Miguel Delaney
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And obviously they don't have anyone at the level of Jamal.
Arguably even Alise, given his recent form.
Although Harry Kane is obviously, like Harry Kane's probably the best striker going into this tournament.
And that could well prove a massive differential for England.
I think they've got a really good chance, I have to say.
And even, like, issues like Palmer not being in the team or... Well, like, part of the reason for that is because he's well aware of... This is something that Tuco's taught about a lot.
It's the psychology of the team when you have a situation where suddenly, if you just pick four or five playmakers or number tens or forwards in that way because they're names, you start to create kind of...
chemistry issues in the team, because suddenly they're all jostling for the same place.
It's so much cleaner if you've only got three.
And yes, that might come at the cost of individual moments of magic, but in the longer run, and the sort of moments that may be necessary to open stodgy games and heat in these tournaments, but in the longer run, more important to a World Cup team is the kind of chemistry you build.
Yeah, exactly.
And with Foden, as much... For all the talent he obviously has got, I don't think it was an argument for him to be in the team.
His form's not been good enough.
And Palmer's been injured.
So there's... In fact, I thought the luckiest to miss out was actually Morgan Gibbs-White.
But I think I am...
It's interesting as well with Tuchel because when he came into the job, a lot of his talk and what he said in his interviews was about an English idea, an ideology that we based on classic English ideas, Premier League intensity.
Then he goes to the Club World Cup last summer and realises we can't be doing this.
So we've got Anthony Barry, who obviously was assistant with Ireland, talking about a heat-proof game model.
So I am curious as to...