Bulgaria vs England
European Qualifiers Group A
7:45pm Monday October

Vasil Levski National Stadium

Englands defeat to the Czech Republic vulnerable flaws, leaving Gareth Southgate having a lot to ponder as he seeks an answer against Bulgaria.
If Kosovo neglect to win themselves, england will qualify for Euro 2020 , but Fridays defeat after a performance has forced them wait. The chastening evening at Prague functioned, by Southgates entrance, as a fact check before next summers finals.
Theres a whole lot of job to be performed to be a very top team, the England boss conceded in his post-match media conference – but possess his team actually gone backward?
Since they dissected the anaemic display of England that was the opinion of the Sunday Supplement panel.
Hope was so built up by this World Cup semi-final appearance… but today it feels like England have completely lost their direction, said Shaun Custis, Head of Sport in sunlight.
Can Custis have a point or is it a complete overreaction?
That question will not be answered until after Southgate although Euro 2020 will help capture the disbelievers back in his corner with a screen and lead to Sofia.
Bulgaria are rock-bottom of Group A after a winless run that makes Hristo Stoichkovs times and Dimitar Berbatov feel as though memories. Harry Kane played with a since England maintained their perfect start to Euro 2020 qualification.
Bulgaria will offer a sterner test back – a view backed up by Berbatov – however, therell be lots of eyes to the performance level of the 3 Lions. Anything but a successful win will likely be scrutinised.
There will be one imposed change since Danny Rose is suspended which will observe Ben Chilwell yield into the England defences side – however a reshuffle from the back-line may be on the cards.
Southgate has admitted that he will look at reverting in the back to bolster. It is not the goals conceded column that will be stressing Southgate, its the quantity of shots theyre currently allowing the opposition. Playing backs does permit an excess body to support Harry Kane in what is a unit, but its exposing England the way.
Spain handled 24 shots in Englands 3-2 triumph last October, Netherlands peppered Pickfords goal with 29 attempts in the Nations League semi-final, and also 17 was handled by Czech Republic on Friday.
Of owning a third 7, the benefit so would be the guy Southgate would like to build his own shape round and additionally appears to suit Harry Maguire, that flourished in that system at the World Cup. Letting him more security at a time when confidence is low might only give control in possession to England than they did Friday night. Maguire was the trigger point for a number of the strikes of England in the World Cup, striding ahead out of the back three. A switch may do him a world of good.
Michael Keane will make way together with Tyrone Mings set to an England debut on Friday, after a second operation at a row for England, according to Sky Sports News. Joe Gomez also is a choice at the center of the defence, as is Fikayo Tomori, that has shown form.
There is A reshuffle under consideration by Southgate.
Questioned on his own formation after defeat at Prague, he explained:I believe were in a difficult situation in terms of the players that have played international football with us in that area of the pitch [defence] and who are playing regularly with their own clubs. So, thats part of why we did not do this [change into a line from the Czechs]. Its definitely something we have considered and that I do not think we could dismiss.
I am not convinced, before Monday, if thats the right thing to do but we are very conscious and assessing all those matters
Their progress was hindered by englands battles in central midfield in the Nations League finals and in the World Cup in key points and judging from the functionality of Friday, its an area.
Mason Mount replaced Ross than slotting in just before Jordan Henderson along with Declan Rice at a midfield three at the in Prague but rather Barkley, the 20-year-old debutant was pushed forward into a far more advanced function. It unbalanced England hugely with a two of Rice and Henderson – both not known for their creative forward departure – struggling against the media from Czech Republic.
The pair were disconnected from the killing and killing units both sides of these and did not offer their passing choices to play forward.
If Harry Winks be given a opportunity in Bulgaria? Can Southgate stick to Mount, but at a function that is deeper? Or did Ross Barkley do enough with his cameo that is glowing off the bench to get back into the XI?
Pickford; Trippier, Mings Chilwell Winks, Henderson; Sancho, Kane, Sterling.
The game in Sofia will be played at a stadium that is partially closed after fans were found guilty of racist behavior in their matches against Kosovo along with Czech Republic in June. The system, set up to counter discrimination in European soccer, will have anti-racism spotters in the crowd.
Before this week, Chelseas Tammy Abraham – who had been the victim of abuse on social websites this season – indicated UEFAs racism protocols could be defied by the players of England and also wander off the pitch for a team if they are subjected to racist abuse.
Regardless of the sanctions imposed in his state for offences, Bulgaria manager Krasimir Balakov controversially maintained soccer has a larger racism issue.
What I can say is that I really dont think weve got a issue, he said.
In the championship, weve got a lot of players of different ethnicities and skin color. I really dont feel we have this problem such as England really do.
What I meant was that in the Bulgarian championship, we have not had such issues.
While there were incidents in various levels of English soccer between racism, which I believe something normal since its a major country with an extremely diverse population.
But we do not have this difficulty in Bulgaria, I can guarantee you .
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