England head into this weekend's quarter-final against Switzerland with much to ponder over the team selection for the game.
Gareth Southgate will be without Marc Guehi for the game through suspension, promoting some rumours the Three Lions boss may switch to a back three.
In midfield, Southgate is expected to stick with Kobbie Mainoo after failing with his experiment with Trent Alexander-Arnold in that role. A decision former England striker Teddy Sheringham believes has benefitted the team.
“He’s very comfortable on the ball and had no problems at all," Sheringham told Poker Sites.
"He’s a natural midfield player, which means it’s going to come naturally to him. I don’t like Trent Alexander-Arnold coming in there – I know he can find an unbelievable pass, but that’s not everything about playing in midfield. Mainoo looks a better fit for the role."
However, despite praising the Man United teenager, Sheringham has made a surprising choice for England's team on Saturday, where he would leave out Manioo in place of Newcastle's Anthony Gordon.
Adding: I would actually leave Mainoo out of the next game to allow Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham to play in midfield together with Declan Rice behind him. I’d bring in Anthony Gordon at left wing just to give the team some sort of release to relieve pressure. He can run onto those balls over the top and get the defence thinking about something different.
“At the moment, everyone wants the ball to feet, which is making everything very tight and allows the opposition to come close to you. Gordon on the left would allow us to get in behind the defence more.
"I can see that benefitting Harry Kane too – if he drops to receive the ball, Gordon can make those runs to stretch the defence, and all of a sudden, defenders won’t get as close to Kane anymore. That could be invaluable in the next few games.”
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