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#2 The inefficiency of the 3-5-2
Southgate has somehow gotten it into his head that a three man back-line is the best option to play, and frankly it isn't working. I personally blame Conte for bringing the system back in style. Maybe it was a long con by Italy?
Why the 3-5-2 doesn't work is because most times it takes the best players and ensures that they are slotted in positions that are the worst fit for them. Kyle Walker is notorious for bombing down that right wing and sending crosses flying in, but here is stuck playing as the centre back and is completely wasted.
Sterling is at his best when he is allowed to freely roam down the left flank and cut his way into defenses. But here, he is being made to play as the number 10 behind Kane, dulling everything he is known for.
Dele Alli rose to fame for being the number 10 at Spurs, and instead he is stuck playing as part of a triumvirate of central midfielders.
The solution is to shift to a more conventional 4-4-2 that fits England, playing Vardy and Kane up front, with Sterling and Loftus-Cheek on the wings and letting Alli play as the 10.
It might look a little too unstable and attacking, but if England stick with what they currently have, the only thing coming home is a disappointed team.
