• Southgate set to sacrifice Dier against Tunisia
• No place for Rashford in preferred 3-3-2-2 formation
Gareth Southgate’s provisional plans for England’s opening match of the World Cup can be revealed, with Harry Maguire favoured over Gary Cahill in the proposed starting XI, no place for Eric Dier in midfield and Ashley Young beating Danny Rose to the left wing‑back role.
Southgate has set up his team in training to operate with Jordan Henderson as the holding midfielder, which would mean Dier being restricted to a place on the substitutes’ bench in Monday’s game against Tunisia in Volgograd. Young has been awarded a place in Southgate’s provisional lineup and, barring a late change, Maguire has been preferred to Cahill in one of several borderline calls, despite the Chelsea captain’s improved recent form.
Written by Daniel Taylor in Repino
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/14/henderson-maguire-young-england-world-cup-tunisia-dier under the title “Henderson, Maguire and Young in pole position for England’s World Cup opener”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
