The Three Lions can almost guarantee a place in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Warsaw tonight.
Gareth SouthgateSo far, the team in good condition has left no sequelae after being defeated by Italy in the heartbreaking Euro 2020 final in recent days.
England defeated Hungary 4-0 in a game that was damaged by the racist abuse of Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham by a part of the home audience in Budapest last week. After their return, they defeated Andorra’s little fishes Andorra team 4-0 to make a radical change and go to Wembley on Sunday. Southgate has returned to the same lineup that defeated Hungary tonight.
A 100% record allows them to easily occupy the top spot in the first group. A place in the winter championship next year is almost determined. If the game continues here, there are four games to be played.
But England is likely to face a severe test Paul SousaThe second place in Poland, the key is to have a captain Robert Lewandowski Fit and shoot.
The Bayern Munich star missed the 2-1 defeat in London in March due to injury, but after scoring goals in defeating Albania and San Marino, he has now steadily returned to his best form, in 124 games. He scored 72 goals for his national team in senior competitions. .
Follow the live broadcast from Poland to England in the Standard Sports Blog below, including expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick of Stadion Narodowy…
Live Update
Dan Kilpatrick gave his pre-match assessment:
England players investigate the pre-match scene in Warsaw…
As expected, Lewandowski took the lead in launching the Polish offensive.
Pawel Dawidowicz enters the defensive end, and Glik, Bednarek, Jozwiak, Krychowiak and Buksa are expected to pay off.
At the same time, Szczesny, Linetti, Puchats and Model all started with Lewandowski in the game against San Marino.
Standard Sports’ chief football reporter Dan Kilpatrick takes his place at the impressive Narodovi Stadium in Warsaw.
Whole team
Poland: Szczynski, Davidovich, Glick, Bednarek, Puchats, Jozwiak, Lenetti, Krechowiak, Mod, Buksa, Lewandov Ski
submarine: Slisz, Piatkowski, Swiderski, Zalewski, Dragowski, Frankowski, Damian Szymanski, Kaminski, Kedziora, Rybus, Skorupski, Helik
U.K: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Phillips, Rice, Sterling, Mount, Greerich, Kane.
submarine: Johnstone, James, Saka, Bamford, Lingard, Henderson, Alexander-Arnold, Cody, Trippier, Bellingham, Pope
As expected, Southgate did return to the starting lineup that defeated Hungary 4-0 in Budapest on Thursday night.
The stage is set in Warsaw
England is not only preparing for Lewandowski
So, how do you solve a problem like Lewandowski?
Southgate insisted this week that England cannot just focus on the threat posed by the Bayern Munich star.
“They played at Wembley without him and they have a very good opinion of themselves,” he said.
“We only won in the late game, so of course it would be no different if we didn’t have Harry Kane or Raheem. [Sterling], Then they will be a huge loss for us.
“If there were no top players on any team in the world, they would be a loss, and every coach would feel the same.
“But when we prepare the team to play against Poland, we don’t just focus on Lewandowski.
“We absolutely respect what he brings, we know how threatening he is, but they also have some other very dangerous players.”
Southgate: England cannot be complacent
The England team did sit very beautifully on the road to Qatar, and their sixth victory in six games tonight almost guarantees their World Cup seat, even though Southgate insists that his players cannot show any signs of complacency. .
After Warsaw, the Three Lions will head to Andorra next month to host Hungary, then face Albania in the final qualifier in November and head to San Marino.
Southgate said: “We are in a good moment, the team is playing very well.”
“We have a lineup of players and any of them are comfortable to play and they play well.
“But those moments are also dangerous, because if we have any sense of complacency, we will enter a challenging game.
“This is a high level of motivation, but it also prevents us from feeling better than we are now. We are achieving a series of good results because we are working hard for each other.”
