FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

Builds on current England formation with Trent A-A adopting the right-sided DMF role to provide the range of passing to the forwards, plus a top-shelf direct freekick taker. Rice and Trent A-A to alternate moving forward to join attacks and overload the opposition in the final third. Additional option in possession for any of the back line to roam forward and move to a back three, as all can (and have) play CB; if Stones was to step into DMF as he does for City, Trent A-A could then move forward again and take up a second number 10 alongside Bellingham. This represents a far more sophisticated option for England if in search of a last-minute goal, rather than adding numbers to the forward line at the expense of the midfield. Foden directly interchangeable...