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     7 years ago (edited) 

    I have a lot of respect for Southgate for how he was as a player and here how he is with his first big managerial position. Not sure about choosing Kane as captain, though. I prefer mine in the middle of the pitch or at the back so they can have big voices when it's a backs to the wall job. I mean, forwards have the fun job scoring the goals and grabbing the glory, don't they? What do they know about graft and battling away? You don't see too many emotional rollercoasters being ridden at their end of the pitch, normally, do you?

    Still, I'm really looking forward to this world cup and Harry Kane is already proving to be up there with the Linekers and Shearers of this world when it comes to finishing.

    The group's more than manageable (will Belgium be as brilliant as some expected of past English golden generations?) so where to exit, eh?

    I see us raising our game and taking at least one big scalp in the knockout stage. Therefore, why not semi-finalists like back in 1990? We have a really cohesive thing going on even if we are one or two dazzlingly world class players short. It is a team game, after all?

    So, if we don't win the thing ourselves - ha-ha-ha, ha ha ;) - Brazil or Germany to win it?

    And then after that, just one more corrupt / stupid pick to go (Qatar), before choosing hosts by the old FIFA should hopefully be able to be forgotten. Still, there's talk of a North American bid that should 'automatically' be a front-runner. I mean Mexico, yes, but the US? And Canada??? It's hardly massive in the states still and the current political situation there is quite deplorable but no doubt the brown envelopes will be stuffed with big money and FIFA will get the uber-commercialised finals that FIFA is always wanting....

    I just hope this summer's tournament passes without too many disturbances in Russia. They say their hooligan element eats Englishmen for breakfast. So there will be sideshows a plenty!

    :)

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