Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to dominate the discourse, but does he need a 4-4-2 to thrive? Send your thoughts on all things England and Euro 2024 to theeditor@football365.com Trent needs a 4-4-2 to thrive Trent is Beckham without the PR and unfortunately for him, without the orthodox 442 of days gone by. A right midfield berth in a 442 would be the perfect role for Trent, but alas it’s 2024 and the 442 is no more, and sadly for Trent the same should be said for his England starting position.
No managers really ever trusted Beckham in that central midfield role and the same should go for Trent, once we get up against serious opposition he will be very exposed. Bellingham should be playing centre mid (8) and Foden 10 with Eze on the left. This would give us the control that we lacked against Serbia.
Mark (Liverpool fan) READ: ‘Lost on the pitch’, ‘one good ball’, ‘didn’t work’ – 10 pundit takes on Trent Alexander-Arnold Why do we want a midfield full of defensive players anyway? Honestly the nice things people have said has been genuinely touching. I’m extremely hurt to the point which a word doesn’t exist to describe it, which is why I spend 20 minutes writing these letters because it’s 20 minutes not spent feeling that pain. I did not say Trent is as good as or better than either Pirlo or Xabi but since comparing attributes of things is beyond the mailbox apparently I’ll try it a different way.
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