England have drawn one and won one in their first two games of the European Championship, but the performance has not been satisfactory. Today, England legend Wayne Rooney listed Gareth Southgate’s “10 sins” in an interview.
Rooney listed 10 mistakes Southgate has made in his column for The Times, including:
1. Playing Arnold in midfield;
2. Playing Foden on the left wing;
3. Not starting Anthony Gordon;
4. The team lacked vitality and rhythm;
5. Not selecting Henderson, Grealish and Rashford;
6. Players lacked communication on the pitch, players did not remind each other;
7. Poor substitutions, Eze and Bowen coming on instead of Gordon and Palmer;
8. Southgate is too stubborn;
9. Players’ tactics are wrong, too eager to go forward, leading to opponents quickly occupying defensive positions;
10. Too many options lead to tactical confusion, the coach thinks too complicated.
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