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Just now, Optimistic Nut said:

 

1 in 3 striker looking at Wiki?

You again 

Remember when you were telling me Awoniyi was shit last year? 

You should watch them play man. Boniface should have had at least one tonight. Go and look at what he's done this season already.

Get in!

Boniface man! Usually gobbles these up. Not his night.

So annoying.

Wirtz man ... had to score.

That Kossounou centre back looks fantastic. Hope he's on our list of potential young right sided CBs.

What a save from the Leverkusen goalie!

Just now, Jaqen said:

Alonso has these playing really well. Surprised by how high Frimpong is playing for them, is he just and out and out winger these days rather than a fullback? Quite interesting that right side with him and Hoffman. 

He's a wingback in this system they're playing today, 3-4-2-1.

Just now, Pata said:

 

Some pair if him and Osimhen can play together.

We have so many strikers at the minute it's ridiculous.

Osimhen, Awoniyi, Kelechi, Moffi, Boniface and Orban.

Midfield is so weak though. Nothing coming through in that area.

Boniface is going to be a monster. God I hope we qualify for the next World Cup and stop messing about.

2 minutes ago, Decky said:

Leverkusen look excellent.

Think Alonso is going to be a top manager.

Damn ... thought Boniface had his just then.

Fantastic strike.

3 minutes ago, Decky said:

Actually find myself becoming a big fan of Kane now he isn't at Spurs.  

I'd typically never watch Bayern, but have been this season to see how he's getting on.

Harry strikes first.

Bayern Munich Vs Bayer Leverkusen at 7:30pm. Should be a cracker. 

Harry Kane Vs Victor Bonniface.

My money's on the next Naija sensation of a striker 

£350,000 a week, mediocre performances since joining Man Utd and seemingly can't be arsed in training.

No thanks.

I mean the abuse is terrible and people should really be better than that, but unfortunately it's part and parcel of the gig and everyone knows it going in.

They are all very well compensated for what they do and can always walk away if they don't want to put with it, and so it's just one of those things really.

Really terrible idea from his mother. Just made things even worse for him, and far more humiliating.

2 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

Zidane is depressingly negative too but gets away with it because he's Zinedine Zidane (and wins).

 

Both Deschamps and Zidane played a lot of their careers under Italian managers, and it shows.

Maybe I don't remember that well then. You may well have that right. Good point you raise about playing in Italy for Italian managers.

Wenger was the one that I would have really liked to see in charge of the team at some point, but doesn't look like it will happen.

Didier Deschamps in my opinion is a depressingly negative manager that manages to make the talent in that French team look disjointed and ugly in footballing terms. However he has a major X factor in Mbappe that produces moments of if exceptional brilliance that often bails them out. Of course when he didn't start yesterday they lost to that awful German team that have been flopping badly.

Southgate is a version of Deschamps but without a player the level of Mbappe that can come through for England in big moments. Maybe Bellingham can be that guy playing in more advanced areas like he did yesterday. If so, then England might win something in the near future.

Think both managers are very limited though and do not get anywhere near the most of the talent they have available to them.

Would love to have seen Wenger manage the French team at some point but not looking like that will ever happen. Zidane probably gets the gig next, which would be far more interesting.

For England, they have an extraordinary level of talent in the forward areas at the minute that is just not being capitalised on. At best they will likely continue to get quite close under Southgate, because currently a number of European teams are just not at their previous levels, but ultimately when the chips are down at key moments he'll play it safer and it will not go England's way.

3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I can’t believe Foden isn’t destined to play centrally TBH. Him, Rice and Bellingham. 

I think if you play that way it doesn't allow Bellingham the same freedom to bomb ahead of Kane like he did tonight.

Unless Southgate uses full backs that come into midfield and then allow Foden and Bellingham complete freedom to get forward.

Can't see Gareth being anywhere near that inventive though.

Rice and Philips midfield has looked really good as a base for the attacking players.

Both have made themselves available for the ball and passed it forward well.

Henderson should be nowhere near starting for England anymore. 

Not sure who Southgate could use as alternative options behind Rice and Philips though. Ward-Prowse could be one, but not sure who else. England are light in that area.

Just now, Mikky said:

I would add Saka too - think he’s amazing 

 

Grealish on the left 

Would play Foden and Rashford ahead of Grealish tbh.

Bellingham and Kane are a great combo.

Build the rest of the team around the pair and the positions they have played in tonight.