Gareth Southgate has got to go after ChatGPT shows him how it’s done, or are England in fact just ‘conserving energy’ before releasing their ‘secret weapon’?There aren’t five reasons to be positive – there’s one. Gareth’s playing 4-D chess while we’re all here playing noughts and crosses.
I’ve become more convinced about this by the massive oversharing in the recent interviews from usually tight-lipped Southgate. Admitting to “experiments” and “limitations with physical condition”. When have you ever heard him talk like that before? It’s all part of the plan. My boy Southgate is hustling and we’re all getting sucked right in by the grift. I can almost hear Gareth walking out of that presser and whispering to Steve Holland “I can’t believe it – they’re lapping it all up”.
The formation also self-selects – no more 3-5-2, no more double pivot of death…going forward, it will be a 4-2-3-1 with actual progressive midfielders playing in midfield.But…with a settled defence, an actual midfield, and a vast array of options up front, even Southgate might have trouble stuffing this up.
I’ve already predicted Austria as our ‘first decent side will knock us out’ dogma filler . Go wreck my prediction Ralph ! Or are the FA mature enough to consider a Spanish/ Catalan /Basque coach for England’s glorious youthful future ?