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  1. Wales will likely play a 3-4-3 while in attack (which will primarily be counterattacking) and a 5-4-1 while in defense. 

    They have good speed on the wings on the counter with James and Johnson (both EPL players).  Bale will probably start as a false 9 with Aaron Ramsey (in decline but experienced) and Ampadu (Chelsea loanee in Serie A) in CM.  

    Their back five consists of two EPL starters (including Ben Davies from Spurs) and a Ligue 1 starter at CB, and an EPL and Championship player at wingback.  GK will also be an EPL starter.

    I can definitely envision greggg getting his ass handed to him tactically here.

  2. 33 minutes ago, dieucla98 said:

    They all abandoned the One Love armband, choosing to abide by FIFA's rule. 🙄

    Two yellows results in a suspension so wearing them was never going to happen 

  3. Southgate finally played only 2 CBs.  Playing an attacking lineup against a completely outclassed defense will yield that 1H.   

    Maguire looks great in a game where his primary responsibility is to win headers in the opposition box.  He will get exposed immediately when he has to repeatedly defend pace on the turn. 

  4. 2 hours ago, ztejas said:

    Wales and the US in their group isn't particularly fortunate for them. But I suppose they could have ran into better sides on paper. 

    USA is arguably THE weakest Pot 2 side and and Iran is one of the weakest Pot 3 sides.  England also loves Wales as its UEFA opposition.  The Round of 16 matchup against Group A is also very fortunate as opposed to a matchup with a Spain and Germany level group.  Not debatable.

  5. Whoever wins our group does have a straightforward path to the quarters where France likely awaits.  

    England has been very fortunate in its draw over the past couple WCs and their 2020 Euro draw was also relatively tame.  

    In 2018, their path to the quarters consisted of beating Tunisia and Panama during the group stage and then beating Colombia on PKs in the Round of 16. 

    In 2022, they have to top a group consisting of Iran, USA and Wales and then likely face Ecuador or Senegal in the Round of 16.

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  6. I hear you but I like a winnable Game 1 and prefer the Wales buildup (solely about the game) to the circus that would have surrounded a buildup to Iran in Game 1.  

  7. The early group stage during Thanksgiving week is going to be fantastic.  Although I will watch most if not all of the games, the most interesting games (IMO) during the first week are as follows (all times ET):

    Monday (Group A and Group B) - (Fantastic group of games for Group B fans)

    England v. Iran (I am listing all Group B games for obvious reasons) 8 a.m. FS1

    Senegal v. Netherlands (the two favorites in Group A and likely opponents for whoever emerges from Group B) 11:00 a.m. FOX

    USA v. Wales 2:00 p.m. FOX

    Tuesday (Group C and Group D) - (Any day on which Saudi, Tunisia and Australia all play is going to be relatively weak on paper)

    Mexico v. Poland (the battle for 2nd in Group C) 11:00 a.m. FOX

    Wednesday (Group E and Group F) - (Better than Tuesday but pretty average due to CONCACAF duo and Morocco)

    Germany v. Japan (Japan has a chance to make Group E the real Group of Death with a result here) 8:00 a.m. FS1

    Thursday (Group G and Group H) - (All four games are intriguing.  These groups will only become more interesting as the tournament progresses) 

    Brazil v. Serbia (Can the favorites get 3 points against a tricky Serbian side?) 2:00 PM FOX

    Friday (Group A and Group B) - (Group B gets serious)

    Wales v. Iran (We probably want a draw here.  Record this and watch it instead of Qatar v. Senegal) 5:00 a.m. FS1

    England v. USA 2 p.m. ET FOX

    Saturday (Group C and Group D) (Great matches between group favorites)

    France v. Denmark (the battle to avoid Argentina?) 11 a.m. FOX

    Argentina v. Mexico (Mexico could be violently desperate here depending on Poland result) 2 p.m. FOX

    Sunday (Group E and Group F) (Clash of the Titans and meh)

    Spain v. Germany 2 p.m. FOX

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