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The Dreaded Back Three at Euro 2020
The dreaded back three has served England pretty well especially at Euro 2020. Gareth Southgate's mantra was always look if we don't can see goals we can't get beat and it simply worked in Brazil. Now I think he's got more concerns as most England fans have about trying to protect that back four having an extra body in central defence will appeal to him. Having two defensive midfield players in front of them to protect the back three will also appeal to him, but whether or not they play with a flat 4 remains to be seen. Kyle Walker is still recovering from from surgery on his hamstring so how fit is he going to be for first game against Iran? That might steer him towards a
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