Art De Roche

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277 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 6 Jul

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Why are England struggling to convince? · 28 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah, it's not where the strengths lie in their team.

And to Tim's point on both full-back areas, I think when we've looked at the squad in previous tournaments, there's always been a bit of a confusion about right-footers playing at left-back with Kieran Trippier, for instance.

And we're looking at this group, we've got the same against Ghana with Jed Spence playing there.

I know he's played on the right side when Kwanzaa came off injured, but also...

For me, when it comes to the selection, I do wonder how big a deal Thomas Tuchel put into the under-21s Euros last summer.

So obviously England came out as winners in that tournament and I was out there covering it and I remember at the time...

There was a lot of talk about how a lot of that group were actually given the goal of this summer and the World Cup and how Tuchel was keeping an eye on it.

And of course, Livermento from Newcastle was his primary pick for right back other than Rhys James played in that tournament.

And that was Livermento's first ever tournament experience.

England Kwanzaa was there as well playing centre-back of course but I do wonder how how much stock Tuchel put into that tournament and what he saw because again Elliot Anderson was another standout player from that that tournament as well and I just feel like he's maybe seen those guys perform there and felt felt maybe okay maybe they can replicate it for the seniors this summer but of course not having Trent especially it is it's quite confusing.

Art?

So obviously Pickford in goal.

I guess Spence has to play right back now.

Again, he's gone with Konzer and Gehi twice now in a row, but neither of those games have been convincing.

But neither has John Stones when he played.

So I don't know whether you have to go with Konzer and Gehi just by default again and hope that they iron out those issues again.

Nico O'Reilly left back, same midfield as usual.

So Anderson, Rice, Bellingham, then I'd go Saka, Rashford, Kane.

The other thing I forgot to mention I liked about Rashford and Saka, even though the execution wasn't there, was rather than just staying out wide, they actually did try and, you know, cut inside and get shots off as well.

That was the early one from Rashford that went just wide.

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