It's no secret Gareth Southgate is under pressure leading up to his side's Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland. They were on the verge of heading home before Jude Bellingham's late leveller and Harry Kane's winner one minute into the first half of extra-time secured a ticket into the quarter-finals.
Coupled with below-par team performances, his team selection has continued to cause debate and former England international Siobhan Chamberlain told Ladbrokes '1-2-Free' she thinks it's time for change ahead of Saturday night's showdown with the Swiss.
I really want to see Anthony Gordon, and I'm not really sure why we haven't seen him.
Maybe you could drop Jude Bellingham in alongside Declan Rice, and play Foden in the middle, and then you can bring Gordon in on the left... that's an option.
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A nervy opening night win for England against Serbia was followed by a lifeless draw against Denmark last week before a similar performance produced a dour stalemate against Slovenia in the final group game. Five points was ultimately enough to see them qualify as group winners.
Changes to the starting lineup throughout have been minimal. After the draw against Denmark drew criticism from the English media, Southgate made one change to his team for the clash with Slovenia, bringing Conor Gallagher into midfield in place of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
However, he would quickly see the error of such a move, substituting Gallagher at half-time in favour of Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo.
The left-back position continues to cast doubt over the team selection and the possible injury of Kieran Trippier is far from ideal ahead of Saturday evening's tie. Chamberlain weighs in on the left-back situation,
I was surprised Ben Chilwell didn't make the squad, to be honest; I'd have taken Chilwell and Shaw. As I said, with 26 names, you can afford to bring a few extra players in for cover; you're not going to use all of those players, and we've seen that already, in the number of subs he's used so far. But, by not taking Chilwell, you're then putting a lot of pressure on Luke Shaw who - evidently, at this moment in time - is not fit, and you're then playing people out of position. That was a bit of a surprise for me.
Switzerland have been impressive so far and seem to be growing in confidence the longer the tournament progresses. Unbeaten in their three group games including being moments away from beating hosts Germany, they also recorded an impressive 2-0 win over reigning champions Italy to reach this stage.
As the pressure continues to mount on Southgate and England, now is the the time to address their problems. And fast.
