20 minutes agoHow will England be presented to Kosovo?
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Gareth Southgate is unwilling to make numerous changes for Tuesday's match against Kosovo, but Trent Alexander - Arnold's pushing to be in the launch formation. The Southgate England coach views the game against Kosovo as the most difficult challenge for the Euro 2020 qualifications after a convincing victory was realized Saturday [...]
Gareth Southgate is unwilling to make numerous changes for Tuesday's match against Kosovo, but Trent Alexander - Arnold's pushing to be in the launch formation.
The English coach Southgate views the game against Kosovo as the most difficult challenge of qualifications for Euro 2020, as convincing 4-0 victories against Bulgaria were realised Saturday.
Bulgaria ranks 60th in FIFA rankings, while Kosovo ranks 120. However, Southgate believes Kosovo is the strongest of both nations, and Tuesday's opponents are in a false position because they are a relatively new national, write English media, broadcast news.
Kosovo's victory over Czechia on Saturday clearly underscores their threat.
As a result, Southgate has decided to rely mainly on the same formation that beat Bulgaria, which means Harry Maguire, Michael Keane, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are likely to start over.
But the head of the Three Lions' bench is preparing to make some changes to refresh its formation, with Liverpool's right-hand defender Trent Alexander-Arnold expected to replace the Atleticos one, Chieran Trippier, for whom there was criticism after the match against Bulgarians due to the weak game of offensive.
Southgate is also considering a withdrawal for Ben Chillwell on the left, despite Danny Rose's performance Saturday.
