course, we will be tactically prepared.
“But these nights you have to have men stand up and take up the challenge. That’s what we have to show people.
“We’ve had some outstanding nights and the next game is always the most important. It is against an opponent of a good level, one for which we are prepared. One, if you had asked me four years ago if we were ready, I’m not sure.
“Now I feel differently about it, and that’s because we have evidence of a long period of results.”
England (433):Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Henderson, Rice, Bellingham; Foden. Kane, Saka.